come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
yes, there is a tacit mutual understanding
between the part-time storekeeper and I:
I am here to buy nothing but for window-shopping
still, thank you for your kind welcome with formal “hi”
Yes, your hand-made recycled wallets
and bags could be my great friends
but there’s an erroneous zero at the end
of your price tag, my man
so maybe next time when we meet again
do offer an affordable price, my friend
6.20.2022
a harmonic chorus is harder to achieve than it appears.
understanding when to pause,
how long to drag a note, or where
may be different among choir members
you could say they all have a unique personality
than to frown upon their cacophony
a harmonic chorus is harder to achieve than it appears.
6.19.2022
it was a delicacy, the marinated crab meat.
cracking open the shells was harder to do than it was with lobsters
yet sliver of plum flesh was worth the work.
sweet yet spicy, salty and buttery,
it was a delicacy, the marinated crab meat.
6.18.2022
I sometimes imagine what it would be like to have myself as a kid;
a young kid, who depends on me,
who asks me for stuffs that I don’t want to buy,
and who rebels against what I believe in.
maybe I’ll get upset,
maybe I’ll try to persuade the kid,
or maybe I’ll try to manipulate the kid.
so when I see my own parent
be so real with me,
be so honest with me,
and be so pure-minded with me,
my fists melt in gratitude,
my head bows in humbleness,
and my heart swells in love.
It is true:
I am grateful for my parents.
6.17.2022
When I close my eyes, in darkness,
between memory, imagination, and sensations,
‘presence’ exists.
chest rising and falling as I inhale and exhale.
the sound of air flowing in – and then out.
the muscle aches, the weight of body,
the silence — they all exist.
this, is the real ‘now’.
exist in the real now.
6.16.2022
No more worries about reputation!
Look only forward,
learn from broken experiments,
extract data from experience,
and charge on!
there’s no time to cry
but to try again!
6.16.2022
I am frustrated to have found myself in a confusion again.
I knew where I was headed.
I knew I did my best then.
but given the place I’ve found myself embedded,
I wonder if I had digressed too much.
I wonder if it is the same North Star that guides me up there.
but what use is it to foresee the future and such
when the fire is raging here everywhere.
I keep my head low
and listen for a wisdom hidden in river flow.
6.14.2022
It is a hard truth I must withstand.
Everyone has an unavoidable circumstance.
So when someone cancels a meeting call
5 minutes before it is supposed to start
you just have to let it go
no matter how anxious you were a minute ago
one deep breath in, one deep breath out.
carry on.
6.13.2022
let me find meaningfulness in my work.
let me find my purpose in a human society.
let me find love in daily tasks.
let me find humbleness in my presentation.
let me find joy in diligence and resilience.
let me find gratitude for my opportunity.
6.12.2022
words seem to fail me, brother.
I might have said something too harsh unwittingly.
But all I want to say is I do care about you.
family look after each other, you know.
I do hope you will thrive,
rise through obstacles and strive in this world.
brother, it is alright to take a rest once in awhile.
try a bit of faith in me when I say:
‘I’ve got your back’
6.11.2022
Ralph with Coffee 
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