Pantoums

by Colin W. Campbell

Santubong Eagle

 

Down beside the shore,

I saw an eagle fly.

I wished that I might soar,

like an eagle in the sky.

 

I saw an eagle fly.

I wished that I could be

like an eagle in the sky.

Like the eagle watching me.

 

I wished that I could be,

I wished that I might soar,

like the eagle watching me.

Down beside the shore.

 

 

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Dreams

 

Out past the setting sun

at the closing of the day.

A time to stop and listen,

with dreams of far away.

 

At the closing of the day

way down at Santubong,

with dreams of far away

where memories belong.

 

Way down at Santubong

a time to stop and listen.

Where memories belong

out past the setting sun.

 

 

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Lizard Poo

 

When geckos come around

they sneak up in the dark.

With all this lizard poo

the reptiles leave their mark.

 

They sneak up in the dark,

oh, what are we to do?

The reptiles leave their mark

just lying on the ground.

 

Oh what are we to do

with all this lizard poo?

Just lying on the ground,

when geckos come around.

Author’s Note: The Pantoums Santubong Eagle, Dreams, and Lizard Poo first appeared in Bewildering Stories, Issue 478, 2012 and were read on Radio Sarawak RedFM, 2013.

Note on Author’s Pantoums:

These Pantoums are not Colin W. Campbell’s first pieces in Eastlit. He has been previously published in Eastlit as follows:

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