Rats abandon a sinking ship Cows have no business in horseplay Tigers die and leave their skins If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one Noble dragons don’t have friends Snakes follow the way of serpents A horse may stumble though he has four legs A goat owned by two people sleeps outside The higher a monkey climbs, the more he shows his behind Rooster today, feather duster tomorrow Dogs that bark much don’t bite A pig’s tail will never make a good arrow
Yuan Changming edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include Pushcart nominations, poetry awards as well as publications in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17), & BestNewPoemsOnline, among others.