Ode To Kuala Lumpur
...Oh Kuala Lumpur, city of contrasts
Where ancient and modern, beautifully coexist
Your towering skyscrapers, a sight to behold
A modern metropolis, that never grows old
From the iconic Petronas ...
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Categories:
batu, appreciation,
Form: Ode
Malaysia Explained
...Glorious Malaysia with her strawberry farms and butterfly gardens
She is a study in diversity, a beautiful adventure waiting for you.
Her beautiful secluded beaches surrounded by jungles entice us ...
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Categories:
batu, travel,
Form: Free verse
Just Open Life
...J-ust
O-pen
L-ife
A-s
N-ew
D-awn
B-egins
A-ppearing
T-o
U-se
B-eacon
A-nd
T-he
O-pportunity
Topic: Birthday of Joland Batu-bato (June 18)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...
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Categories:
batu, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
The Malevolent Golden Horde
...THE MALEVOLENT GOLDEN HORDE
By Roy Merritt
They rode out over the Asian steppes their ponies hooves flashing
Their arrows taking wing their blades brutally slashing
A river of blood they left i...
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Categories:
batu, history,
Form: Rhyme
Grave of Heritage
...Batu Tulug near the bridge
In the small village people fish
In the river they cross the bridge
The white stone hill a heritage
There are coffins of the old dead
At the peak they are buried
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Categories:
batu, adventure, birth, class, community,
Form: Free verse
Birthday Wishes To a Beloved Abroad
...May your day be clad in bright chitenge (colorful flowing garments)
and your ears filled with the music of falling waters!
Lwa mitonda , kaizeli! ...
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Categories:
batu, birthday,
Form: Free verse
My Life Used To Be
...My life used to be a journey. The destination of my journey was heaven and the current
landscape mattered not.
Now my life is a ride. Rides are destination-free.
Some people find purpose in...
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Categories:
batu, introspection, nostalgia, me, people,
Form: Free verse