Category: Poetry

Quietness

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When you leave a crowded party

into the embrace of solitude,

make sure you remember the warmth.

Make sure you remember why you stepped forward,

instead of lounging in the sofa.

It’s not the wilderness or the thrill.

There is a meaning, an invisible creation of mind.

Please take care as you go forward.

1.17.2026

Depart

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As the engine roars,

thrusting the world forward,

fast enough to not make the pain last too long,

you feel hot tears rolling down your cheeks.

Once again, into the unknown.

To the world outside of the comfort zone

and into the world of challenges, lessons, and growth.

Remember the purpose of this move.

And the plane floated into the air

as if it’s the world of its own

and to roar down to the earth again

let those find their way forward.

1.15.2026

Friend

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As we march into the snowstorm

we reminisced the battles fought together.

Only those who have walked the path

would recognize the familiarity of the footsteps.

It’s been a long journey. And more is to come.

Among the glory and misery

what I remember the most is the kindness

and the willing comradeship.

I am grateful for our time, memory, and stories.

May our roads cross again.

May we meet with our hearts contented

in the hopes and dreams accomplished.

1.13.2026

Ephemeral

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It’s the last dance that I remember the most.

When notebooks, clothes, and glasses change,

what I remember are the feeling, the thoughts, and the sceneries.

Like a candlelight in darkness, my memory is ingrained.

A breath becomes a word, a feeling, and a promise.

A knowing look pierces the core of unspoken thought.

A gesture unlocks the familiarity of countless moments.

Ephemeral, our moment is.

And we hold it without a regret,

brimming with hope, reverence, and gratitude.

1.10.2026