Another leaf turned,
Another moment departs.
With the past left behind,
And a future to find,
Whatever may arrive –
With it may you thrive!
No ocean too deep,
No mountains too high.
Let’s reach for the sky,
As we now say goodbye.
Toast memories of past,
And the joy that will last.
Put away all the tears.
Put away all the fears.
Let hearts pound like a drum,
Cheering the future to come,
How with a smile on your face,
All of heaven, you will grace.
the raging river
calmed by the ocean’s embrace
reaches a new depth
without blue, oh sky
what colour would you now be
under this bright sun?
the indignant sun
will not let winter conceal
mankind’s wastefulness
colourful blossoms
bring warmth to banish winter’s
unforgiving heart
Living in a world full of mystery
Where we don’t fully know our history
We are left full of crazy notions
Of how our ancestors crossed the oceans
Did they row or did they sail?
How is it that they did not fail?
Across the ocean blue I heard they came
A precise time for this, we cannot frame
They walked across the land, across the sand
Did they come this way where I now stand?
Did they look like you and me?
Did they see creatures that made them flee?
I can’t imagine that if it was you or I
Whether we’d make a map of the open sky
With boulders huge they marked the stars
All around us they left their scars
They understood so long ago
That with time, where the stars would go
So precise were their stone device
How were they built and at what price?
Why to heaven did they intensely stare?
So many answers they did not share
Like the rest of us, I can only guess
That’s why our knowledge is still a mess.
seeing the lone man
vanish in the winter mist
was he ever real?
with nothing but white
winter wipes away autumn’s
leafy memories
On this very special day
Eyes to heaven will turn to pray
May the sun shine bright
May your heart delight
On this very special day
You will see joy as children play
May this warm your heart
May it make darkness part
On this very special day
All that’s left for me to say
May the skies be clear
May celebrations bring cheer
Wishing you All a Merry Christmas!
at the announcement
the silence was so loud that
everyone noticed
the mighty ocean
with nothing more than a wave
can redraw a map
When I look upon the world I see
There are colours of many hues.
When I look at you and me
I see an ocean of different views.
Though different in many ways
Much of what we do is clearly same.
We’re merely actors in different plays
Inspired by dreams to claim our fame.
Like the earth and moon in a dance
Who from the sun can’t be free.
When you glance as I advance
Your future you can’t help but see.
Though what you paint is meant for you
What I see painted can work for me.
Our differing thoughts can both be true
Just give it a try and you will see
Some want the sky to be always blue
Others seek to be different and want it red.
But what might work for both me and you
Is to change colours each day instead.
One should not seek to bar the other
There’s always space for all to be.
Differences between brother and brother
Should not really bother you and me.
The days are so short
and yet my shadow stands tall
in the noon day sun
once more rain arrives-
how the sound of laughter is
drowned by umbrellas
seduced by the cold
the lake stays completely still
in winter’s embrace
aided by the moon
the sun reflects its greatness
even when concealed
the brave act when called
the wise recognise the call
the rest merely watch
the snail on the leaf-
how did you get there so fast?
ah, too much sake
at last the river
is taught patience by winter
this cold frosty day
Wave,
After wave,
They
Come barging,
Shoving,
Demanding space.
Opaque
Figures all.
Irritable,
Overly agitated,
Everyone,
Staring, glaring.
Surrounded,
By endless,
Maddening,
Pointless chatter.
Ignorant,
To suffering.
Cursing,
Hating, regretting.
The
Very moment,
Of
Setting foot
Inside.
Detesting the
Decision
Even more.
Here
I stand.
a cold wind swept beach
makes me wonder why I spent
summer hours there
arriving fresh snow
draws my attention like a
feather in the wind
walking on thin air-
as long as I can dream why
wait for miracles
Seeing rain on rain
bored winter invites the wind
to sing this wet night
seeing my growing
ambitions, rain conspires
to make me shorter
now holding the moon
the child dares not spill a drop
of magic water.
in the winter mist
lights do all the talking as
silence rears its head
Neither the sun, nor moon,
Will outlive my light,
For what I leave behind,
Is not merely a shadow,
It flows in everything
In every moment.
No words can capture,
My true beauty.
No paint brush my,
Endless glow.
What I speak of is,
The seed of life that breathes,
Transcending the stars.
I flicker and take root.
Nothing for me is too hostile,
Or too great to surmount.
With the love that I bear,
And the love that I bring,
The entire universe knows me.
Seek and my presence will be,
Revealed for all to see.
Know I will be there waiting,
Now, and forever more.
with frost’s arrival-
I suddenly forget how
to walk this winter
why so dark this day?
what do you seek to conceal
oh, mischievous mist
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this frosty season-
tasting winter’s heartlessness
even snow hardens
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from the moving train-
I see the “world” race past me
where are they going?
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how crows arrive to
bring darkness blacker than night
to winter’s party
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a bright sinking sun
summons frost to polish the
empty streets this night
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falling winter rain
makes a great impression on
the cold white carpet
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