Acquiring alphabets to make long words
With eloquence we sing the Songs of Gold:
To farm for gain and hunt the teeming herds
And sift for value through goods bought and sold
A nation’s wealth is born from Knowledge, Grit
Of multitudes in aggregated wit.
#726 On The Great Melaka Race
In the midday sun
Frantically chasing checkpoints
A genial whirlwind.
#725 On The Mid Peacock (The Void)
Surpassing all in cleverness and wit
At least that's how he fancies his own self
(Unknown to him, to others he's a twit
Consigned to "Tiresome" on their mental shelf)
He struts onstage with performative zest
So mid, yet certain that he is the best.
#734 On Pickleball In The Noonday Sun
To swat away the cares of weekly trials
A paddle neat in hand as chosen tool
Becomes my sword and shield 'gainst cunning wiles
Of players jousting smartly in the duel
In noonday heat we beat away the blues
In all events victorious, win or lose.
#733 On Mediocrity (The Song of Salieri)
“The patron saint of mediocrities!
Absolve, I will, your poor misshapen souls
Beset by blazing insecurities
I am of you: we, hollow wizened ghouls!”
The chains of Envy, his own earthly Hell
That burns and leaves behind an empty shell.
#732 Tentang Perganyangan Masa
Ganyanglah masa yang ada
Buru dan lumatkan setiap satu saat
Yang datang singgah bagai merpati yang pemalu
Mampir sedetik dan akhirnya terbang pulang
Masa
Tamat
Pilu
Usang.
#731 Tentang Kenangan di Hening Malam
Dalam hening malam
Angin tenang mesra berbisik,
“Kagumilah setiap saat yang ada
Kerana dalam segenap satunya ada Dia
Ar-Rahman yang merahmati semua
Ar-Rahim yang mengasihani hamba-Nya
Tuhan yang melangkaui segala-gala.”
#730 Tentang Mencari Pasangan
Cantik, pandai atau siuman:
Paling banyak pun boleh dapat
Dua daripada tiga!
(Betul kah?)
#729 On Your Cruel Heart
My heart burns for you:
You who have no want of me
You, and your cruel heart.
#728 On Lies and Friends
Sometimes, with friends
All they want to hear are
Lies that they need to believe in
Lies that won’t leave them broken
Lies that only a friend can tell.