submitted on behalf of Haoran Tong

[Doctor Fab]

submitted on behalf of Haoran TONG [since he has no direct access to Google groups]

F.

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From: Haoran TONG
Date: 2018-04-07 16:01 GMT+02:00
Subject: Haoran Tong's Statement about Joining "Poems for Summer"
To: "doctor5353

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Dear Fabrizio,

I am Haoran (Henry) Tong  writing to you for joining the anthology titled "Poems for Summer". I have received the google group invitation and it is my honor to participate again. I fully understand and agree to the terms in copyright disclaimer mentioned below. I authorize you to publish my poems in the ebook at no cost and without any obligation other than to publish the poems selected. 

"The copyright of the poems will remain in the hands of their Authors, but all Participants will accept to make us free to publish the ebook at no cost and without any other obligation on our part than to publish the poems selected (the acceptance of this point will be attested, by each Participant, by simply sending their poems). To make it clear: by submitting their poems the Authors agree to grant non-exclusive world rights to Fabrizio Frosini and 'Poets Unite Worldwide' for publishing the submitted poems in books, without fee, so long as the Authors are credited --this does not prevent the Authors from publishing their poems anytime, anywhere, by themselves, or from granting others the right to do so."

Here is my submission for "Poems for Summer" (unpublished before).

Title: Summer Silhouette

Text:

When heat brews from balmy wind,

And leaves mature in a dark green shade,

The zenith of blazing sun

Enlarges the gaze at its grandeur.

 

Summer, recalling the flood of time,

performs its own solemn ritual,

In the mysterious Egyptian tales,

In Chang’an’s ringing golden bells,

In the fading Aztec’s sacrifice trail.

 

Trespassing a weightless season

A thousand faces by a flash

Are projected in the burning horizon,

Diminished by the overcast sky

Palpitating hearts and dazzles.

 

And as the deep, ardent voices growl,

Stars droop in the neon-lights pub

Which feeds endless cravings for desserts.

But hope, too, swelters in the lightning storm,

Which waters a vast oasis in desert.

 

When furor ends in the tipsy air

Silence of night breeds underground--

And when all but a shadow disillude,

Freshened breeze unfolds the Dawn. 

Information of poet is provided below.

Haoran (Henry) Tong, China

— Born in 2001, I'm currently a Chinese high school student living in Beijing. I was awarded "Young Poet Laureate 2017" for bringing Song-meter into modern poetry and translation. I also study poetry's pragmatic role in developing cultural awareness and social inclusiveness. Believing in the potential power of poetry and language in the modern society, I set my mission to rejuvenating poetry which connects literature to everyday life. I also pay attention to bridge souls of different cultures, and blends my worldview and philosophy into observations. Themes I like to reveal include faith and identity, struggle of individuality, tradition and modernity, sympathy and empathy, freedom and political trend, and human interactions with environment.

Best Regards,

Haoran (Henry) Tong