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Wild Geese

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Walking out of my last class for the day, my tired eyes looked up to the evening sky. After a long day and a long commute, my day was not through yet.

Heavy traffic congested the streets I am still to familiarize myself with. As the cars raced to go home from work, I raced to be at work on time.

As I entered the place where time stands still, the comfort of my coworkers managed to speed up the seconds. We spent hours practicing techniques to up the sales of our baked goods, which seemed like a waste of my time and skills; but we all have bills.

Headlights shone in my now drooping eyes. My destination of home, now, only minutes away.

As I carried my body inside, a fluffy ball of happiness ran toward me. He greeted me with his wagging tail and goofy smile. He radiates such love and positivity that the exhaustion fled from my body. We cuddled up in a castle of blankets and his ears stood tall as I played him a song on my ukulele.

My fingertips danced upon the four strings as my stress transformed from burden to inspiration. I sang as though each word that left my lips was another negative feeling exiting my body. Singing songs until I was left with a calm mind ready for rest.

The morning came fast as I hardly felt rested at all. I gathered my things for another day at University; I am yet to settle into this new lifestyle of studying. My lips tasted the sweetness of my warm tea from my favourite mug as I send a message to my love wishing him a good morning. This has become my morning ritual.

I say goodbye to my mother and goodbye to my dog, ensuring him that I will see him in just a few hours as though we speak the same language.

I find myself in the middle of traffic again, ready for another day.

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I hear your voice, I feel your touch
Even though you’re not there that much
I see sapphires in your eyes
Passion in ice, so full of life

Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky
In the sound of silence, my wry candle burns bright

Found relief in the mind and soul
And in the universal grid
You just have to release yourself
Link to your inner ecstasy

Wake up there is no time, there are mountains to climb
Overwhelming to strive, there’s no slacking now, right?

Now I got my stuff together
Beautifully illustrated scenes
Descend in the deep sleep, as I
Turn off and think of you and me

Wake up there is no time, there are buses to catch
Little spaces to breathe, too many pests and snakes

I found relief, as I reach ‘Uni’
What a brand new environment
Another day, a new battle
All myself is in alignment

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The Last 12 Hours of My Life

I tried to bake toast in the oven for the first time.
I was not sure about how long it would take, so I sat by the oven and stared at it.
It was fun finding the toast gradually turned into a little bit brown.
The toast was successfully baked,
I felt fullfilled and encouraged.

After finishing it, I went back to my room and decided to write some articles,
as I'm trying to write something practical.

I usually listen to a song that can inspire me repeatly.
However,
I spent nearly 10 minutes searching the best song in order to make my writings look lively.

I was going to write about friendship,
so I tried to listen to a K-pop song that makes me feel excited.
As it went on,
I realized the song was about expressing one's love.
Even more speechless,
my writing style went from friendship to being in love!!

As a result, I found a better song, sang along, and wrote nothing wrong.

At about 9：30 pm, I did yoga as usual, then I went to bed before 10：30, feeling special.

I woke up at 6：40 am this morning and made a sandwich.
After finishing it, I thought maybe tomorrow I would have sausage.

Connie Zhao

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My Extraordinary 12 Hours!

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Hello everyone. As the other padlet did not work, would you please post your poem here as well? Thanks :) you can use Canva, draw yourself then take a photo, or type it right away.

Arnis