Principal Wang
By socialeaf
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A calligrapher's hands
folded like resting origami swans
neatly on his lap
Waiting for the Taiwan
high mountain Oolong tea
in the tiny steaming pot to steep
Sitting slightly reclined
in a hardwood armed chair
Legs crossed with a floating right shoe
that conducts an inaudible choir
I'm aware of the absence of time
as he waits for my answer
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Wow - this is surprisingly
Wow - this is surprisingly powerful. It really gets the mind whirring as to what surrounds this brief moment.
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This is what it's all about -
This is what it's all about - the spaces between.
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Liked the floating right
Liked the floating right shoe that conducts an inaudible choir ! Seems like a teacher can feel like a student when asked a question by his principal! Rhiannon
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...hands folded like oragami
...hands folded like resting oragami swans...loved this line. Principal's must be the same everywhere...sounded like one I knew when I was in school. Waiting...judging??
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oh my, 'folded like resting
oh my, 'folded like resting origami swans', 'in the tiny steaming pot to steep' and 'I'm aware of the absence of time'. there is so much delicate beauty in your poetry, words placed together with precision. adored this :-)
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What a succint description.
What a succint description. Has he read it? I really enjoyed it.
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Love this- compact yet
Love this- compact yet thought provoking. Like the conducting the inaudible choir line can visualise that.
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Beautifully ...
and elegantly woven imagery. The build up of tension is fantastic... you can almost hear the clock of the heartbeat being the only time-marker in the wait... :-)
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