Category: Poems

One for all, all for one

Father,
Loyal, Understanding,

Mother,
Love, Undying

Family,
my lovely family,
A circle of rings
A close galaxy
My everything

Family
With all their flaws and faults
To me they are perfect in their imperfections
For I will surely keep in a vault
All that i feel for them; love and affection

Family,
They are the one that will do everything
Everything for me, all for me
And I will do all the same
For them, I will do everything

Family
For what are we without them
Just empty souls without them
For they are my chain to this world
Keeping me grounded in the world

Family
With all our bickering and fights
We are stronger when we are together
I assure you that we will be alright
For blood is thicker than water

Family
For one we fight
With all our might
As for all we must
With all our trust

Family
Hardship and strife

Family
Best for life

– forgive the tackiness.. Was written for a competition that my daughter took part, sat in my draft for 2 years… haha

The Traveller

I am a traveller on a journey,
A journey of knowledge,
On a path to fill this thirst.

O lonely rocks,
Do you not wish to traverse the world?
Enjoying sights unknown.

Join me!
Let’s walk together on this journey,
A journey full of wonders.

Voyage of enlightenment,
A never ending quest,
A purpose to fill.

We Teach

~We teach
  because there is a great fulfillment that comes 
  in working with boys
  and girls.
 
~We teach
  because We wanted to be sculptors,
  and We can do so,
  by shaping lives for the future.
 
~We teach
  because We wanted to be artists,
  and We can do so,
  by painting dreams for children.
 
~We teach
  because We wanted to be musicians,
  and We can,
  in giving inspiration to children.
~We teach
  because We wanted to be historians,
  and We can 
  in having recorded something
  for the lives of great men to come.
~We teach
  because We wanted to be poets,
  and We can
  in writing impressive passages of mankind.
 
~We teach
  because of the reward
  We receive when a child's frown turns to smiles,
  or when he/she says, "Now We understand."
~We teach
  because of the personal growth We receive each day
  as  We venture out on a quest
  for knowledge and techniques
  to help our students understand.
 
~We teach
  for it is in this where We can see the worthwhile
  and true fulfillment of living.

Originally a poem entitled “I teach” , was done as a choral speech during my KPLI days. Credit to the original poet.

Moving On

I need to move on,
not because moving is required of me,  but because still water becomes stagnant,
a rock unturned collects moss… 

I need to move on,
not because moving is forced upon me,  but because time doesn’t stand still,
the universe never tires.. 

I need to move on,
because the centaur is ever restless….

ToT2014: Art of Poetry Session

Last few days, I went for a ToT course in KL. Had the opportunity to meet my lecturer from MPIK, Ms Shobha. She showed us how poetry can be fun for our students. Via a number of activities, student can come to enjoy and learn how to create poems. One of the activities that we focused on was Chain Poem, similar to chain writing, we started with a central theme. Then the first person comes up with a line, a simple one; then the next person continues, adding another line. At the end of the exercise we came out with several beautiful poems.

I took some pictures and you can have a look at them using the link below.

 

Post by Mr Rahman Pauzi.

Patience Is A Virtue

A Patient Spider
A Patient Spider

 

We wait and we reap,
what we sow in heaps;
for patience is a virtue,
that pays and it is true.

Anak Kecil Berlari-lari

Anak kecil berlari-lari,
Riang, gembira, sambil tertawa,
Indah sungguh ibu pertiwi,
Aman, damai, sentiasa.
Nun jauh di sana,
Anak kecil berlari-lari,
Sedih, berlinangan air mata,
Berlari, menyelamatkan diri.
Tidakkah kau lihat wahai kawan,
Bumi bertuah, hijau melata,
Syukurlah diri wahai kawan,
Bumi bertuah, milik kita.
Nun jauh disana,
Buminya masih berlinangan air mata,
Darah merah, segar mengalir,
Anak kecil menangis kesepian,
Mencari-cari, erti kehilangan.
Tanah mereka diceroboh,
Mereka dipermain-mainkan,
Pertiwi dilanyak, diroboh,
Dimana ertinya kemerdekaan.
Indah sungguh ibu pertiwi,
Aman, damai, sentiasa,
Erti merdeka penuh dihati,
Marilah kita menghayatinya,
Luahkanlah perasaan hati,
Launglah merdeka sekuat hati,
Merdeka… Merdeka….. Merdeka…
p/s: Sajak ini dideklamasikan sempena pelancaran bulan kemerdekaan peringkat sekolah pd 17/08/06

Kala Fajar Menyinsing

Kala bulan terpaku sayu di puncak rumbia,
Kala aku termanggu sepi di ulit angin;
Kala awan terpinggir lemah di tepi rimba,
Kala aku geletar sejuk di hambat angin.
Kala yang tinggal hanya desiran bayu,
Kala yang pasti hanya bunyian segar;
kala dia masih lagi menyepi sayu,
kala belum ada yang ingin menyinar.
Kala itu aku masih termanggu sepi,
Kala itu aku masih menantikan sidik,
Kala itu masih tersorok paras diri,
Kala itu pasti tamat dengan tertib.
p/s: Sajak yang ditulis sebagai pelengkap ayat “kala bulan terpaku sayu di puncak rumbia” yang tertera di status YM :p

My Tired Heart

The cloud billows,
The sail unfurls,
My heart is full,
Full of sorrow.
The bird chirps,
The stream gurgles,
My heart struggles,
Struggling to work.
The wind blows,
The eagle careened,
My heart is tired,
Overworked and slow.
The flowers so vain,
The bees racing,
My heart is raging,
Racing to fill my veins.
The winter is staved,
The summer remained,
My heart is tensed,
Hypertension followed.
Note: My sis a.k.a my doctor is getting restless, I have high blood pressure 150/95… too high… My family has a history of heart problems. Have just got back from the clinic to check my lipid profile (to check my cholesterol level). They are trying to check the cause of my young hypertension. I will have to go to a specialist once I get back to kelantan.

If Virtues

If silence is gold.
Why can we never hold,
ourselves in silence,
nor have the patience.
If patience is virtue.
Why don’t we have the virtue,
to just stay in file,
or just work till five.
If honesty is the best policy.
Why can’t we ever see
a person who is so true,
he’ll tell a lie when he turns blue.