My sail lowered I board this way-side town
To a lone pier my boat moors sound
Gales ruffle sending waves on shore
Deep into dusk the western sun is seen no more
To the dimming hillside town I gradually return
Tiring geese alight on a white reed isle they earned
Alone a traveler to home I pine
Counting distant bells through this sleepless night
In 2011, Father Deignan was voted on-line and selected as one of the Loving Hearts of Hong Kong in an ATV programme (亞視2011感動香港年度人物).
This year, Vincent Leung (‘65) was selected as a candidate for the same title.
Voting from the public will be closed on September 19, 2013.
To vote, please click here and then click 『人物推選』投票 to cast your vote.
[Anecdote: “In Mr. Francis Kong’s book of Wahyanites, there are only 2 students who know English, and Vincent is one of them.”]
Dwelling in a serene environment is my habitual liking
Carefree in quietude is enjoyment knowing not days passing
Washed by rain the spider net is clean and bright
Every spring swallows return to their homestead right
I often invite neighbors to share bamboo beauties
Calling my wife to brew cups of tea finest
Calendar dates and clock hours not in my interest sphere
In solitude I sit waiting for the moon to appear