Daniel Zhang

DANIEL ZHANG ’24 IS A SENIOR AT BLAIR FROM BEIJING, CHINA. HE HAS PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE IN THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. HE ENJOYS READING AND WRITING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS, ESPECIALLY POEMS. HE IS PUBLISHING HIS FIRST POETRY COLLECTION THIS YEAR. EXCITED TO JOIN THE ORACLE THIS YEAR, DANIEL WISHES TO PRESENT HIS POEMS AND BOOK REVIEWS TO THE BLAIR COMMUNITY.

A Sailing Flight

Gaze at far afieldwhere two blues embrace intoone narrow, white stripe.Charge! I set my sail to flight,escaping the chas…

Moon’s Shadow

In shadows cast beneath the lunar glow, a silhouette of grace looms. The lone wolf roams this ancient land to seek his w…

A Coloring Book

A blank sheet of canvas I was, wondering how the world revolves around everything seemingly so intriguing that intertwin…

The Last Dance

As autumn creeps upon us, leaves fall free, their colors blaze like flames of pure desire. Yet, withering, they burn in …

Ode to Lightning

  Ode to Lightning Furious and formidable, flickering bodies dancing alone in the summer rain. As if You are the sc…

Picnic

Picnic Once a fine man dined beside the Rhine In sunshine he drank bottles of wine. He littered at where he stayed, Yet …

Sunflower

I took a walk in the morning zephyr. There, in a glimpse, I spotted her, her presence. Standing upright, she turns; her …

Home, My Home

Jogging along the red gravel belting out cheerful ballads, I have returned home, accompanied by a euphonic melody – from…

Adolescence – A Poem

He is a tiny boat washed among sky-high waves of a vast sea fine that way sailing alone, seeking sanctuary. The foam of …

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