not good enough #20

some days are like that...
Submitted to an online site. Rejected.

photo by Hardik Shah at Unsplash



untitled


with the falling leaves a crow's caw



submitted Aug 2020
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

not good enough #10

This was submitted to a picture prompt at an online journal. The picture shows a deserted pier in the sunset with a large flock of birds flying away. No, not to this accompanying photo, but pretty close.
It wasn't chosen. 😞

photo by PeggyChoucair at pixabay



untitled


refugees the flight of a ruined summer


2020
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

Day 47 Lockdown

Day 47 of 'circuit breaker' shutdown, Singapore.

photo by dsnake1



Day 47


a scent of lilac your floral blouse


23/05/2020
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This is a monostich.


© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

not good enough #8

It looks sad, sometimes.
Submitted for an online site, rejected.

photo by dsnake1



untitled



heads of cabbages line up on the display shelves waiting for sentence



10/07/2011
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

not good enough #6

modern commuting.
submitted to an online site, rejected.

photo by 422737 at pixabay



untitled



shouldertoshoulder in the train reading phones



09/01/2012
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

not good enough #3

It can be lovely, if it is really a pond.
Submitted to an online site, rejected.

digital drawing by dsnake1 with sketchpad 5.1



untitled



flooded fields    |||    the weeds reaching for air



© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

not good enough #2

Gamers, you will understand.
Submitted to an online site, rejected.

vector image by Estefano from pixabay



untitled



mother's yell Pacman cornered




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

not good enough #1

Just check out your local child-care school.
Submitted to an online site, rejected.

digital drawing by dsnake1 with Sketchpad 5.1



untitled



half-done origami the mothers picking up their children home.


august 2019
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2020

At the National Gallery Singapore - #10

A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.

photo by dsnake1



untitled



surveillance cameras cold           { faces }


03/06/2019
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The artwork : Telah Terbit (Out Now)

The Artist : FX Harsono   (b. 1949, Indonesia; )

Year : 1975, reconstructed in 2006

Media : Acrylic on canvas

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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2019

At the National Gallery Singapore - #8

A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.

photo by dsnake1




untitled (monostich)


evening news birds squabbling on a wire



31/05/2019
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The artwork : Untitled

The Artist : Tan Teng-Kee (b. 1937, Malaysia; d.2016, Australia )

Year : 1979

Media : Ink on paper

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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2019

At the National Gallery Singapore - #6

A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.

photo by dsnake1



untitled


chain gang ants working on my kitchen top


May 2019
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The artwork : Bananas in a Basket

The Artist : Georgette Chen  (b. 1906, China; d.1993, Singapore )

Year : 1953 - 1955

Media : Oil on canvas

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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2019

At the National Gallery Singapore - #4

A visit to the National Gallery Singapore.

photo by dsnake1



untitled (monostich)


halfway i lost my way


31/05/2019
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The artwork : Black and White

The Artist : Anthony Poon (b.1945, China; d.2006, Singapore )

Year : 1970s

Media : Acrylic on canvas

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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2019

tinywords

My haiku was published on 14/01/2019 in Issue 18.2 of tinywords.

photo by dsnake1



untitled


lengthening shadows my calls unanswered




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2019

monostich # 16 - magazines

a monostich is a one-line poem.





image drawn by dsnake1 
with Sketchpad from mugtug.com



monostich #16



at the 7-11 pretty women on the magazine stand smile at me.


2011
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2017

shiki kukai - sleeping late

The theme for the April 2015 Free Format section of the monthly kukai at haikuworld was 'Sleeping Late'. It turned out to be a bit more difficult than expected. Wrote many drafts, threw most away.

I didn't expect my entry to score any points, but it turned out not bad. It weighed in with 7 votes. :)

image by dsnake1, done with sketchpad





april 2015 free format shiki kukai




waking up to the stars at noon.





© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2015

shiki kukai - goodbye

The theme for the Free Format section of the August shiki kukai was "Goodbye(s)/Parting Words". Sounds like an easy topic, isn't it?

I thought so too, and send in a monostich. It managed 4 votes. :(

image by dsnake1



august 2014 free format shiki kukai




only the silence of the flowers and gravestones.




© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2014

Shiki Kukai - wind

The theme for the Free Format section of the January Shiki Kukai at haikuworld was "wind."

There were too many good entries on this edition. And with such a good field, it's not really disappointing my entry only picked up 2 points. Maybe it was just too, cliched.

image by dsnake1, done with pencilmadness




spooked



the night wind through the eaves a dog's howl





© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2014

Haiku Heights prompt - blood

Written for the prompt at Haiku Heights.

image by dsnake1, done with pencilmadness




11 Nov 1918




all the blood in the trenches in vain

Inspired by the theme at

© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2013

A Haiku A Day - autumn contemplation

October is a Haiku Writing Month at A Haiku A Day.

image by dsnake1, done with pencil madness





monostich #15




with the falling leaves a crow's caw.


20/10/2013
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2013

Shiki Kukai : vegetables

The theme for the July kukai at haikuworld was "vegetable(s)". Seriously, it was not easy to write (or I was just not trying). Anyway, when I was satisfied with one, it was too late to submit. I wonder how it will fare if it was sent in.






image by dsnake1
done with Sketchpad




monostich #14



her tears and not just the onions.



15/07/2013
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© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ), 2013