water the world br before anything br else came along br br from the water, br i heard record of things br old and new br br they unveil them br to me with its br tingling sounds br br the piano nature's br hands have played br since creation began br br if there is anything br i wish my poem br to flow, it would br be water - in the br stream, river, sea, br waterfall, under the ice, br br wherever it is, br water that harbours br a life of its own br and within it br a million lives br - seeps its way br into everybody's heart br br it fools all agelbra br master with its agility br the only medium that br can take any shape br any form vapour, br snow and ice br br if there is anything br i wish my poem to run br it would be the water br splashing, streaming, br swirling, splitting, spilling, br cornering, dancing down br reader's heart br br water, in it are secrets br of news both good and bad br - of the present, of the future - br br if you would just let your heart, br soul and mind flow with its rhythm br you could hear it playing out br all the secrets it held since br the beginning of time in the br most delightful tunebr br john tiong chunghoobr br