Chinatown-Different exposure

By Yip Cheong fun

" Teach me to live under the sun,
To learn, to work and to have fun.
Mould me like the potter's clay,
Fill and inspire me each day."

"Live then like the eternal sun,
Bright, warm and pure like it's rays.
Light up the lives of everyone.
Love your folks and cherish them always.

Seek your true self; know your soul,
and feel the filial piety in your heart.
Then have a vision of your role and goal,
In school, home and society for a start.

By all means, enjoy life and have fun,
If it goes with caring and sharing that's kind.
There's fun in work for everyone -
If it does engage his passion and mind.

Be careful then how you live in joy or sorrow.
Dwell in humility and wisdom each day.
As you learn to number your days, you'll know
That you may be the potter, not the clay."

Andrew Yip, Author, Chinatown - Different Exposures

Rest my Soul

Rest my soul

Morning,…
I saw myself up,…
Leaving the noise of my head

Soon midst is thick,…
And the buzz bees sting
Threading a line through the darkness
Drunk,… the bear blamed the river

A small step brings nowhere
Come closer to the pair of chopstick
Rub it against each other...
Bring it close together,…
Bowing towards the sun

Laze the back
Sigh silently,
It is a nowhere must go
It is a somewhere in
A place where it’s you and you alone

Long I saw you through a looking glass
Near as the rain tip touches my window
Forgive the fall to keep it far too long

Ever want to sneak for a sun rise?
Will the warmth worth the pain?
A gold that never shines
Dark buried under its pride
Fear a touch of its glory
Eternal as it peacefully sleeps


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