Symphony of Life and Other Poems

By Austin Chung

Symphony of Life

This is where all hardships lie
	written papers and unfinished assignments

This is where children grow out of their dreams
This is where students cover their light
This is where people take their magical side
then throw it away for a future

This where I grew my brotherhood
among those who share the fate
This is where I shook a tree
to drop a paper airplane
This is where friends smile at insults
then cry after a sheet with scores
This is where I ran to feel free
until my heart burst

This is where the sun becomes despicable
This is where my dreams vanished
This is where I started
and This is where I’ll end

Celebration

Celebrate the sun, the moon, the stars
that illuminate our lives with a million sparks
Tip your hats to the finest meal
For till after consumption its beauty won’t reveal

Gaze at the coastline, see the ships travel
Carriers of soup make our economy move
Then look around, analyze, and understand
the sheer number of every helping hand

The blissful fruits of today’s time
were investments made from directors’ past
So let’s celebrate the fact we came this far
and enjoy our independence and critical thought. 

Horizon

This pale hue
paints the skies
when the dazzling sun
radiates life

the ocean waters
reflect vibrantly
the pane of color
stretches to infinity

When the abyss
reveals the specks 
of white, the atmosphere
gleams with ethereal light

Austin Chung is a student attending Seoul International School in Seoul, South Korea. He is currently putting together his portfolio.