Life after 70

 I've never thought I could reach this far,

And still feel the same person that I was, 

Ten, twenty years down the road - 

Feels like yesterday  had just gone by...

I've stood up for what I believe to be true,

Enjoyed all those beautiful sights and sounds, 

I've made new friends and treasured old ones,

Said my welcomes and bade my goodbyes,

Knowing that one day it will all come to be, 

And that it'll be my turn - 

For my loved ones to bade their goodbyes,

For them to read out their teary eulogies... 

For me to bid farewell with a last smile, 

At the world and all those faces I love so well... 

Life is beautiful...

Life truly is beautiful -
Standing here on the beach,
With the sun warm on my cheeks,
Soothed by the sound of endless waves...

Life surely is beautiful -
When there's none to nag or frown,
When life is but the here and the now -
When one can leave all cares behind...

On a beautiful beach,
on a lovely sunshiney morn,
Far, far "away from the maddening crowd,"
Life, i feel, is truly beautiful...

And i thank God -
For all these, and more...

Life Need Not Be Perfect...

Through the years i've always wished for things that are not -
Like others of the human race, i thought that would be happiness...
But now i know and i believe that life need not be perfect to be happy -
That we are ourselves flexible, moundable and easily adaptable,
Hence we are the sculptors who can turn imperfection into perfection -
And create a bed of roses out of straw, happiness out of simplicity...
So, if dreams can be spun and happiness can be found in simple things -
Who needs a life of perfection?

Sad brown eyes

I look into the mirror -
And this is what I see:
A pair of sad brown eyes,
That look forlornly back at me...
 It's still the same pair of eyes -
That I used to see:
But gone is the glow, the starry look,
Gone the twinkle, in those sad brown eyes... 

 And my heart bleeds as I look at those sad brown eyes -
Sad brown eyes that speak of the troubles of the world...

Last night

Last night my heart was heavy -
I was very, very sad:
Yet another classmate had silently left us - Sweet, demure Dahlia Harun from TBSS days...
 Suat Ngoh, Seok Young, Lian Lee, 
We'll never again get to see...
It was goodbye, at our 1st Gathering, to Soon Yew -
For he did not make it to the next, on his birthday...
 So, though life is fragile, and friends are getting fewer -
We'll treasure each other, for as long as we can, me and you...

When life is an uphill trudge

I've always believed in Fate and Destiny - And thanked God for all my blessings...
I've never doubted that we reap what we sow -
Hence I've always tried to touch a heart, help a soul...
 But sometimes, I do feel sad, and disheartened -
When others fret, and things don't work out well...
Sometimes I do feel it's not even my fault - That others hold a different yardstick, judging differently...
 But I'll take heed that one Man's meat is another's poison -
And remember to cover every teardrop with a brave smile...

Just taking a good look at life

Life has its ups and downs -
Its summer days and its fall...
For with every ride on Cloud 9 -
There's bound to be a tumble and a fall... For each time I find my life a bed of roses - 

Then trouble is lurking just a few steps behind...
Each time I am placed on the pedestal -
I'm also prepared for the great fall...
So I'll take everything that comes along - Life's sunny days and rainy days, too...