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flame of the forest by Aaron Lee

 

flame of the forest ('delonix regia')

each scarlet cluster
a patterened heat,
this tree I love
is a blueprint for the sun.
The way each flower
tilts its tiny face
to the light answers
my every question.

Published in A Visitation of Sunlight (1997)

Aaron Lee is a prize-winning poet, writing mentor, community organiser and banking lawyer. He has three poetry collections to date, the latest being Coastlands (2014), which was launched at the Singapore Writers Festival. His first poetry collection, A Visitation of Sunlight (1997) was voted one of the year's best books by The Straits Times (1997). Aaron has also co-edited several poetry anthologies including the best-selling No Other City: The Ethos Anthology of Urban Poetry (2000). Lee's work has been published internationally and performed at international festivals and conferences. He is married to Namiko Chan Takahashi, a multi-disciplinary artist, and they live in Singapore. They are founding members of Agapella, a popular contemporary Christian a cappella group.

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Poems on the MRT is an initiative by the National Arts Council, in partnership with SMRT and Stellar Ace. Produced by Sing Lit Station, a local literary non-profit organisation, this collaboration displays excerpts of Singapore poetry throughout SMRT’s train network, integrating local literature into the daily experience of commuters. Look out for poems in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil in trains on the East-West, North-South and Circle Lines, as well as videos created by local artists and featuring local poets in stations and on trains. The Chinese, Malay, and Tamil poems are available in both the original languages and English. To enjoy the full poems, commuters may read them on go.gov.sg/potm.

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