My Poems

The Storm

A storm is brewing

The sky fills with foreboding dark clouds, Thunders rumbles threateningly loud, Winds howl and lash with great ferocity, The rain pours down without any mercy. Leaves sway and flap like hands clapping, Waves dance in swells, finally crashing, Trees are uprooted by an unseen hand, Fishing boats hurry back towards safe land. Though I watch things unfold nervously, My heart ...

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Egrets

Egret in flight

The egrets are a dazzling sight, Statues of grace, stoic and snowy white, Impressive wingspans stretching so wide, When they spread their wings as they take flight. Wading slowly or standing stock-still, Foraging in marshes and mud flats, They strike with a jab of their long bill, It’s a joy watching them in their acts. Like ballerinas so full of ...

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Crepuscular Rays

Crepuscular rays at Lutong Beach

Streaming brightly through gaps in the clouds, The shafts of light leave me without doubts, Beautiful sun rays showing their might, Before the sun retires for the night.   Like furrows of a freshly ploughed field, These God rays are a wonder to view, Sunbeams shining from the dusky sky, Like ladder to heaven up so high.   Enamoured by ...

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You Are My Inspiration, Sunflower!

You are my inspiration, Sunflower!

Inflorescence bright and cheery, A happy sight to behold, Dazzles with colourful glory, A splendor many adore. Symbol of faith and loyalty, Evoking feelings of delight, Creation of Lord Almighty, With florets sunny and bright. Forever facing the sunshine, Never seeing the shadow, A great inspiration of mine, Sunflower knows no sorrow. Basking in the sunflower’s glow, Optimism of mine ...

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Oh Butterfly

Oh Butterfly

  A butterfly flutters into sight Caressing the air with wings so bright On a flower it sits Drinking nectar in sips Oh butterfly please do not take flight

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