"A Snapshot of Life in Hong Kong" Poem Collection
As the final project of this year’s Poetry Unit, the Creative Writing students were tasked to write a poem that capture a little picture of what it is like to live in Hong Kong. Students had to combine all their writing skills from the Poetry unit, using the visual simplicity from haiku poems, and using metaphors and similes to express personal feelings.
Here are the results:
Hong Kong
by Hannah Chan 5H
In the crowded markets, colors collide,
Voices rise like waves on a bustling shore,
Steam from dumplings, a fragrant embrace,
Each bite, a story, a memory made.
Hong Kong Markets
by Triton Ng 5D
A busy and fully crowded market
Customers getting a wet pig head
Fishie gills filled with bills
Crowded stores selling boars
Sellers crying out like chickens
A scent of animals and fresh vegetables
A busy and jam-packed market
Buyers purchasing wagyu
Crabs shells filled with bells
Laughing shoppers carrying stuffed bags
Full of carrots and broccoli
Sauntering out of the market
7 Eleven by Travis Tsoi 6C
Joyfully sprinting classmates,
their eyes glued to their phones,
chatting with the utmost joy,
Buying noodles, ice, anything that’s cheap,
before their tutoring session
Hong Kong’s Famous Chaa Chan Teng
by Hailey Wong 6E
Strolling through the bustling streets
Sparkling with neon lights.
The smell of egg tarts wafting through the air
My grumbling tummy leads me there.
Fish Ball Soup
by Nathan Yam 4F
White as snow rabbits
Scallions more than cactus’s thorns
floating about
in the cat-patterned bowl.
My dad and I eat
around the dark corner
in our local stall
Behind red and yellow tile walls
Where once Dad and I agreed
they’re our two favourite colors.