Friday, September 30, 2011

If i could sing to the world

Many a time have i wanted to sing to the world -
songs of praises, that would be heard far and wide...
Many a time have i tried to sing to the world -
songs of happy memories, that would be a joy to remember...
For the joy in my heart comes from the joy of living -
and the joy of living comes from the joy of giving...
and that joy of giving, selflessly, i'd learnt from you -
who always gives, so effortlessly, of your self, your time, your love...
i have learned from you: to be generous and caring -
not only to loved ones but also needy strangers...
i have learned: to be generous and sincere -
in giving praises to others, where they are due...
i have learned: to always place others' welfare before mine -
just as you have so naturally done, every day of your life...
i have learned all these and many, many more -
and have become a better person since knowing you...
so let me sing the song in my heart -
the song that says it all: that i am what i am because of you...

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Today i feel so, so sad

Today is a day when i feel so, so sad -
i just wish i could cry my heart out...
today when i should be happy,i just cried -
in the midst of such beauty,
on such a lovely day -
something inside me just died...
for it seems like everyone has a word that hurts -
and all had chosen today to heap them all on me...
and it really hurts, deep, deep down -
so something inside me just died...
and all the beauty on such a lovely day -
becomes a smudge and a smear...
and whatever that's beautiful and joyful -
just vapourised before my teary eyes...

Thursday, September 15, 2011

A Day to Remember

You have given me a day to remember –
For the rest of my life,
You have done what others have not –
In making me feel so well-loved, so special, so good
That I feel my heart swell with a love so intense -
That I have to keep the tears from falling down…

For you have done what no one has ever done –
Nor ever could have done, to make me feel good,
You have done countless thoughtful little things –
That no one could have even thought of doing, for me…
You have shown me how selfless one can be –
To be able to put all others’ welfare before one's own…

I know that you really love me, really, truly so –
For your actions tell me so, and your words assure me so…
I know now that you are steadfast and true –
And that no one can be more gallant than you, it’s true…
I know that I’m the luckiest girl alive - for being the one you love –
And I hope that it will always stay that way – I really, truly hope so…

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Life as i see it

When i was young, inexperienced and lacking confidence -
a child's life seemed to be such a great problem to solve,
then as i grew up, awkward and shy and self-conscious -
a teenager's life seemed to be worse: more problems still...!
as i grew into my twenties, life seemed to be full of adventure -
new things to learn, new skills to acquire, a brand new career, marriage...
one would think that things would tone down and stabilise in the 30s and 40s -
but no, life is still full of new things, filled with all kinds of changes...
from KBSM to ETeMS, from a junior teacher to a senior one... a panel head -
from a course participant to facilitator... from being a back-bencher to the speaker...
even in ones 50s, life is not a bed of roses but a battlefield of greater challenges -
a test of ones confidence and capability: to handle things with logic and reasoning,
not just emotions and feelings... to express ones opinion and face objections objectively -
to stand firmly against the whole wide world, and defend ones beliefs to the very end...