Shortlisted
Voice of the Gobi Desert
Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten, Ow Pei Yue, Aileen, Poetry: Group 1
Find a friend in me, the Gobi Desert.
Billions of sand with shiny facets,
Hiding untold tales and secrets.
Can you hear my anger?
Howling sandstorms of hunger
Covering the skies with terror.
Can you sense my joy?
As Mongolians rejoice
Genghis’ march to victory.
Can you share my zest?
As men succeed the test
To find dinosaurs’ eggs’ nest.
Can you feel my sorrow?
Missing the caravan road
Where Marco Polo once trod.
Can you help my friends?
Vanishing snow leopards at Tibetan end
And Bactrian camels with two bends.
Can you see my dream?
Clean waters from underground streams
Shall spring to oases in my realm.
Be a friend to me , listen to my heart,
Together a miracle we shall start
And make barren rocks depart.
