POEMS | Writing Portfolio

Qi Feng Wu

Unforgettable Forgotten Cities

(Dzibanche) Intriguing, lush green path leading to a mysterious dense forest. Talking, walking. Crunch! Goes a branch. Alas, there they...

Qi Feng Wu

A Good Game

Halfway! Blared the giant horn. 2 to 2, tied as both teams were, The tension in the ring felt like a thorn. And everything transformed...

Qi Feng Wu

Yellowstone National Park: A Green Planet

Terminal B, Gate 20. The Denver Airport, crowded to the brim, Smelled putrid of sweat and food. Pieces of gum stuck to walls, And tissues...

Qi Feng Wu

A Request for the Artist

I’d like a portrait Me sitting on a red stool Black cat on my lap. I’d like a portrait, My tall, blue house behind me, My garden beaming....

Qi Feng Wu

Bulbs of Life

Dig a hole. Bury the little bud whole. Leave no roots exposed, Let every crevice be closed. Through winter, the bulbs will sleep In...

Qi Feng Wu

Alive, yet Frail; A Persona Poem

I rest in the night, Growing weak and pale. My skin begins to crack, The leather starts to fail. It too feels old, I slowly grow cold....

Qi Feng Wu

A Potpourri of Food

Food, a symbol of global connections, an emblem of world unison, a hallmark of cultures and religions, a shield of human survival. From...

Qi Feng Wu

A Black Cat

Dark and silky, clean and shiny. There lies, akin to the devils, those bewitching pupils. Slowly advancing, four majestic paws. Inside,...

Qi Feng Wu

Education

One child, One teacher, One book, One pen. One child, a beacon of hope, A future bright, an endless scope. One teacher, guiding with...

Qi Feng Wu

Human, No longer

Rows and Rows, Of white metal boxes. Packed together in makeshift hospitals, In the outskirts of the city. They rose from dust; Metal...

Qi Feng Wu

Asian Ancestry

In the tapestry of life, woven with threads of many hues, My story unfolds a blend of varying views. From the ancient lands of the East,...

“We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us who and what and why we are.” — Madeleine L’Engle

The Unconsoled

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens' famous novel which has been read repeatedly

The Good Earth