Christmas Red - Pohutukawa

Red as blood,
Like a fire,
Burning the cloud,
Reddening the sky.

You come once a year,
Marking the end of a year,
And beginning of a new season.
Rejoice of re-gathering
Always happens at an agreed time.

What about slowing down your pace?
Working is not all of life.
Occasional relax
Helps you understand the whole.

Let’s thank pohutukawa,
She’s got a warm and caring heart,
Reminding us of the year end.

Therefore we are able to look back
All we have done in the past year.
And look forward to
A brilliant new year!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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De Beaulieu Avatar
January 31, 2018 at 12:56 PM
Hello Tlanming Zhong, so nice to meet you. I think you both are from the same place. This is a lovely poem. Happy New year to you as well. Have a nice day my friend.
Hemsley Avatar
January 7, 2018 at 3:30 PM
Love your poem, a guess your from the 'Land of the Long White Cloud' like me. Happy New Year
Zhong Avatar
January 7, 2018 at 3:48 PM
Thank you so much for your comments! Yes, exactly, I live in Auckland, hope to learn from you in writing poems.
One Avatar
December 25, 2017 at 6:28 AM
Great first post Tianming... Welcome to poetry soup..
Allison Avatar
December 24, 2017 at 5:11 PM
what a delightful poem Tianming, I had to google as i'd never heard of this beautiful tree with its stunning flowers:-) have a lovely time over the festive period:-) hugs jan xx
Zhong Avatar
December 24, 2017 at 6:01 PM
Thank you so much for reading and comments, cheers!
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