To Be There

For Sophie – A father’s Ode

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Mama

Dedicated to my Mama

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Market Day

Market Day
 
A lovely Saturday morning, just as usual
A welcome respite from busy days of work
A little lazy to wake up for a hearty cereal
A measly reward for a hungry mouths bloke
 
The ordinary day begins as I march my way
The downtown marketplace some miles away
The multitude of vehicles that ply the route
The procession so agonizingly slow and brute
 
A crowded place of [...]

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Emotions

Emotions
 
The sleepy one
Denuded with energy
It wishes one thing
Be made to rest and tire away
 
The grumpy one
Doesn’t care at all
Its snide remarks
Will hit like a lighting bolt
 
 
The happy one
Smiles and sings a happy tune
Infectious at times
It lightens the afternoon
 
The pensive one
Immersed in a deep thought
With life hanging in a balance
Don’t know which way to turn
 
The carefree one
Is loud [...]

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Life as I Know It

Life as I know It
 
A cat with a fiddle
It can’t be true
I know a creature more loved by you
 
A cat may cry, she meows my way
With Its collar made from cowhide
Swings in her neck of furry grays and white
 
The cat will wander into my yard
She loves to sit in the entranceway
As no creature gets in [...]

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Rejuvenate

Rejuvenate
 
Sunrise in late summer is always a pleasure
It comes a little later and starting to be cool
The east will glow in crimsom yellow
With wisps of clouds radiating the brightness
To announce the new beginning
 
The birds will sing a thousand times
Today, tomorrow I do remember
Some gathered for breakfasts, some stretched their wings
Perched on the lone stately palm [...]

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She Winks at Me

She Winks at Me
 
The joys of life
A thousand ways in between
To each its own
Makes heaven a place within
 
A man takes a woman
Clings to a union as sacred as time
Promises to cherish
The love, the truth and the passion
 
Their feelings undivided
Through gladness it’s shared abundantly
In due time, life begins again
A miracle that God has blessed unfailingly
 
Anticipation grows
The [...]

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Drive

Drive

 
Streets are narrow and poorly lit
Potholes and cracks all over the place
Sewer and garbage are scattered around
So much for cleanliness in this side of town
 
If not a house, an ambulant vendor squat the sides
They’ve snatched the streets from proper use
With children playing ball and old women gossiping
It’s hard to tell – where’s the pedestrian’s crossing
 
It [...]

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About Dreams

About Dreams
 
If dreams are made to make us wonder
To inspire us to strive even harder
And make us resolute to continue further
Then it’s okey to dream always to forever.
 
If babies could dream dreams with less care
And imagine things only momma had bare
To smile uninhibited in sleep while your stare
Must be good visions and pictures everywhere
 
Dreams do [...]

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Torn

Torn
 
Tell me, who’s the master, the heart or the mind?
It’s easier if you’re the outsider looking on
But harder if you’re the concerned person
 
Reason above all, transcends principles
It shines off objectivity and is good for all
Even at closer scrutiny, it flies intelligently
 
Emotions have colors beyond normal comprehension
Outsiders are blinded because it defies reason
Yet the heart digs [...]

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