The Panther

Hi everyone! I haven't posted in a while... :( The usual multitude of reasons: work, work and more work! Anyways, I won in my school poetry competition again (3rd year counting!) and I got to perform my piece in front of a live audience. It was also put into a school publication; however due to unfortunate circumstances *ahem*, the last three stanzas got cut midway. It's really embarrassing and killed all my enthusiasm but sometimes things just happen. So here it is published (in its full glory?) Hope you enjoy!

The Panther

she prowls

the edge of darkness

latent lethal and lithe

against the starless

night sky

foliage quivering

whence she came

guardian of gloom

a dominant queen

of melanistic doom

soft padding of step

crispy leaves beneath her

claws – still sheathed

slinking

across lone mountain.

the trees cower in dread

before the blessed curse

fear and awe unsaid

graceful prances

up the slope until she reaches a

puddle.

Stride interrupted,

she stares at her

shallow reflection:

phosphorescent pupils

gazing idly

in return.

Irises lanced with greed.

Lashes of lust.

Whiskers shivering.

No one to trust.

The ivory moon rises,

its cold glowing spectre

casting ghostly shadows

onto her flushed cheeks.

Gossamer threads of light

entrap her inside –

a cage of night

Nowhere to hide.

I spring forwards.

The glass shatters:

Out of peripheral vision –

the mirror reduced to debris:

Fragments of affection
for the beast inside me.



Yours truly,

Autumn Days

       Now that assessments (erm exams) are over, it's time to get into the holiday mood! Thanksgiving turkey and festive decorations; getting creative is a great way to relieve stress and just feel happier in general.
       Weekly summary as follows (as usual my week begins with Sunday because it's the day I go back to school):

Reservoir whose name I forgot.

This place is actually in HK. Unbelievable, huh?

Sunday: Went on a sponsored walk near a reservoir; very nice scenery. Walked 22km up and down the steep hills of Hong Kong, took great pictures. The weather forecast had said a storm would be coming at around 4:00, and sure enough once the walk had finished and the after-lunch entertainment had packed up, the rain began to pelt. So as I sat indoors, a sudden idea came to me: Why don't I paint pinecones? Yee-haa! Whoopsie, Eureka! So together with my friend Alex we painted them. Yup. Here they are. Ready?

Monday: Not yet. They haven't dried yet. Tiring day, went to the good ol' swimming pool at 6am to stretch out my tiredy legs; wasn't bad. Ate raisin cereal and yoghurt for breakfast.

Tuesday: Busy.

Wednesday: Busier.

Thursday: Literature Live! A fun night of English times Drama; our English set performed a ghost story called Darkwood Hall and I played the ghost mom who got killed by her husband who is now married again and is going to kill the new mom. Crazy, huh? The best thing is I got to play the recorder version of Symphony No. 8! Yay! Halfway through a performance though, the IT people somehow blew the speakers and we had no backing track at all for the last item, which was alas! a song. I managed to cook up some acapella chords and saved the day. Juyust kidding tee hee; it was pretty fun though.

Pinecones are cute.

Friday: Wheehee! The pinecones have dried and they look fantastic! It's a great way to decorate your room without spending too much effort. Friday means I get to go home (and have piano lesson from 8pm to 10pm, but that's alright) It's been a great week, looking forward to posting again!












Yours truly,