I am…

My Great Uncle Ong Chin

I see tears of others on the floor,

I hear people moaning on the streets,

I feel their pain like a needle,

I taste my salty tears.

I smell the leaves of newly grown sapling,

I miss my uncle…

Tears run down my cheeks, as I think about my uncle Ong Chin…

I see him in the stars up above,

As I look at the sun, I feel warm rays of his love.

When it rains I see his face,

When it’s cloudy, I see him smile.

When it’s snowing I feel his hands wrapped around me when I sleep…

When it’s windy he looks down at me.

He’s my great uncle… Ong Chin.

Victoria P. Nguyen

Great Niece

Dalton, MA September 03, 2003

Remembering My Great Uncle Ninth

I am a person who follows my Great Uncle Ninth (Bishop), who helps others

I wonder what lies ahead for my future, as well as others’

I hear the quiet drips of rain on the windowsill.

I see a dying star, striving to glow

I want to follow him to create something that will benefit all mankind

I am a person who follows my Great Uncle Ninth (Bishop), who helps others

I pretend to go beyond what is known to people in outer space

I feel the warm rays of the sun beating on me as I run across a field

I touch the cold, dusty snow in the highest mountains of the world

I worry about what might happen to people because of hatred between them

I cry for the lost souls in wars because of hatred

I am a person who follows my Great Uncle Ninth (Bishop), who helps others

I understand the universe of God’s creation

I believe everything has a place where it belongs

I dream about past events that could have been better

I try to make people happy when I can, like my Great Uncle Ninth (Bishop)

I hope for a time when everything could just be calm

I am sure that he’s in Heaven now and looking down at us

I am a person who follows my Great Uncle Ninth (Bishop), who helps others

Patrick D. Nguyen

Great Nephew

Dalton, MA September 03, 2003