Dong Tou Dao

An attempt to write in Chinglish - which is the way the Chinese manage to turn our language into poetry.

I cannot stay, I cannot go,

And where I am but you would know,

I walk where feet have walked before

But your feet linger at the shore.

 

The sea, immense, this great divide

With each on each, the other side,

Where once we walked as moon on moon,   

Now one must light our afternoon.

 

That narrow beach, I see it now,

That lonely beach at Dong Tou Dao

Where you laughed once, like tinkle bells

While I went looking for strange shells.

 

And when you walked, so full of grace

Along the sand, that lonely place

I saw my moon reflect your eyes

With ancient wisdom, speak Chinese.

 

A day I will remember when

All youth has rendered folk old men,

But you will young be, fair of face

At Dong Tou Beach, I see you pace.

 

And all I have that keeps me sane

Are moving images �" each frame

Recalls that laughing girl, that day

Repeating, like some roundelay.

 

My past will not now let me go

As cold and chills me overflow,

I would I had not left you now…

I left my heart at Dong Tou Dao.

 

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[Valentine]

Wow..this one hits home..Right where my heart is..Not inside my body but with my soul mate where ever he may be..Great feeling in this one..I love reading all of your writing..Another great job..God bless..Valentine

[Ray Hamilton]

I enjoyed this poem very much
We all have those loves we can never forget
They stay in our hearts till our last breath
Thanks for the write
Ray { Not a poet }

[Norma J. Jessee]

David this is a beautiful tribute to a gone but not forgotten love. There are always special moment, people and places that will always have a spot in our memories to relive over and over.

My two favorite lines :

I cannot stay, I cannot go,

And where I am but you would know,

[darkgurl]

WOW! This is such a wonderful write here, I enjoyed this, it is very poetic and very creative, Wonderful write and very well written.