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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
What we witnessed.
What we promised.
What we whispered.
I remember them.
As real as the memories are
so are the words are speak to engrave them.
May these words capture the truest,
honest view of what remains in me.
May you here these words
and knew they were true.
1.24.2026
Allow me to seek out prudence and wisdom.
Allow me to find warmth and light
Allow me to find humility and diligence.
Walking with calm through the tempest
Holding a firm grip in what are true
And speaking with a full heart are what I seek.
1.23.2026
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
To be thankful to those who shares this moment with me.
To remember and appreciate those who shared the moment with me.
To be hopeful for those who will share the journey with me.
It’s a journey of gifts.
1.18.2026
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
Don’t over complicate it.
Listen to the rhythm in your heart.
Watch the color of your face.
You can stop. And you can start to move.
Do what you feel is right.
There’s no guru.
1.8.2026
I remember the crisp air, clear sunlight
elegantly, silently laying down on a balcony
of a wooden library deck through tree branches
as I sat still in a chair, staring up to the sky.
A sense of invigorating purpose
beaming within me resonated with the scene.
It is my wish that I will remember it all
as I march into a new chapter.
1.6.2026
Like a slime, time slides by in tides
Frightened by tight schedule,
one might make a mistake in spite
of all the efforts to avoid it.
Don’t be too hard on yourself,
others may forgive you as well.
Rather, seek to find your harmony
For the answer may be found within.
1.5.2026
As if to awake myself
just before falling into deep sleep,
I reached my hand out to grasp
the passing memories of the past.
The trees that reach out its branch like outstretched hands
still remained vividly in my memory
as I stared down at the old tree trunk
its rings stopped like a clock hands.
I pulled my gaze up
and started to walk towards the unknown horizon
knowing this moment of peace may not last
and it’s the fight against the time to reach the goal before it all ends.
1.3.2026
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