| This poem is dedicated to my good friend Ria, Sivasothi, Prof Teh Tiong Sa, and all who cherish Palau Ubin, our lovely tropical island-paradise which sits so quietly and beautifully like a little mermaid in the estuary of Johore River |
10
Jan 2005
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| Heartstrings
of my island Are there heartstrings taut and a' pulling barred so strong and tender once my ancestral home to me where nay never shall I leave here my motherland liberated and return again and again to you impatiently even in my sleep that old familiar bumboat* droning low in the sound of my youth ? Here I am coming home even in my sea-dreams! * Bumboat - see description and pictures |
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