Ralph with Coffee

Comparison

March 1, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

Thought I was being smart

preparing for the unknown,

becoming better than yesterday,

well, becoming better *at being better than others* than yesterday.

Instead, holding onto its sharp edge

I wondered why this matters in the first place.

As I sat in the dark,

I thought of the meal I had shared on a Thursday evening.

It was just any other day.

It lasted only an hour or two,

but I vividly remember I was there.

And the words I have heard,

the stories that were told,

and the ideas that were exchanged

are not something I want to dismiss

as just a moment of reverie.

It mattered.

It has shown me something that mattered.

I choose to believe the reason lies in there,

to keep on holding on.

And to believe it will work out in the end.

2.28.2026

Fragment

February 28, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

Walking past by a parking lot,

I found a fragment of sunlight

beaming silently from the side mirror of a car.

I wanted to give it to you

so that your day will shine so warmly,

ever so brightly, like the dream of yours.

2.27.2026

Brighter

February 27, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

Let me go forward

and do what I need to do.

Let me be the person I can be

let me drive this to the goal line.

Let me make this vision come true.

2.26.2026

Supernova

February 26, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

Let the line come in.

Let it pierce through the curtain of darkness.

Let it burst in to eternal warmth and peace.

Let it shine on those unseen in the shadows,

warmth to the heart of those in pain,

and protection for those in need.

2.25.2026

Glow

February 25, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

Hope, continues, blindedly

in the bright warm sunlight

shining upon the unknown.

If, as the faith goes, clinging on

will shows the way in the end,

would it all be all the more wonderful?

So I think.

Thus I take another step

with a lightened in my heart.

2.24.2026

Hope

February 24, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

I wish for the warmth in the morning of winter.

The coolness of a breeze in the late summer afternoon,

and the song in our heart dancing in circles.

Playful talks, roaring laughs, and feeling smiles,

full of hope, we’d march forward.

We’d be ready for what’s to come.

2.23.2026

Convalescence

February 21, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

In quietness, only confidence ensued.

The blue sky, the grey concrete street, and darkened trees remained as they were.

Yet, something fundamental clicked.

All pieces were there already.

I drew in air — and it felt fresh and light.

I knew the trees, the sky, and the street in my memory remained as true

As the trees, the sky, and the street before my eyes.

I knew where the roots lied

and where the leaves are about to blossom.

All was one, and one was all.

2.20.2026

Spark

February 18, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

In the cheesehead and breezy air of a spring afternoon,

I see sparks in the bushes at the foot hills of trees.

As if to whisper their delight,

it sways this way and there,

dancing in silence, the magnificent orchestra.

When the darkness sank in,

the spark remained in the eyes a little longer.

2.17.2026

Walk

February 17, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

I walked.

I expected the walk to be meaningless,

but then, what is meaningful after all?

Birds chirped, tree branches swayed,

and the clouded floated on a milk blue sky.

I saw a block of fallen tree, a dog barking at a window, and a group of children jostling friendly

(Was it friendly?)

I walked and then talked some more.

All the more my heart felt lighter.

It lightened enough

to carry the weight of the day.

2.15.2026

Follow

February 16, 2026 RalphLeave a comment

Sway a little, twist a whistle,

Groove in rhythm, beating a drum.

Bum-da-dum, and here I am.

Dum-da-dum, here we go.

Look into my eyes and see the sky,

glimpse of your soul in the darkest hour,

rising again with a golden sunlight

ever so bright with warmth of delight.

Hum-ho, let’s get going,

Hum-hum-ho, here we go!

2.15.2026