STARRY LIGHTS

STARRY LIGHTS 
Written when caught by the reflections of the lights on the waters of the Chinese Swimming Club pool (with sea water) at night. 

As I pensively gaze from the deck 
A wondrous sight behold my eyes 
Those lights 
Those starry lights 
I view only with awe; 
Oh, how could you, glittering lights 
Elude my sense before. 

Created by Nature's touch 
That lit upon the waves. 
Flooding the watery spans 
An array of sparkling dots, 
Each a crystal.................... 
Dazzling to the eyes. 
 Pervading with all that brilliance 
You keep on rollicking, 
Frolicking.......................... 
With vengeance. 

Music steals stealthily from a-by 
To join in that splendour 
Wavering, undulating 
You waltz to the rhythm three; 
Now bouncing like a young free girl 
Such grandeur Such glee. 
Not knowing what else to do I am numbed 
Drunken from these fruits 
Of Paradise. 

Come, 
Merrily you whisper, 
Come to me 
And yet once more, come! 
My limbs quiver, my sinews tense 
Impatiently I plunge, 
Foam left in my wake as I wedge through,
I pierce the waters, 
Hurriedly................................. 
To you. 

Gone...............all so sudden! 
Must you go when I'm so near? 
Must you leave and disappear? 
My mind pulsates, my heart reels, 
My blood is all afreezed, 
My face is wet 
With brine and tears dismay, 
I implore you, I besiege you 
Tell me where you are, 
I pray. 

Woefully, sullenly I made my laden way back 
Only to turn, and who do I spy, but you again. 
Dancing with all that ease; 
You seem to smile, a wistful smile 
As you vacillate 
In the breeze. 

Gloat as you must, my folly 
That I, a mere mortal, common mortal 
Could think myself fit 
To fall into your open arms; 
 For you are not of this world 
Not from this unsettled place 
Where man knows not sympathy 
And leaves out grace. 

Where instead of play, man must fight 
Instead of love, man must spite 
At one another. 
Where each knows not his brother 
Nay, not even the Father 
Who reveals Himself now and then..........
In you. 

 For an instance you flicker 
With all that mounting glory 
But only an instance, a wisp in time 
Then Nature calls you away 
To leave me to my thoughts, 
You must go 
You cannot disobey. 

Where you go I know not, 
Methinks, never will I know. 
But I can wait, and hope, and wait 
Until comes the morrow 
That brings you to entertain 
My eyes, my heart, my soul 
Once again. 

Tonight I have learned 
That all good things must end. 
Still I cannot help but wonder 
How you, the spirits 
Need bow to a mortal hand.

YOU ARE / MAY / I AM NOT

YOU ARE 
You are the precious pearl in the ocean deep 
You are the shining star from heavens peep 
You are the fragrant flower in the desert air 
What’s the use if I am not there to share. 

MAY 
Have you met a little girl 
A little girl called May 
She was a sweet little girl 
I missed since yesterday

I’ve searched all through the hills 
I’ve looked all over the bay 
Tell me, oh stranger please 
Have you met her on the way? 

You cannot miss her, kind sir 
With her smile so cute and gay 
Her face that always glows 
Brightens the darkest day. 

Her two lovely eager eyes 
Glitter like morning ray 
 I yearn to hear her voice so soft 
Please come back my sweet May 

Time will tell if you miss me 
Please think of me each day 
Say that you always need me 
More and more I’ll pray 

I AM NOT 
 I am not a Shelley nor a Byron, my dear 
To pen verses sweet to you 
Nor I ever be a Shakespeare 
To write love sonnets so true. 

I cannot paint your smile like Leonardo 
Nor sculpt your shape like Michelangelo 
Neither I a Kelly nor Astaire to dance 
The waltz and quickstep of romance 

Neither a Chopin or Liszt to play 
Black and white keys of love tunes 
Nor a Crosby or Sinatra of today
Sentimental songs to croon