Reach for the heavens
Appreciations of life
Gifted from above
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Sunday 21st of August 2016
Deepest Depths
Sunlight forbidden
Depths of an ocean’s floor
Unknown, a world hidden
Unexplored, untouched by the lights
Denied access to the wonders below
On the surface, appearances calm
Underneath, a world in chaos
Sometimes fury, tempers displayed
Tremendous emotions of angry waves
Tossing warships around like toys
Beyond measurements, understandings
Naturally fearful of the unknown
Once upon a time, not so long ago
Majority beliefs of Earth being flat
Life ends in death, no longer believed
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Sunday 21st of August 2016
The Way Seasons Used To Be
I remembered
How the seasons used to be
So long ago, in another place
Another time, a different world
Existing only in my memory
When winter descends
In between the blankets
Refusing to get out of bed
Laying, as long as I could
Till my parents scolded relentlessly
When Summer’s warmth arrived
Driving around all day long
Air con in cars, far better than home
Humidity itself, is suffocating
Even sweat has sweats
Autumn is nice and pleasant
Naked trees, here to there
Brown leaves littering the streets
Underneath, hidden meanings
Death and decay all around; unnoticed
In Spring, smells of freshness
New life seen everywhere
Not so cold, not so hot
As an self absorbed person
Unappreciative, beauty of nature
Seasons, seems magical
Contributing such uniqueness
Special, irreplaceable events
Imitations, many attempts made
Doesn’t come close; beauty of nature
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Saturday 20th of August 2016
Lessons Of The Past
History has taught
Great many lessons
Through the glass of time
Sand, small representation
Slipping, constant motion
Life’s story from people of renowned
Waiting for pages to be turned
Discovering their achievements
Overcoming their dilemmas
Facing obstacles along the way
People of history’s past
Always be remembered for eternity
For better or for worst
Their stories shall forever inspire
Teaching us, for generations to come
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Saturday 20th of August 2016
Kept Promises
Every night as the Moon
Rises to darken sky
Sometimes revealing everything
Other times, none at all
Reflections; similar to myself
Promises, made to self
Never to ever; cross the line
Knowingly, a point of no return
Desperately trying to avoid
Circumstances and situations
Forces, demanding for lines to break
Testing, pushing, constantly
Attempts of shattering spirits
Like the sun denying sunlight
Life struggles for growth, to survive
As with the spirit, which needs hope
Maintaining values, morales
Difficult yet not impossible
Especially, when the world around
Reduced to nothing but destruction
Ashes, the only remains of once was
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Saturday 20th of August 2016
Unfortunate Destiny
In the depths of darkness
Thoughts are full of courage
Daring, bravery, determination
Protected by the shadows
Safe, secured, comfortable
Dawn arises; shattering illusions
Upon the morning lights
Heroes of the night, disappears
Illusions of grandeur, evaporates
Truth, true senses revealed
Unfortunate destiny
Pretending to be something else
Life; full circle of dubious belonging
Instead reaching true potentials
Wasted on playing roles, unsuitable
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Friday 19th of August 2016
Death Of A Rose
Roses, beautiful
Full of life
Healthy, strong
Red petals opens
Proudly; for all to admire
Prickly are the thorns
Appreciative, to belong
Having, apart of, as one
Beauty; envious by all
Weakest link, made complete
Height of full potentials
Jealousy, reflects from eyes
Gazing upon such phenomenon
Rarer, as more days gone by
Eyes of jealousy; turns to glee
Petals, once full of redness
Healthy and strong
Firmness vanishes, gone
Colours of decay, eventually
Replaced the once proud colours of red
Roses, similarly in many ways
In smell and designs
Beneath all the appearances
An untold story waiting to be heard
Unique, none; exactly the same
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Tuesday 16th of August 2016
A Place For All
Surely as night
Comes after day
Tomorrow shall rise
As the sun, brightens
Morning sky above
Tragedy, a certainty
Challenges and trials
Tests performed on suffering
As the flowers strives to grow
Battling for survival
Life, contains many realities
Positivity found in negativity
Closer inspections, finer details
Easily missed, visions distorted
Consumed by frustrations
Balance and harmony
Time reserves a place for all
The Moon doesn’t force the Sun
Waiting patiently till day is done
Unless both appears as one
Rare beauty is seen; total eclipse
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Monday 15th of August 2016
Continuously Forever More
Life’s energy, flows
Continously through time
Beyond measurements
(Haiku linking with Tanka)
Illusions of time
Life, immortality’s truth
Rivers of many
Death, vastly misunderstood
Ending? Only beginning
(Tanka linking with Haiku)
Fading yet flowing
Transferring of energy
Completing cycles
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Sunday 14th of August 2016
A Breath Away
True insanity
A single exhale of breath
Divides sanity
(Haiku linking with Tanka)
Lake of fiery flames
Destructiveness on display
Havoc left behind
Erasing traces of life
Ashes, falling with sadness
(Tanka linking with Haiku)
Close, so very close
Tragedy looms from above
Unaware dangers
Copyright by Tan Nguyen
Sunday 14th of August 2016
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