Today I am a bit exhaustedI did not sleep well
I was fretful
I turned and toss
My blanket on the floor
My bedsheet wrinkled
Looking at the graying skyVery soon it will start
Pouring
Wind, can you stop rushing
Clouds, can you too slow down
Droplets...Oh you!
Rushed to keep my clothesSome already stained with rain drops
Fortunately not all are wet
or I have to wash them all over
Rain...don't come without warning
When Sun is still in the sky
Today I am a bit exhaustedMentally and Physically
It is the 7th Month's rain
It drained me emotionally
and left me...listless, and
Speechless...
Learned of a friend's deathNot that we are great buddy
But yet it is not a nice feeling
He is young and full of life
Gone and leaving behind
a Mother to mourn the lost
More and More I realizedLife is not for you to say
'I want to live to 80s'
Time and Tide wait for no man
When time is up
You can't step the brake
Life is like a flickeringCandle In the Wind
It depends on how strong you are
Some burnt to the end
Some blew off just when it started
Some left off half way
Today I am a bit exhaustedBut not too exhausted to reflect on
the Teachings of my Lord
He is no other than Lord Buddha
Who taught the inevitable -
Birth, Sickness, Aged and Death...
May your friend RIP.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary.
ReplyDeleteYour poem is lovely ... I love the image of our lives as candles.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about your friend. Regardless of what one believes will happen after death ... it is still difficult for the those left behind. The skies seem to be feeling your pain today ... crying for your sadness!
My thoughts are with you!
Small Footprints
oh no.. new bed?
ReplyDeleteOr just another 7th month thingy?
Small..hey! nice to see you dropping by. I am glad you like what I wrote...just expressing myself...ha.a.a.a Your blog is sooooooo happening!
ReplyDeleteIt is not 'the' bed... it is the lousy feeling and probably a 7th Month thingy!
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