Tag: time

Purpose

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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

Essence

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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

March

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Amid fleeting sheets of emotions,

a reckoning has arrived.

You have a choice

in this ephemeral moment.

As the phases of life comes in waves,

choose when to bite the bullet.

Perhaps we’ll ride to the glorious sunset.

Maybe we’ll submerge into dark ocean.

All is right when you make the decision.

12.27.2025

Promise

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As I wake up in the morning,

I am yet again facing the aftermath

of breaking the promise to myself

that I would go to bed early.

I wake up and ponder yet again

what has gone wrong.

Haven’t I made a solemn promise?

Was my resolution not strong enough?

So, again, a solution is sought.

New resolutions are made,

a forgiveness is given,

and a new hope is molded.

12.26.2025

Refinement

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Thanks to you,

the world shined brighter.

My eyes filled with wonder,

my lungs could breath the warm air easily,

and my heart ran as freely as it can.

You’ve taught me the world can be molded with my hands

with a vision imagined through my mind’s eye.

Day after day, I am relishing the lesson.

Wherever you are, I wish you happiness.

12.23.2025

Tapestry

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No more boasting.

Let’s face the facts, not impressions.

Let’s keep our minds sharp,

and weave the threads of our stories

to build a tapestry of network

that will wrap us in warmth and softness.

Let’s be honest to ourselves,

and deal the right things, for right time and right people.

Let’s build faithfully, intellectually, and emotionally.

Let’s be what matters the most.

12.21.2025

Friend

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To listen to the story,

to offer a listening ear,

to share the burden in the heart

is a rare value we find in life.

To respect the other

regardless of the standards

and rooting for the other

without a need for evidence

is what I appreciate from a friend.

As I watch the crow’s feet growing deeper

in the eyes of the friend

I once knew from my childhood

I wonder what a blessing it was to have met such person.

12.20.2025

Blessing

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The rain trickled down

soaking the hardened road.

Many had walked on the path

and some stopped and lingered.

After years,

no one walked on the road anymore.

One day, a bulldozer dug up the road

A new building was built on top of where it laid.

Did any of it meant anything?

Those people who walked by

and the road that withstood everyone walking over it?

I’d like to believe so.

And I’d like to remember it all.

12.16.2025