Poetry in Motion

All of us started with "Twinkle-twinkle Little Star" - a nursery rhyme, the most fundamental of all poems. It basically illustrates the beauty of the stars we see, and to appreciate them. How many of us go beyond that poem to express our thoughts? Well, I do.

I'm not bragging, but I've actually got one of my poems published in an anthology of poems. Here's one entitled "Weather Change" which I wrote this year. It's a not a happy poem... [ahem!]:

Raindrops fall from the grayish sky

Struck the earth where I walked by

Fully drenched as shelter I seek

With each step I feel so weak

Coldness bites I just can't bear

And then you came in my despair

Over the fire you kept me warm

Shielding me from the fiery storm

We chatted and smiled so comfortably

I wish you're here, forever for me

From a distance you touch my heart

Here we are hundreds of miles apart

Though so far yet eyes can meet

Let's get up on our own two feet

Walk along the slippery street

I see the sun shining yonder

What lies beyond, I wonder

Gloomy gray skies crawl to disappear

Bright blue skies will shyly reappear

Will the coldness end for good

I believe it eventually should

A storm still lurks in the horizon

It all happens for a reason.

I wrote this poem when I was down recently; it took me days to get the right words. In fact, I write poems only when I'm severely unhappy about something or someone. OK, I've to admit that I'm a "highly-charged" emotional person :-)  Sometimes, writing a poem could possibly like showing your middle finger or uttering the F-word, but safer as it puts the message across without any physical damage.

Am I a diehard romantic person? Gee... I dare not admit that I am, but you can put me to the test. If I fail, don't blame me :-)