Lake Illawarra

The name pronounces in a Chinese mind Sounds similar to onomatopoeia words made When hearts felt phonologically bored By a misthought on linguistically decaying Or a loss of ordered hilarious carouse Anyway, I have been quietly with it for years, With countless eyesight over my shoulders It is a famous existence contrasting to mine A neighbor to whom needless to talk to But we are a collective name to represent For a belonging of the people living around A lake of water that is so clean and quiet We've been staying as such for years Having a short meeting with each other Such as young men and women on blind dates Full filled with shyness, reluctance, and desires but we are so different from them by degrees Both of the acceptance and of the integration Included with people by their homes and lands By ways of simple, obvious, and unconditional I stay with this lake alike the pines on shore With the algae in water, the birds overhead While fish swim, shrimp jumps, and jellyfish dance All between us are inclusive and simple They are obvious no need to be garrulous For apprehension by persons used to flaunt