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Living here for more than thirty years,
3 h% U+ ?9 E& B# j" {$ vmy prestigous neighbour
* [4 p% p" D# C5 |is the only first owner of the unit properties7 f& h; ?( d4 p0 [4 p& G( j; F |
in our community ---
$ c% j: w0 Y; A8 c# v5 htens of townhouse condos./ H) f- d! X7 E0 V' Q. m
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Neighbour is more than eighty years old,8 x0 ~4 O8 N7 f. [$ I
magically, without wrinkles into your eyes./ K, @1 V2 L$ [; N# t
She has white hairs and red faces." t. N- J$ L9 u: x z- b) I
Her light-footed movement6 V4 Y$ z/ U4 z( s7 u
is just like a flying swallow." T* e3 \: ]5 i; i( x
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She shovels the snow on her door lane5 \, {: e# E4 \! z) R& X
before driving her own car;
U3 N5 T0 e, t# qshe digs her back yard, y1 ]) ]3 S1 S. F
to plant flowers ---, ^5 {" r: }4 \4 b% p
as if she did not know what years mean.* `6 ~8 {( D2 `- r; U. A( Q
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With the glory of the Master's Degree in English literature,/ i7 ^ T: L9 S1 ? ]+ p/ O T( S
neighbour has a dignified appearance ---
' Q% O3 v/ j$ e7 uas if she were the female twin of Chinese Premier Rongji Zhu.
; j7 I4 T* F8 E( W! P' b0 f4 ENeighbour's handwriting
1 y- `" x+ b, U6 o2 ais so vigorous as to be the old trees
+ f/ `# s5 `0 R: v1 ]interwined by dry vines.% j1 m8 }- i% x: U
! i3 b" ^' A# `- A. rNeighbour loves Chinese culture deeply.
h" {6 \, j2 ?( C/ wShe said she belongs to the Earth Dragon.
. P9 r( [6 S0 {* nWell, her fluting is very melodious ---
+ h: R d* U% U. z8 \that is the sole sound going into my ears
+ I7 g# u$ i) a, Y5 ^ S5 Cfrom the next side of my wall;
+ g8 n9 K# ?9 l* i2 K- lthe unknown tune is extolling8 d6 i% }1 A1 I) j( X
the magnificence and brilliance of the life,
0 V1 J8 i' u* j; g7 K5 oagain and again. |
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