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Eyes                                                                                                                                    The seagull came again









                                                                                                                                                           Flapping its snow-white wings

                                         Sea                                                                                                               Along the waves I clapped
                                                                                                                                                           For my narrator from the sea.


                            FROM
                            FR  OM                                                                                                                         In squeals and croons you told
                            THE                                                                                                                            This town of cacophony
                            THE
                                                                                                                                                           A void
                                                                                                                                                           Of echoes from my walking cane
                                                                                                                                                           A darkness

                                                                                                                                                           Without a sliver of light
                                                                                                                                                           Until you came.



                                                                          Written by Cheong Je Yong                                                        Gently you plucked sceneries
                                                                                                                                                           Rough and sturdy red bricks

                                                                                                                                                           Where the boy with wavy golden hair strolled
                                                                                                                                                           Tasting the white salt in the wind
                                                                                                                                                           Caressed by green leaves

                                                                                                                                                           I once caressed through dots on papers.
                                                                                                                                                           The silence became vibrant
                                                                                                                                                           Gossips subsided
                                                                                                                                                           Your tales of my town
                                                                                                                                                           A pier for two.





















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