Exultation of the sea

Exultation of the sea

By May Kwek

Look out to the sea!

From the unending shore

Look out! Look out!

It goes on forevermore!

Shinning in golden sun

The silver sparkling waves

With the crystal beauty

The glorious day has gave

Ships sail over it

Clouds dance in the shimmering light

Oh wondrous and wondrous!

The sea so bright!

Taste the salty sea air

As it lingers on your tongue

And within lies a song

That the sea breeze has sung!

Hummed by the whales

In their revels deep

Oh the unending sea!

Where beauty never sleeps!

Where the day sings its song

And the stars by night dance

Where the bold, brave and free

Set out to take their chance

Where dreams and hopes

Skip merrily with the waves

Where promises are met

And seeking hearts are saved

Oh look out! Look out!

Let no man pine on the shore

For behold the glorious sea

Goes on forevermore!

Copyright © 2017 by May Kwek

Deeds great and small

Deeds great and small

By May Kwek

He built a tall and sturdy tower

And labelled it with his name

She sat down with a lonely child

To play a simple game

He made grand speeches

That drew universal cheer

She spoke a helpful word

Every day for a year

He ran a glorious race

And held the medal up to the crowd

She cleaned up another’s mess

And never said what it was about

When he spoke, people gathered round

And filled the gaps with praise

When she spoke, the intended heard

And a spirit was raised

When he walked through the halls

People got out of the way

When she walked through the streets

It was an ordinary day

And when he died he had a statue placed

With the wish ‘remember me!’

When she died the world forgot

And she faded even from memory

And so it is till that last final day

When they meet the Master above

And finds he cares not for idle fame

But little acts with great love

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Lights

Lights

By May Kwek

Our world is filled with lights

From the first blush of dawn

To the golden shining rays

Of the sun at morn

They are beautiful in all colours

Brimming with life and joy

Like the stars that guide the sailors home

After a voyage of toil

Yet they are pensive too

So quiet and serene

Like the moonlight floating down

In gentle shifting beams

Or excitable like fireworks

Blazing through the night

Sparkling like golden dust

With their shimmering light

Or worse still, the herald

To disaster and death

Like the red blaze of a fire

In the midst of its theft

But they can also be life giving

As the rays of the sun

Bestowing growth to all that lives

Until the day is done

For all lights give clarity

Opening our eyes to see

Either the world around us

Or within what we’ll be

And what marvellous lights and wonders

I’ve seen wherever I’ve roamed

And each telling a story

That I have never known

But perhaps the light I love best

Is the one not distant and unknown

But the flickering lights in the night

That tell me I’ve come home

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Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

By May Kwek

It’s that day again

The worse day of the year

It seems so normal, so sane

But danger is lurking near

And I cannot see it

Nor can you I am sure

This time it just hovers around

Like a curse to endure

So be careful where you go

And watch where you walk

Mind your business carefully

And be cautious when you talk

And if misfortune should strike!

Alas! Your precautions were in vain

Knock on wood three times

Perhaps it won’t happen again

But even if it does

Oh, don’t be surprised

For it’s such a day

When you fear even the sunrise

For this is a cursed day indeed

So remember what you’ve seen

And be watchful always

It’s Friday, the 13th

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Flowers

Flowers

By May Kwek

Silky soft and in full bloom

The joys that chase away the gloom!

Bright with cheer and generous with smiles

That bring hope and rejoicing all the while

Yes flowers singing under the sky

Land-bound but their melodies fly!

As they seek to bless the day

And reach out to the bright sun’s rays

They are smiles personified

Radiant in the morning light

The earth drapes them on in delight

In a crown sweet and bright

And the world is filled with their scent

As under the gentle winds they’re bent

And they tell the world the secrets they know

And sing them in a whisper low

For hopes, dreams and life in songs

Wrapped in blooms are forever strong

Written are they in a heavenly art

That never touches the mind without touching the heart

So let them bloom and let them glow

And bring joy to every high and low

And in that instant of eternity before they go

They would have lightened many a soul

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For a season

For a season

By May Kwek

Once I saw a beautiful flower

Bright, sunny and sweet

And when I saw it I thanked God

That I was so fated to meet

A bloom of such beauty

Which brought laughter and joy

That shone despite adversity

That bloomed in defiance of toil

The days were bright together

Laughter and fun in the sun

And other blooms I gathered

And formed into one

It was a bright bouquet

Which bloomed best when it bloomed together

Meeting life and its adventures

For what I hoped was forever

Alas then that I was to discover

That it was fated not to be

These blooms flew away in the wind

Bringing smiles to others rather than me

And now I have to bid them farewell

As they fly somewhere I cannot see

And hope that at least wherever they roam

They will still be happy

The remaining dry leaves I hold in hand

To keep and remember the reason

That I thanked God for those flowers bloomed!

And I enjoyed them, for a season

Copyright © 2017 by May Kwek