William Su, Grade 5, Shekou International School

The sun races to the sky

A fortune cookie

Burning the clouds

Into a fiery haze

The city snaps awake

Trucks prod cars along highways

Cars chase motorbikes through narrow lanes

Restaurants and cafes open their doors

And smells of breakfast waft out

Fishing boats bob in the bay

Like rubber ducks in a bathtub

Sandwiched between coastlines

One of mountains

The other of buildings

The sun shines through

A hole in the sky

Shedding its warmth on green mountains

And the blueberry jello sea

As time passes

The clouds retreat

From the horizon

Bells sound from schools

Children flood out

People leave their offices

Climbing into their cars

Forming a stream of light

The street lamps go on

The lighthouse glows like a lantern in twilight

The cars

An ocean

Like fireflies in the dying light

Shining through the evening sky

The sun sets

But the city is still alight

By thousands of shimmering lights.