Chaos unto Harmony would be my most favorite poem to this day. It
is very dear to my heart, and I am still astonished that I had the
capacity to write such a poem at the time (I think I was 19 or 20). But
subjective view aside, I think it is loaded in lucid and colorful pictures
and is ambiguous enough for the readers to make their own
conclusions about it.
5. Your work of poetry is very inspiring. I especially enjoyed,
Beauty Inside. Can you tell us readers what the meaning of
that poem is?
Thank you so much for your kind words. I don’t expect everyone to
like my poems, but it is always a wonderful feeling when they do!
Beauty Inside is a comparison between two women unlike in physique
as well as in character. One is a gorgeous tall young woman who
makes us think of Venus/Aphrodite when we see her passing by. As a
person, she is very cold and devoid of an interesting personality. The
other is a humble bird physically, like Edith Piaf for instance. But we
all know how Piaf swept her audience away with her powerful voice
and distinct timbre as well as her warm and heartbreaking songs. She
was so full of spunk for such a petite lady, everyone could not help but
love her. As in this poem, the second lady is like Piaf – full of
confidence, vigor, and life. The moral of Beauty Inside is that we come
to know beauty not by judging a person physically, but by peering
through his or her soul.
6. Those Words is another one of your beautifully well written
poems that touches the heart. How would you summarize this
particular poem for others to understand?
Those Words is about writer’s block. A popular theme amongst poets,
most poets have at least one poem dedicated to that awful plight. This
poem felt like I was giving birth slowly and painfully, because it was
so difficult to write emotionally as I was experiencing a dry spell in
writing at the time. In this poem, I analogize words to children. Most
children are full of imagination, freedom, and openness in their
hearts, but when judged and traumatized, they close their hearts and
become more unsure, afraid, and adult-like. Just as words, which can