Click, tap, flip, rustle Brains whirring into high gear ~~~ Sneeze, scribble, sniff, shuffle Equal parts determination and fear ~~~ Creak, cough, squeak, bustle Testing sounds are all you hear Author's Note: Written 2/8/22 and inspired by the sounds during an exam. Each and every sound occurred multiple times during that exam I invigilated, and …
Category: Poetry
PFT #4: Storm | Still
Tears drip from the clouds Pattering on windshield glass Headlights beam through rain ~~~~~ Driving under roof Sudden silence, stillness spreads Wipers stop to rest Author's Note: This pair of haikus was written one rainy morning, inspired by the change in sound when driving out of the rain into the parking garage. (29/7/22)
PFT #3: Streetlight
Standing tall and thin Casting light down either side Of the silent street ~~~ Author's Note: Written while driving to work on a rainy and gloomy day. (29/7/22)
PFT #2: Of Road
A river of tar and asphalt Its dominance over nature only grows Dictating its domain with iron flanks Subduing greenery to line its banks ~~~ A river of tar and asphalt Paving a path for endless tire treads Flooding the ground with stony black Yet life pushes on through every crack Author's Note: Written while …
PFT#1: Dawn
Mountainous billows of white cross the sky Lit by the soft beams of pale honey light Silver flags, raised upon cotton walls, fly Gleaming and gilded, a joy to one's sight
Theme Park Queue
A cross-section of humanity Tightly packed Clumps of scattered chatter Standing like stagnant water Heads turned away from lights above to lights in hand Waiting Waiting Waiting For the lights, camera, action The whirling thrills of the ride to come
RGT#10: STAND TALL
Stand tall, O soldier of the wood In cap and cape of feathery forest green Spread to shelter from scorching heat Stand tall, solitary standard bearer. ~ Stand tall, old soul of the wood Whispering winds of wisdom Sharing scented sweetness Stand tall, generous green giant. ~ Stand tall, weathered warden of the wood Watcher …
RGT#9: SEA SONG
Breathing The soul of the sea The glint of life reflected On water and sand Sing, my soul To the accompaniment of roaring surf Image Credit: Jarrett Soon, 2017
RGT#8: OCEAN MEMORY
Let the lighthouse call me landward Shine its light and beaming, draw me To return to seashell sandbar Dream of ocean memory Image Credit: https://dncache-mauganscorp.netdna-ssl.com/thumbseg/692/692970-bigthumbnail.jpg
Malaysia, Negaraku
Malaysia, Negaraku* Warmly greeting me with a wave of sticky heat Malaysia, Negaraku Roaring recklessly with Mat Rempit** Malaysia, Negaraku Filled with familiar, familial, friendly faces Tanah yang tercinta*** Malaysia I arrived back in Malaysia on December 29 after spending two and a half years studying in America. This was written while traveling home from …