Han River Poems : last time i listened to Mitchell's Mingus

Sunday, May 27, 2018

she was enjoying him so much

in brainwave synapses

i saw an expat that looked like me

peddling upstream
lamenting the progress of destruction

like constructing highways

over this Han paradise

so i came right back to the last bench

that has more mountain view and low houses

almost camouflaged by the greenery

and the sky obliged my thankful lungs

with puffy clouds and sunny breeze

far away from bold Taipei

the seagull song to jazzy town

a magnet for lusting capital seekers

Chinese unifyers and CIA creepers

one, oh one reason to say goodbye

so into Taichung i try
to regain the feeling

beyond ceremonious tea dealing

to an ancient house of poets

dreaming deep inside red chambers

before palace intrigue corrupts the need

for silvery springs green
into Mitchell's Mingus

Han River Poems