Finding tranquility in Life

Life has its ups and downs -
Its laughter and its frowns...
Life is like a merry-go-round -
One goes through each phase as it comes around...
One might at one point feel it's the end of the world -
But wait, the next turn might put one back on Cloud 9...
One might feel it's unjust and unfair to have to go against ones will -
But wait, things might just work out with big surprises, one can't deny...
So let's just take things as they come, one day at a time -
And savour the flavours of each experience, as it comes...

You took my breath away

I recall the times when I just stood there - By your side, mesmerized by the lovely sight...
I'll remember the scene, for many years to come -
Just standing there, and gasping in awe, at your beauty...
Imagine standing barefoot on the golden sand -
Imagine taking a breath of the clear, crisp morning air...
Imagine the rising sun in all the shades of red and gold -
Imagine the sparkling diamonds cast on the lapping waters...
For I've always done this, whenever I miss my homeland -
And let the tranquil beauty calm my spirit, sooth my soul...

"Tomorrow... And tomorrow... And tomorrow..."?

Tomorrow speaks of the future -
And to me the future is full of hope...
Hope for a useful life of happiness -
Doing the things I love to do: serve...
For I would love to be able to give, generously -
As giving would bring joy to starving hearts...
I would love to be able to serve, tirelessly - As being of service to other brings joy to oneself...
 So dear God, let me have the strength and energy -
That I may be able to give my best and do what's best...

Today is here to stay...?

Today is a beautiful day - 
Though raindrops fall from the gray sky... To me it is clear and bright and sunny -
Coz it reflects the joy in my heart...
For today my mind is full of happy thoughts:
Thinking of all the happy things that you've said...
Recalling happy memories of beautiful places -
And lovely sights that we have shared together...
So let me always have a day as beautiful as today -
When my heart is full of joy and expectancy...

Yesterday once more...?

When yesterday was such a good day - 
We could not help it but to wish for yesterday...
For a yesterday that would bring back all the joy -
A yesterday where you were there smiling at me...
When yesterday was filled with mirth and laughter -
Who would not wish to relive that joyful moment...?
When yesterday was filled with carefree moments -
Who would not want it to be yesterday once more...?
So let me have the nostalgic memories of yesterday -
So that the joy of living by your side may last a lifetime...

Our paths would have crossed in mid-air

If I'm flying southwards heading for home -
And you're flying northwards away from home...
Then our paths are bound to cross -
At one point or other on the journey...

I wonder if my heart would miss a beat -
Knowing that you're passing by beneath...
And if yours would have skipped a similar beat -
Knowing that I'm passing by above or beneath...?

Well, whatever it is, our hearts would surely know -
When to flutter a wee bit or do a little flip flop or a leap frog...

Feeling happy

Today I wake up feeling happy -
Happy that I'm going home, at last...
Happy that I've had a great time, amid great company -
Happy to be flying home to my homeland, and to you...

It sure feels good to be on holiday -
To see new sights, hear new tales...
To catch a whiff of some strange new aroma -
And to taste the flavours of some exotic dishes....

For it brings me great pleasure to remember them all -
Some day when you are not here - or when I am gone...

Love is what I feel

Love is what I feel - 
When I think of you...
Your loving eyes, your warm smile -
The way you look at me and smile...

Happiness is what I feel -
When I'm with you...
Your funny tales, your many escapades -
And your songs fill my heart...

So I'll just think of you  when I'm lonely -
And remember you whenever I'm sad...

It's impossible

"It's impossible to tell the sun to leave the sky -
Is just impossible... Definitely impossible...!"
Coz they are meant to be there - together -
Traveling side by side ... together...

The sky and the sun - they are inseparable -
And they complement each other...
For, when the sky is gray: the sun is nowhere to be seen -
And when the sun is smiling: the whole sky is covered in gold...

So it's impossible to tell the sun to leave the sky -
Coz they are meant to be there together, forever...

A day to remember

Today I saw the most beautiful sunrise -
From a different stretch of the same beach...
Today my heart was filled with the greatest joy -
For having shared the same beautiful sunrise with thee...

It was a day of uncountable pride and immense joy -
To see beauty in every branch on every tree...
And to see little crabs scampering from hole to hole -
Fills me up with a joy beyond compare and my heart with glee..

So wake me up at the break of dawn every day -
That I may rejoice in having shared another sunrise with thee...

Purple roses for a friend

I turned and lo and behold: 
Purple roses are what I saw!
Roses come in all shades I was told -
But never had I come across these...

I've seen them in shades of pink,
And yellow and white and even maroon and blood red...
I've been given a bunch of sky blue roses -
But never, ever, had I seen them this purple...

So never, ever, think something is impossible -
Till you see for yourself that nothing else can be done...

Four hours

Four hours is a long, long time to wait -
But I will willingly, patiently, happily wait...
If at the end of that long wait, I'll get to see my friend -
I'll willingly, patiently, happily wait... And wait...

It is said that a third of our life is spent waiting -
For the bus, for a meeting, for a meal, for latecomers...
The list goes on and on as some even have to wait -
And toss around for sleep to come...

So waiting is not a problem for me - 
I'll just sit quietly here and wait for you...

Watching the world go by

I love to just sit back in my cozy little corner - 
And watch as the world hurries by on skates and on wings...
I love to study each face, each countenance to see
If they express boredom, joy, anger, patience or eagerness...

I cast a look around every few lonely minutes -
And scan each corner of the place for signs of change...
And see those who come and go, and those like me -
Who are sitting here still, engrossed in their work or tale...

So waiting is a game to test one's patience -
Waiting is a pleasure when the subject is worth the wait...

Making memories

I would love to make a collection of memories -
Of the happy moments spent with you;
For they are the things that I would love to recollect -
When I'm sitting old and all alone on my lazy chair...

For the time may come when we are both too old -
To recall those happy loving moments together:
The joy we had, and the wonder of discovering -
The immense love that we have for each other...

So I would like to have this bundle of joyful memories, ready -
 Lest either of us should need to refresh a fading memory...

Smiling back

I love to write to friends when I think of them -
Telling myself they'll write back when they can...
I love to just think of beautiful moments shared with them -
Laughing so joyously, basking in their jocund company...

I love to make friends happy by showing that I care -
And telling myself it's worth taking that extra mile or two...
I would love to be the one they'll think of and miss dearly -
Whenever I'm not around or far, far away from home...

Finally, if i may say this: I would love to sit back and watch 
The whole world smiling - so I could smile back in return...

Joy to the world

Joy to the world: yours and mine - 
That's my wish to you, me, myself and mine...
For happiness shared is doubled, sorrow halved - 
That's what I hear, that's what people used to say...

Today I met a simple lady:
She's very plain, nothing spectacular, it's easy to see...
But the pains that she took in making your day great -
Makes her special - and far from being just a plain Jane!

She blesses her patrons - in lines that rhyme -
And rattles off (in Hokkien!) fluent as a matchmaker...
As she moves from table to table, promoting her wares -
And stops by each table, to shower her blessings...

So may God bless this kind soul and keep her safe - 
That she may go on blessing all who come her way...