Nicolas Jao : Writing

What Does Earth Look Like?

What Does Earth Look Like?

A Story by Nicolas Jao


On a bright, summer day, a group of friends were talking and laughing on a grassy field. The flowers were vibrant, the birds were chirping, the grass..
To Search For a Home

To Search For a Home

A Poem by Nicolas Jao


We will never find a new home.And now, I’ll never believe thatIt is possible to explore the stars.After decades of research, we now knowThat&rsq..
The Mantis Shrimp

The Mantis Shrimp

A Poem by Nicolas Jao


Like as the wind creates waves on the salty sea,Making them evolve new shapes to no easy end;So does nature create my laudable legacy,In frequent toil..
The Guan in the Family of Trees

The Guan in the Family of Trees

A Poem by Nicolas Jao


Fly away, fly away, passeth through the treesPerched atop, seeking wind, far as one can seeHead held high, feet firm low, dignified can beThis crested..
Why is Life

Why is Life

A Poem by Nicolas Jao


Why is life so… romanticized?It’s not always love and hate, light and darksurprise and adventure, happiness and sadnesssieges of castles,..
Ode to Montreal

Ode to Montreal

A Poem by Nicolas Jao


I’m holding onto the lingering flavourThis liquid designed, this legacy of bovineBrown, gooey goodness to savourOh sweet cattle, of my favour is..
I Am An Anglerfish

I Am An Anglerfish

A Poem by Nicolas Jao


I am an anglerfish, down and under the sea and as of lateFood has become meaningless if I have to take lives to satiateHere in this dark cold world no..
Childhood Belief

Childhood Belief

A Poem by Nicolas Jao


I used to think Hewas a man in robes.With wavy hair, kindnessAnd he could refuse deathMake nature bow down to His kneesFish and Wine and Bread.Now the..
Drivel

Drivel

A Poem by Nicolas Jao


Everything is drivel. I realizethat in this vast and complex rock-ballcombined with the vast and complex numberof things and objects and media and all..
Six Word Memoir Collection

Six Word Memoir Collection

A Poem by Nicolas Jao


1. Life’s too short for a calendar.2. Shaved today. I feel like Dad.3. Why find ocean? Settle for pond.4. After all that? It didn’t matter..