The whispering wind

The whispering wind

By May Kwek

Listen to the whispering of the wind

Here on the earth and all within

Listen to it dancing through the trees

Dancing through the skies on a breeze

Can you hear it calling

As it whispers in your ear?

Can you hear it beckon

Willing you to come near?

To call you out to the great outdoors

Underneath the coral sky

To watch the summer birds take wing

To the clouds so high

To see the bright dawn

As it rises over the sea

To smile at the flowing river

As it ripples through the trees

So can you hear it?

The whispering of the wind

Can you hear it call your name?

Telling you to take wing?

I know I have heard it

I’ve heard it many times

Telling me to laugh and smile

And to know that all is fine

Copyright © 2012 by May Kwek

Rainbow's gold

Rainbow's gold

By May Kwek

People often say

That a rainbow has gold

And for a long time curiosity

Has held on to my soul

Is there really gold?

Solid, hard and cold?

If so I must find it 

And with my own eyes behold it

And so I set out on this quest

To find a rainbow only the best!

And now I see a rainbow before me

Oh my it certainly is a beauty!

All the seven colours

Curved in a perfect arch

What a joy Noah must have had

To have seen this from the ark

But I must not dally

My goal is now before me

Rainbow's gold! Rainbow's gold!

Now my excitement I must control!

Eagerly I run up

To seize this treasure in my hands

But to my surprise

The rainbow vanished at the end!

"Where is it? Where is it?"

I pound hard at the dirt

"Where is it? Where is it?"

Now my hands really hurt!

But the truth is dawning on me

And the light I finally see

That many a wishful dream

Is simply that-A dream!

Copyright © 2012 by May Kwek

Pirates

Pirates

By May Kwek

One thing I can not understand

Is why pirates are so admired

After all they are but men

Who perhaps of life are tired

Perhaps it is the dream

Of living wild and free

Servant to no man

Only to God and Sea

Or maybe it is the adventures

With stories and sword fights

Of gold, silver and jewels

That shine like stars at night

But then if this is true

I find it rather sad

Because a pirate is but a fancy thief 

With a parrot and hat

Copyright © 2012 by May Kwek

Seasick

Seasick

By May Kwek

You know that I love the sea

And on it I ought to be happy

But sadly I find that this is not to be

For sea sickness has stricken me

I remember being on the Pacific

On a bright blue day

Going out to see the whales

And following them all the way

At first I was excited

As excited as a child

But throughout the four hours

I was sea sick all the while

To see the waves rise

And watch another ship disappear

To feel the ship rocking

As though balancing on a sphere

To stare at the far off shore

And will it to come closer

To say I can stand no more

And that the trip is hard labour

No words can truly describe

How awfully bad I felt

But I now know I won’t get on a boat

Unless it can’t be helped

Copyright © 2012 by May Kwek

Sleeping in a Lecture

Sleeping in a Lecture

By May Kwek

No matter how hard I seem to try

The lecturer's voice is like a lullaby

Gently lulling me to sleep

Into dreamland dark and deep

It is awfully hard to resist

The lecture hall's sleepy mist

I really fight! I really try!

But the next moment I'm in the sky

And so in dreams I continue to be

Where a moments feels like an eternity

Until a voice awakens me

From my dreams on the sea

"Will someone wake up that girl up there?"

And everyone turns around to stare

"I am sorry is all I can say

Before trying to stay awake the rest of the day

Copyright © 2012 by May Kwek

My way to cheer up

My way to cheer up

By May Kwek

My solution to an upset mind

Is very simple as you will find

First you take up some time

And add the happiest book you can find

Now you must read it to the end

Yes, yes, read on my friend!

Let your mind be absorbed in the story

And never think about what made you sorry

Use the book or whatever you will

To warm your heart from the chill

Use it to move on, to forget

And not let troubles catch you in their nets

Then the next time you want to sigh

Use the memories to distract your mind

And you will find that you brighten up in some way

Though perhaps not all the way

Copyright © 2012 by May Kwek

A Schooling of Fear

A Schooling of Fear

By May Kwek

Fear! Fear! An aura of fear!

Simply because an exam is here

Be afraid you will fail your test!

Be afraid that you won't be the best!

Such is the message drilled in our hearts 

A follower of fear lest it breaks us apart

Weren't we supposed to be using our heads?

Why is education a competition instead?

Tuition classes, enrichment and all!

Even for children as young as four!

All because of this terrible fear

We'll do anything for first to be near

We will study all day and night

Following your passion is just not right

No, we must study every day

And we won't let anything get in our way!

Fear! Fear! Can you hear?

Your death knell is sounding, it is quite near

Because I refuse to be a follower of your way

Now get lost! You shall not stay!

Copyright © 2012 by May Kwek