My Life, My Philosophy

I Didn’t Know

 

I could hear a bell

But didn’t know,

It was you

Who rang the bell.

 

I could hear a step

But didn’t know,

It was you

Who made that tread.

 

I could hear a voice

But didn’t know,

It was you

Who made that noise.

 

I could feel a touch

But didn’t know,

It was you

Who touched so soft.

 

I could smell a thing

But didn’t know,

It was you

Who smelt so sweet.

 

I could see a face

But didn’t know,

It was you

Who stared at me.

 

I could hear a cry

But didn’t know,

It was you

Who wept for me.

 

I too feel a pain

That you don’t know,

I want to cry too

But it stays in me.

 

Let my sleepy soul

Be roused and revived,

Adieu, my dark life,

Come, light and glimmer.

 

Don’t cry, I’ll recall

My past with you,

And I won’t rot longer

In this ceaseless sleep.

 

Yes, my past gone

And so is present,

But my future unscathed

Please hand it to me.

 

I’ll see, hear, and laugh

And touch you soon,

And I vow, I won’t

Let you cry again.

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Moments of Joy

I love the morning sun

Dancing in my room,

The leaves of my tree

Joining in that ball.

 

Is it a foxtrot or a waltz?

Or a tango or a salsa?

Why do I need to know

As I enjoy in raptures?

 

I see the dew drops

Round a clothes line

Adorning a plain neck

With a pearl strand.

 

I love the sudden cloud

Not so dark though,

Just dropping a few drops

Every now and then.

 

Oh! That fresh scent

Of the first rain,

How I treasure it

In my mind’s den.

 

My moments of joy

A spur to my life,

I smell my roses,

And cherish them.

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