【明報專訊】This week we will discuss how you can write a great short story. Our tutor is British Council teacher Simon Overton.
◆Student's contribution
My beloved grandfather
I saw an old man walking slowly,
Not tall, but surely strong,
I felt a scent of the ocean,
I saw a calm, warm face,
With an invisible smile lying.
"Are you listening to your parents?"
A rough and strong voice sounded.
"Yes," I whispered,
With great fear and respect.
"You should work harder, son"
He coughed.
This was the last dinner with him.
As days and nights went past,
He was in hospital,
His strong and rough voice never sounded again,
A weak and soft sound took place.
His face grew as pale as paper,
His eyes closed like doors,
His scent from the ocean went,
It was a stab in my heart.
"A person cannot change what will happen,"
His voice trembling,
My tears streaming down,
"But he can change how he acts."
His last breath was taken as he finished the last word,
His eyes never opened again.
I saw the bright sky,
I remembered the lessons,
The ones my grandfather taught,
I smiled, and the sky replied me with a calm, warm face.
-- by Tang W.K.
