We wish upon the first star at night

retraced the footsteps of my teenage yearsthat I have left so far behind.The solitude remains along the pathsI wandered along so long ago,my haven for creativityI knew all those years ago.My legs may not be as sturdyas my youthful legs once were,but they took me along pathsholding memories of years before.My mind had its freedomto…

The things you collectedAll your life is now laid bareThe treasures here and thereLeft for someone else to shareThe books you so avidly readThey can now climb inside your headEverything is left with the essence of youChina figurines and paintings toThe diary at the last entry thereIs left for everyone to shareSo when you die…

I found a little poem thatI wrote twenty odd years ago.I thought to myselfthat is not all that bad.It shouldn’t stay buried anymore.Therefore, I dusted it offand read it through,nodded my headand knew what I’d do.So I typed it upand read through it again.I then decided to share itwith all of my friends,and what was…

lived a young boywhom in his tomorrowsmany tears he would cry.In his heart, he wished to fly,soar near the heavenswhere the eagles gather.His talent was criticizedand rebuked by his familyand even some of his friends joined in.In the shadows of his worldeach night where no one could seehe shed his tears in privatedeep in the…

Love is the rulerof whatever dance we do.Some are fast and some are slow,but each dance is differentas the individuals doing it.So when the next dance is calledwe never know whetherit will be quick or slow.31 January 2015

you’re back at square one again.For over a week you have sufferedfrom a very nasty virusand you start eating again,thinking you are on the mend.Then the rear end thunderclouderupts into another heavy downpourand you’re back to square one again.Will it ever stop you wonder?All you can do is hope it wears itself outand life can…