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Welcome to our poetry archive containing poems we have sent through email during our senior year of high school, 1998-99. The archive consists of several pages and can be navigated using the arrows found at the top and bottom right of each page. Enjoy!

"Coleridge", 28 Jan 99

Daedalus did in Crete 
Invent a labyrinth of living green,
Scented by blossoming flowers sweet:
The valleys and hills joined to meet   
   A sunlit spot serene.
With sluggish warmth did the ether lull
And a river coursing, rarely dull,
Through the mazy hedges into a grotto
Where unseen wonders glimmered with eerie sheen; 
Through here did the gentle breeze blow   
Caressing all and all in between
  
And then the awaited moment came
For the geyser to shower it's lifegiving jet
But oh! that raging shooting torrent turned lame
The garden's glory under the moon to be the same
Constant for all eternity, unwatered and unwet
With no living creature to speckle its wavy terrain
Lawless, flourishing foliage left to reign
And yet, beyond thorny vines and tendrils wild
Within the garden deep life still prevailed.
Through valley deep still whispered breezes mild
And nectar divine in the silver temple ever undefiled

For although unfruitful, the vale can survive
And without dew, greenery can still thrive

Cyn and Urania

Gone, 17 Jan 99

Like an immense sun ray captures my day
Gentle she is, words can't even express
Her beauty is such, how soft I can't say
When she is not there, I feel so much less

It seems like the world has come to an end
For when she departs, I feel the great void
So large and dark, there'll be light don't know when
But when she returns, reversal of joy

The crowds will all roar, instilled with new life
With great emotion, so rare do you see
And sudden absense of internal strife
With joint feeling, none shout louder than we

Those as unique as her, they're hard to come by
If ever she's gone, you can't help but cry

(another multiple interpretations one)

--Wayne

After Finals, 16 Jan 99

This poem is a parody of Shakespeare's #71, found below. There is mild profanity.

No longer mourn for me when I am dead
Than you shall see me in sullen hell
Give warning to Drennan that I have fled
From this vile world, where physics loves to dwell:

Nay if you scan this line, remember not
That it's dactylic; for I loath that so,
That I in your sweet thoughts would be forgot,
Rather, finals alone should make you woe.

Oh, if, I say you look at this verse,
When you see harmonic motion's not gay,
Do not so much as transverse waves curse,
But let your even with my grades decay,

Lest the wise world see you take such classes,
And mock you with me for being an ass.

--Wayne "who is of the opinion that physics sux" :o(

#71, 16 Jan 99

No longer mourn for me when I am dead
Than you shall hear the surly sullen bell
Give warning to the world that I am fled
From this vile world, with vilest worms to dwell:

Nay if you read this line, remember not
The hand that writ it; for I love you so,
That I in your sweet thoughts would be forgot,
If thinking on me then should make you woe.

Oh, if, I say you look at this verse,
When I perhaps compounded am with clay,
Do not so much as my poor name rehearse,
But let your even with my life decay,

Lest the wise world should look into your mourn,
And mock you with me after I am gone.

Shakespeare

Another Ode on the Aforementioned Urn, 16 Jan 99

(with apologies to the word "Urn" for using it so pejoratively)

Her attempts at logic have flaws so great
That I fear listening will kill my mind.
All her ideas are decades out of date,
Worse ones nowhere can you possibly find.

Her own words, already a waste of time,
Yet she compels us to cite others still.
This tactic bears less value than a dime,
It's as exciting as John Stuart Mill.

Two hours with her, two hours too much,
Thank goodness it only comes once a week.
We all try our best to stay out of touch,
Paths to avoid her we daily do seek.

In words I cannot possibly express
How important she is to our success.

Card-signers should find this couplet twist obvious enough. A clue to non-signers: You cannot express what you do not believe. Ask if you still don't get it.

Pai

Dreaded Days, 16 Jan 99

(gee, no inside jokes here...)

months remain til the dreaded days of end
tapes of shows to watch, email left to send
ponder great tam works, catch more z's in bed
find who warned cyn!  what's that the spoiler said?

weeks remain til the dreaded days of end
from sick amit, my calendar defends
planning group movies, showtimes i must find,
off to AMC!  left someone behind  :(

days remain til the dreaded days of end
find the "perfect girl," diss the football men
defend pooh from syl, pc world to read
buffy to watch, ewwwwwww, dawson did the deed?!

Guess I should find my physics notes and junk...
Why do I know finals I'm going to flunk?

--Wayne  :o)

Bisso, 16 Dec 99

sorry....i'm procrastinating on calc.....er.....:) taking a break.
doing uh....english instead :)

Bisso's eyes are nothing like the sun,
Coral is far more white than her face (bright red),
After Jay pisses her off and she gets a gun;  
The whole speech team runs away from dread.

Alas, with a speech meeting goes the sunlight 
I have seen debaters faint as she loudly speaks
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from Ol' Bisso reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a demon go,
Like Bisso, leaving dead debaters all around.

And yet, by heaven, I think love for her is rare.
No wonder debate is such a nightmare :)

okokokokkok =P geez. sigh, that was bad...but hey :)
now i know the poem....for those of you who need
a bit of prodding to look at it again....here's the
original :)

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breats are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grown on her head.

I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
An in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.

And yet, by heaven, I htink my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.

-Cyn

PS
:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

=P so there :) hee hee ha ha ha ha =P

Ode on an Enormous Urn (with apologies to Keats), 16 Dec 99

Never have I met another person
Acting entirely without reason.
Hideousness lessens not in the sun,
Nor doth her horrid voice change with season.

Her anger always comes without a cause,
Poor fools, run! RUN! - before it is too late.
Once started never shall it even pause
For hours it will not at all abate.

She thinks she helps, but she does even less
Than the laziest ones do in their sleep.
If she tries to take charge, things are a mess.
She can do nothing but make others weep.

Alas, we cannot find any redress,
As to such sins she would never confess.

Pai

A Sonnet For Biso, 16 Dec 99

Ms. Bissonnette is the greatest teacher.
Of role models, she is clearly the best
Number one in every trait and feature
For exams on coolness, she aces the test.

To say that she only brightens my day
Would be a crime punishable by death
For she is heaven to me in every way
I bless and worship her with every breath.

My heart fills with joy each time I see her
Not once has she made me feel annoyed or faint
Or angry or made me think of murder,
Not just perfect; she is truly a saint!

But of course, I would hate to waste such wit,
To please her with such a load of bullshit.

Henry

Night Before, 31 Dec 98

This poem is a little vulgar; it was late. You have been warned.

Staying up so late, doing college apps
Go to gell U Penn -- your topics suck crap
Brown's handwriting -- Princeton wants 4 blurbs
Rather chat with friends -- but don't be a perv

Sick jokes told all night -- some with just no taste
Scrawling some BS -- sealing 'lopes in haste
Don't talk!  Do your apps...!  No, it's almost dawn!
Worked for 12 hours -- now must use the john

Four months down the road, letters come back
"Sorry grades are bad, and good taste you lack"
Then you get depressed, get the hard liquor
TRY to cheer up, but say no to the whore

College apps just suck, really don't you see?
Gosh, I'm glad I'm done -- unlike you I'm FREE!

Wayne

Mahamari's Untitled 8-Stanza App Poem, 30 Dec 98

'Twas some nights after Christmas
And all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring
Except for this louse.

She was named Urania,
Called Mahamari by friends.
She had procrastinated so long
And was now making amends.

She sat before the comp,
Wanting to grumble and whine.
She worried that her friends
Would miss her online.

Yet there seemed to be
No end to this app.
Should Maha go sleep
Or take a short nap?

Still she stayed awake,
Maha worked and worked,
While in the depths of her mind
Old Morpheus lurked.

She had thought the app done
Just a few days before,
But Dad looked at it and said,
"You must send in some more!"

And so Mah got down to work.
Stole Sis' speaker cord.
She recorded an audio tape
As a supplement for Harvard.

She even copied the video
From weeks long ago,
Of her playing cello
And piano, fast and slow.

A photocopy she did make
Of a piece of her art,
And three extra essays
Finished off the supplement part.

What more to add?
Dad finally said, "All right."
So Maha hopped off to bed,
Bidding all a good night.

Drowning in Darkness, 28 Dec 98


In a sea of confusion
I am lost beyond all hope.
If only it were but an illusion.
Alas, it is real, and I must cope.
The angler casts a line every which way -
I know not whether to take the bait.
Truly would it make my day
To quickly end this painful wait.
Yet I hide silent in the seaweed,
I seek the solace of my lair.
Capricious minds I cannot read,
Without such insight I would not dare
Cast aside the scales that deflect all.
Emotions pass not through my skin,
They crash into a crumbling wall.
My will for mending does wear thin.
But in the end, it's all the same
I fear I could not bear the shame
Confident resolve I cannot tame
Myself daily I do blame
Bitter despair to me did teach:
Bliss soars high beyond my reach.

Pai

Re: Merry Christmas!, 26 Dec 98

bad lily has been neglecting
her email which has been building
twelve messages she must answer
with this pathetic endeavor.

to those who sent cards - i thank you
but i think bluemountain's a poo
my stupid comp won't let me
download those nice cards sent to me.

bug's life on tuesday we must see
at our saratoga 14
i hope this is the movie that
was wayne's brilliant thought.

all these silly people whining
about their procrastinating
why did you apply to so many
*?% schools that only want your money?

be fast like lily and be
FINISH'd with all your apps (oh me!)
all filled out, written, and ready
lily's ready to be set free!

i'm sitting, thinking, and writing 
while our full house is partying
with little kids playstation-ing
and big kids (parents) mah-jong-ing.

this poem is definitely
long enough so i shall slowly
return to staring at the wall
imagination having a ball!

lily

What's Happened to the Joys of Winter Break?, 26 Dec 98

(Sorry Ms. Head, but "Winter Break's Joys" sounds really strange :)

What could be more boring than Christmas Day?
Not one fun store is open anywhere.
Perhaps I have no life, you jump to say
Think what you want, I really do not care.
In theory, winter break should be restful
Yet we forget those dreadful forms to type.
The thought alone makes me feel regretful
So many colleges I chose in hype.
The fear sets in, I have wasted today
A silent killer - procrastination.
Drearily I type another 1A
Boredom kills all my determination.
Learn the lesson well lest you will be sad
Apps over break are very very bad.

Pai

Henry's Night Before Christmas, 23 Dec 98

Portions of one stanza of this poem have been blacked out. Click here for the original stanza. It makes some judgements about teachers' policies so don't click if you don't think you can take it.

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, except for this mouse;
I'm just sitting here waiting for dawn to break,
Or until I finish downloading this stupid patch for Quake. 

Cuz without it, I guess, I can't play online
But then again, this CD isn't really mine
So here I am working on this dumb MIT app,
Cuz I can't go to sleep after taking that dumb nap.

And it's so dang cold cuz my Dad turned off the heat
Since he thinks, if we don't, we won't make ends meet.
So it's like 30 in here, and I'm freezing off my butt,
But then the cold never stopped Mariah from dressing like a slut.
(sorry, i
couldn't resist... =) )

And this MIT app is a pain, it's all a big mess,
How the heck can I say what's important in 100 words or less?
And wow, look at the time, looks like it's almost two,
And I can't think of anything productive to do.

Aiyah, there's so much work that needs to be done,
Guess _____ doesn't believe that break is meant to be fun,
And _______, geez, he just has to pile it on,
So much ______ work that I gotta do for econ.

And then there is English, so much stuff to read,
A winter break, emphasis on the break, is what I really need,
I could care less where Mr. Gulliver has gone,
Just thinking about it makes me want to yawn.

And comp sci, people told me it was going to be easy,
But my grade in that class really makes me rather queasy,
Plus these apps; it just destroys every nerve and fiber,
Guess I should be used to it after 3 years with Schreiber.

Hey, isn't Santa supposed to show sometime today? 
I could use him right now, running out of stuff to say,
But he's still not here, guess I'm not on his list,
After what I said about Harvard...yikes, he must surely be pissed.

But I've been a good boy, as everyone knows,
Oh $#!!^&% this piece of #$%$^!, stupid download froze,
Sigh, he's still not here, guess my chances this year are slim,
Makes me glad I didn't waste any milk or cookies on him. 

And now, can u believe it, it's 3 o'clock,
Everything's weird now; nothing comes as a shock.
Life's so crazy now, nothing's like it was before,
It's easier to find meaning in a movie with Pauly Shore.

Well, finally, this stupid download is through,
And this poem is going to end with it on cue,
So before I finish this and indeed, quite quite,
This is where I gotta say Merry Christmas and good nite.

Henry

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