And so we go on like this, pretending As if nothing has and will ever change Not one of us fully comprehending Why these ties that you bind are now fraying, estranged You think that if we all just walk blindly Close our eyes and ears to Justice and Truth Somehow we can look back at this fondly That Love alone can somehow meekly soothe I reject your compulsive Forgiveness I object to your purblind Compassion I want Love that is grounded on Fairness Not one based on evasive omissions Avert your eyes, if you will, to all this And pretend like we will somehow forget But there is no going back to your imagined bliss Only hearts overfed with putrid regret.
On Valentine’s Day (My Love, in the Spirit of John Donne)
Roses are red, violets are blue: 'til God strikes me dead, even thence, I'll love you. For my Love is no casual fling, it throbs and thrives, a-flowering, a prayer in the dark of night, a gust of air 'neath birds in flight. My Love doth sing in hushed tones, in tender words it soothes my bones, it calls to you, in sweetest praise, it rises with your morning gaze. My Love flees not the growling seas, it stays, it braves, my Love and me. Undaunted by Life's rough travails, My Love, amidst it all, prevails. So when they praise the reddest Rose, and when they mark the Violet blue - The angels themselves will propose That Our Love be forever True.
Happy Valentine’s Day to my one True Love <3
Poem II – Putera Puteri
T’was once a shining, splendoured thing Such hopes that Life itself daren’t cage Eyes that once gleamed with love ablaze Now dulled by slow, relentless age. And for its passing do I pray That you do find amidst your Rome a Life that shines, with splendour still And may Peace find its harboured home.
Puisi I – Mata Hati
Cerah mata memandang kamu
Cerah hati menumpas ragu
Dua jiwa berkongsi hidup
Takhta kasih berhias sanggup
Redup mata menatap kamu
Redup hati nyaman beradu
Naung jiwa di taman syahdu
Sanggul nyawa dirangkul baldu
Sungguh berkat hidup berdua!
Penuh rahmat hidup bersama!
Kasih mata memandang kamu
Kasih hati nyaman bertemu
Tiada berpisah walau terpisah
Di taman abadi bertemu wajah.
