Category: Poetry

Shutdown

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The electricity shut down.

As I sat in a dark still room,

I savored the eloquent tune of silence.

Snow fell outside unflinchingly

and no one moved.

I stared as the dim light shone through window

the wooden floor, the dining table, and the chair stayed barren.

Without distraction, illusions, or deliberation,

I saw what is.

And that satisfied my senses.

1.25.2026

Humility

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Hold your heart as though your chest is transparent.

In your thoughts, always keep what is right.

In your words out of mouth, make sure they are clean.

Frugal in what you treat yourself,

but be mindful of quality of your meals.

Prudence is a virtual, so is the wisdom.

Have courage, peace in center, and clarity in eyes.

1.21.2026

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