A simple poem

The Past

he's young.. he's heart is pure and accepting
naive and innocence sorround his being
a playfull smile is always present

however, behind an angelic mask
is a boy weeping..

life is never been easier,
how can the world be so wicked
love and affection, he always dream
a dream like a thousand miles
a simple hug would suffice all sufferings
but still.. life is cold and cruel

alone and blue.. as he gently weeps
gentle rains, washes his teary face
his silent sobs melts my heart
how cruel this world can be.. to such a gentle heart
how I wish I can heal his aches.

years past and the boy is now a man
there are no traces of his past
life is good and there's plenty of everything

But as he look back, he saw a boy
still alone and blue
and still weeping in the dark.

DESIDERATA

I received a message from the Philippines so early and I could'nt go back to sleep so I just check my emails etc. Found this poem on my emails and I wanna share it here since its very nice truthful, wise and profound. I remember my father gave a copy of this one several years ago when Im still in colllege. Though he's quite aloof and distant.. He's gentle and wise person, I wish we had more talks and bonding time together.

Hope you like it!


DESIDERATA

Go placidly
Amid the noise and the haste
And remember what peace there may be in silence....

As far as possible, without surrender
Be on good terms with all persons
Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others,
Even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story...

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
They are vexatious to the spirit,
You will learn nothing from them and
they will only lead you to a chaotic
life full of misery and strife.....

If you compare yourself with others,
You may became vain and bitter,
For always there will be greater and
lesser persons than yourself...

Enjoy your achievements
as well as your plans,
Keep interested in your own cause
however humble and small,
It is a real possession in the
changing fortunes of time.....


Exercise caution in your business affairs,
For the world is full of trickery,
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is,
Many persons strive for high ideals
And everywhere life is full of heroism in any form....


Be yourself,
Especially do not feign affection,
Neither be cynical about love;
For in the face of it all,
Aridity and disenchantment..
it is as perennial as the grass....

Take kindly the counsel of years,
Gracefully surrendering the things of youth...
Nurture strength of spirit, to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings,
Many fears are born out of fatigues and loneliness....


Beyond a wholesome discipline,
Be gentle with yourself,
You are a child of the universe,
No less than the trees and the stars..
You have a right to be here, andwhether or not it is clear to you,
No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.....

Therefore be at peace with GOD,
Whatever you conceive him to be,
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
In the noisy confusion of life keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and brokendreams...
It is still a beautiful world....so be cheerful and strive to be happy.....
remember you will only pass this path of your life once...
make it meaningful and live yourself to the fullest!
Live, love, learn....there's only one

YOU in all eternity!

Poem from a friend

I want to extend my condolences to the people of Kuwait on the death of their beloved Emir Shiekh Saad Abdullah Al- Sabah.

All of kuwait today are in mourning and all establishmesnts, offices, malls and government agencies are all close including our office. It means I'm just at home sleeping.. nope! quite not!
I cleaned my room, washed my clothes... mountain of them hehe! cook and sleep around 4pm, woke up around 6pm and I went to Sultan Center for my grocery.. thanks they're open!

I open my email and received a nice poem from a friend, It's a nice poem but its quite saintly if you know what I mean haha! Well, if all the people around the world practice just even half of the deeds in this poems.. then our world will be a lot more different. Peace Men!

Dunno the title


Out of everything I have ever done,
may one act of kindness
be enough light for someone else
bewildered in misery.

May I be medicine for the sick
and a balm for all who come
to be healed. In a time of famine,
may I forget my thirst and hunger
and offer all my food and drink.

May I be endless treasure
to the poor, within reach
whenever I am needed.
I do not mock or hate
those who mock or hate me;
may they always find what they seek,
may it deliver them to virtue.

May all who insult me awake
to the power and failure of words.
May I be protector
for those who are besieged,
a guide for all who travel
and are lost, a ship for all
who wish to cross water.

May I be an island for the shipwrecked
and a bonfire in the dark,
may I be a bed for the weary,
a nurse for the helpless and wounded.

May I be a jewel so magical
it fulfills all dreams, a charm
so powerful I will spread
a forest of plenty over the desolate.

Like space and all the elements
it holds, may I be fullness
in the empty, a scaffold
to support the living. Until I pass away
from this earth of sorrow,
may I guide them to the peace
that shines through the turmoil
of boundless space.

A blind man, finds a diamond in refuse;
such a man was I. Today my life
has borne fruit: may this moment be
tonic, ambrosia, a bridge
and a great sun. I invite the world
to be my guest, I wait
with my heart full of joy
for all who pass by