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Chinese Poems - Poems about Chinese

Chinese Poems - Examples of all types of poems about chinese to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for chinese.
Premium Member Wise words from Laozi, Chinese philospher
"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, while others build windmills."...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, change,
Form: Prose
Premium Member chinese soup
( a college life vignette) It’s Thursday morning, usually no one’s favorite, but this one seems sugary new, as if beamed in from a different, better universe. The clouds look fluffy and freshly washed. Even the freshmen,...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, father, father daughter, friendship,
Form: Free verse



The mother
Sleep tight, my child dear. Mother is here, nothing to fear. If the child snatcher, comes at our steps. I will stab him with my own hands. ...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, 8th grade, caregiving, devotion,
Form: Free verse
The poisonous
Within the scorpion's belly, mother's blood is the meal. I wonder,Is that's why scorpion is poisonous? But be the lamb of sheep or the child of scorpion,Both are young sprouts. I wonder, so does the scorpion taste "sweetness...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, 11th grade, analogy, animal,
Form: Tanka
The general
With the thousands troop, I the general stride. Below the land of ancestors pride. Where dragon soars and tiger leaps with might. For this, my sword tainted with river of blood. Bears felony's weight , a mountain heavy tide. My...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, 10th grade, courage, dark,
Form: Heroic Couplet



The coupe
Biting back at dragon's scale, I run through the weapons crossing like chaotic clouds flying past. The mighty sword rise in air, Only to drown in sin so deep. My hands stained with blood so red, Root betrayed. Blood of...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, 10th grade, betrayal, dark,
Form: Jueju
The remaining soldier
(From1) Snowflakes whisper peace, in Frozen air, Echoes of battle, comrade beyond repair. (Form2) Alone I stand, in snowy vastness wide, Blood- soaked memories, my comrade demise. (Form3) Before me, snow's pure silence deep, Behind crimson shadows, comrades sleep. ...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, 9th grade, death, emotions,
Form: Couplet
The chang'an's street
" I stand on the chang'an's street with tattered clothes and tattered hands". I follow deep the fireflies, running barefoot among the sea of faces, "I get out in the pitch of darkness". Oh! My beloved now I...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, 10th grade, emotions, longing,
Form: Couplet
The silk merchant
Silk merchant 's gaze, a practical sweep, Fine thread he seeks, where shadows sleep. A finger points, with eager grace, "This crimson hue, a rare embrace!" Young maiden stands,with eyes so deep, My mother's hand, it secret keep. The silkworm spun...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, 11th grade, grief, humanity,
Form: Ballad
Lady Tua
Lady Tua, frequently look in the pond, but who may tell her ladyship? That turbulent water shows no reflection. ...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, 10th grade, anxiety, conflict,
Form: Tanka
Lunar Calendar Valentine day
2025.2.12. Chinese Lantern Festival. Tonight, it is the first full moon of the Lunar Calendar year. It is also the end of the CNY's celebration. It is time to do something different. The villages welcome the lantern festival. Kick off...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, blessing, happy, marriage, parents,
Form: Free verse
Chinese Twelve Zodiac
2025.2.2, CNY 5th day There are twelve Zodiac in Chinese Fung Shiu. Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon and Snake Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Boar. There were terms "Tam hop, Tu s/xung. Meaning three for, four against. Best matches are...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, culture, fate, happiness, health,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 2025 Year of the Wood Snake
Wonderful attributes are associated with the Chinese New Year The Wood snake brings wisdom, creativity, intuition and growth She symbolizes renewal, transformation, patience and understanding The snake’s major element is Yang fire Yang fire is associated with the sun Thus,...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, culture,
Form: Free verse
Third day of CNY
2025.1.31 Third and final formal celebration day. Three main days of CNY, Have peacefully enjoyed by many Chinese. The affluent people will continue Celebrate upto 14 days. The red packets, AngPao or lixi Will be given out to friends and distance relatives. I...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, celebration, dance, friend, happy,
Form: Free verse
CNY 2nd day
2025.1.30 CNY 2nd day. Today, the celebration continues. People visit their distance relatives, Their grand parents, aunties, uncles and cousins, The CNY visiting's routine become formal and practical, The meals is also less glamorous There will be lobster, oysters and prawns. The rotating...Read the rest...
Categories: chinese, food, goodbye, happy, new
Form: Free verse

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