Ame~rican skies~ are so bright~ though cloudy,
And what~ a pity~ is to see~ Khmer mountains,
It's stark~ different~ to comment~ on mountains,
And what~ a pity~ is to see~ Khmer mountains,
It's stark~ different~ to comment~ on mountains,
They look~ like coffins~ with corpses~ inside them.
These days~ we can say~ of defor~estation,
And like~ depletion~ of gold ores~ and the gem,
As if~ like being~ transfused by~ the venom,
And like~ the mayhem~ of the State~ and people.
And like~ depletion~ of gold ores~ and the gem,
As if~ like being~ transfused by~ the venom,
And like~ the mayhem~ of the State~ and people.
O, lo~ and behold,~ the nation's~ resources !
Nature~ finishes~ its real shape~ like bubble,
That's why~ Henri Cam~ feels pity~ for people,
Who live~ like in Hell,~ apart from~ the Khmer Rouge.
Nature~ finishes~ its real shape~ like bubble,
That's why~ Henri Cam~ feels pity~ for people,
Who live~ like in Hell,~ apart from~ the Khmer Rouge.
Pity!~ Khmer mountains~ cannot win~ their life back,
Just cry~ and attack~ ruleless laws~ and abuse,
Or else~ all the mounts~ would be found~ of no use.
Coffins~ in stained hues~ do look like~ the deserts.
Just cry~ and attack~ ruleless laws~ and abuse,
Or else~ all the mounts~ would be found~ of no use.
Coffins~ in stained hues~ do look like~ the deserts.
(This poem is written using the Khmer eleven-syllable foot style: 2 - 3 - 3 - 3 that reads beautifully with good rhythms and rhymes)
© rbu_spp June 23, 2014 Puthpong Sao
© rbu_spp June 23, 2014 Puthpong Sao
Photo: Books and Artwork by Chath Piersath.
COMMENTS
Puthpong Sao:
Thank Bryan Humphrey, Luke Young, Sopunna Sor and Jing Jing Sar for comments/likes. This poem was started yesterday when I saw American writer/artist Chath pierSath's works on Facebook. It's not been finished yet.m
Thank Bryan Humphrey, Luke Young, Sopunna Sor and Jing Jing Sar for comments/likes. This poem was started yesterday when I saw American writer/artist Chath pierSath's works on Facebook. It's not been finished yet.m
John Christopher Brown:
It is wonderful Sao that you find your inspiration in so many different places. And we are lucky to see the fruits of that.
It is wonderful Sao that you find your inspiration in so many different places. And we are lucky to see the fruits of that.
Puthpong Sao:
Thank John Christopher Brown for your praise. I have a plan to use numerous Khmer styles -- more than 70 forms as I told the June 15 workshop -- to write English- and French-language poems. I already wrote some works. I think they sound beautifully though maybe strange to English- and French-speaking people. Some American and French connections of mine who are writers/poets on LinkedIn, Google said they were beautiful.
Thank John Christopher Brown for your praise. I have a plan to use numerous Khmer styles -- more than 70 forms as I told the June 15 workshop -- to write English- and French-language poems. I already wrote some works. I think they sound beautifully though maybe strange to English- and French-speaking people. Some American and French connections of mine who are writers/poets on LinkedIn, Google said they were beautiful.
Luke Young:
It's a poem worthy of being read over and over. The imagery is so evocative and there is so much depth.
It's a poem worthy of being read over and over. The imagery is so evocative and there is so much depth.
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