Poetry at Sangam

Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.

THE BEST PLACE FOR GOODBYE by Chow Teck Seng

Goodbye   best here
Hearts as if in freefall   from the edge of heaven
Even waves of the hand
Are stuffed into the suitcase
The whole street is racing
To bid me farewell
Love is unmoved
The way we stand still

Taxi before me
Heaven behind me

 

(Translated from Chinese by Yang Shu Hung, with inputs from Alvin Pang)

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