Shattered

I am from crying babies
From lonely nights
And warm evenings

I am from the giant grey building looming in the distance
I am from cherry blossoms
And faux flowers

From the doorstep of a school and lost secrets

I am from gliding boats soaring from the rivers
And god above

I’m from dark hair flying in the breeze

From sticky rice and warm soup

I am from the spicy Hunan girls

I am from nowhere and somewhere
Dark eyes and fortune cookies
From the taken and received

I am from the mirror
Each shred and glass
And now in forever
family

 

The Talking Parrot

One day I went to go buy a parrot,
then I went to go buy it some carrots.
I took my parrot home to go play,
we played lots of different games.
I sat down in a chair and asked my parrot “how old are you?”
He said, “grrrr, how old are you?!”

My parrot has really colorful feathers like green and pink.
But his favorite thing is to copy, he also likes to jump, that’s why I called him Hoppy.
He loves me and I love him, we’re friends.
I also have other animals, they’re hens.

He is really nice to me and I’m nice to him.
We’re best buddies, I will always be his buddy.

 

Solar System

Eight planets around the sun, listen as I call each one:
Mercury? Here’s number one, closest to the sun.
Venus? Here’s number two, shining bright, just like new.
Earth? Here’s number three, Earth is home to you and me.
Mars? Here’s number four, red and ready to be explored.
Jupiter? Here’s number five, largest planet that’s no jive.
Saturn? Here’s number six, with rings of dust and ice that mix.
Uranus? Here’s number seven, the planet closest to heaven.
Neptune? Here’s number eight, with one dark sport who’s size is great.