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Poems and Prose by the members of VI Arts Class of 1968

  • Leong Wai Kuen
  • Lian Kwen Fee
  • Wendy Lim

Kaboodle

April 18, 2017

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(by Wendy, Wai Kuen & Kwen Fee) Kaboodle kaboodle For baby boomers Now tottering in…

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  • Donald Lee

Melatonin

April 17, 2017

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(Lyrics for a Broadway-style song number) Melatonin It acts so quick Melatonin It does the…

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  • Lian Kwen Fee

Jordan’s wish

April 16, 2017

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I wish someone will take me swimming everyday for the rest of my life A…

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  • Boey Siew Leng

Beyond the shore

April 7, 2017

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Hi there Jimmy It’s so nice to see you It’s been so long I was…

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  • Boey Siew Leng

Death

April 7, 2017

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IT comes in the stealth of the night In the bright sunny day It comes…

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  • Boey Siew Leng

Life on high seas

April 7, 2017

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I am a little cork In the immense volume of water called the ocean I…

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  • Donald Lee

Let’s play!

April 7, 2017

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This is your president speaking Yes, you heard me right I want to launch some…

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  • Lian Kwen Fee

Rubik’s cube

April 6, 2017

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Putting words together Is like Rubik’s cube You turn and twist Round and round In…

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  • Wendy Lim

Cashless

April 5, 2017

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Our lives are in a mess I must confess Its all the stress We fail…

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  • Lian Kwen Fee

Dumbbells and bikes

March 28, 2017

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You can’t keep a good man down From lifting his 20 kg dumbbell Ride his…

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  • Wendy Lim

Moringa

March 26, 2017

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Too much A surfeit of moringa leaves Can leave you quite nonplussed With a flatter…

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  • Anthony Tan

Are we happy?

March 26, 2017

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When the sadness is Everywhere It Overwhelms We See Hear Speak Pain Suffering Love Even…

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  • Henry Ng

Ceci

March 25, 2017

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Ceci my love My turtle dove Apple of my heart My sweet delight Seated next…

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  • Henry Ng

Ex Men

March 25, 2017

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They were men But with certain inclinations Now they are woe-man To much chagrin and…

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  • Henry Ng

Medley

March 25, 2017

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He’s the porn king of 68 In sex he throws his weight An economic experts…

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  • Henry Ng

Memories

March 25, 2017

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Memories Light the corners of my life Broken pieces of history Be it lovely or…

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  • Henry Ng

Nonya Gathering

March 25, 2017

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Nonya afternoon Where old friends meet In Wendy’s living room A reunion so sweet Memories…

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  • Henry Ng

Solace

March 25, 2017

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At the end of a long day What better thing to find solace And what…

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  • Lian Kwen Fee

All that’s left

March 25, 2017

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Where have all the roses gone My roomate serenades Enthralls them with tales Using the…

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  • Kok Keat Moy

Moringa experience

March 24, 2017

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Chopped down the scraggly Moringa to waist tall Its further growth of juicy leaves kept…

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  • Kok Keat Moy

Caricatures of you and you

March 24, 2017

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Am tickled by the hint of a lost pen Set me off to reveal the…

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  • Donald Lee

Not me!

March 20, 2017

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It’s fake news The name, in part, the same Wrong face, wrong place Wrong wife,…

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  • Donald Lee

Just Left

March 20, 2017

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it happened this morning no hello no goodbye just left it took my breath away…

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  • Lian Kwen Fee

Absent from class

March 1, 2017

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You shouldered a burden By the colour of your shirt Much was expected of you…

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  • Donald Lee

Adrift

February 27, 2017

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We didn’t talk much in school Was I just too aloof or were you too…

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  • Wendy Lim

Henry

February 27, 2017

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Henry, with voice so strong Toasting and singing along With the KGNS merry band Always…

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  • Wendy Lim

Love Is

February 27, 2017

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Love is Not loving the beautiful. It’s not about loving the good. It’s giving when…

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  • Donald Lee

Mother’s Garden

February 25, 2017

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After Father died we didn’t have much but Mother fed us well with bounty from…

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  • Donald Lee

Not This Way

February 24, 2017

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It wasn’t meant to be this way Remember when we first met? We talked about…

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  • Donald Lee

Time Zones

February 22, 2017

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I’m awake in the morning when everyone else’s heading to bed The chatroom is deadly…

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