Time to break my streak Time to break my streakAs I'm one from 250Time to pause for restAs I've not been giving my best It was always meant for funNot trying to impress anyonebut me. Just cos I wantedto do something I'd never flaunted Never thought I'll get this farDidn't think I had it in … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #249
It's been nearly a week now since Father's Day was celebrated here and in many places around the world (except Down Under where it takes place on 7 September, and a few others on 19 March). Once again, we found ourselves in the limelight last week. By 'we', I'm not talking about fathers everywhere, though … Continue reading Father’s Day Isn’t One Day. It’s A Lifetime.
Fathers Take The Hit! Yep that's what these recent years have beenAnd I know it doesn't seem fitBut no matter how far we've come in timeFather's simply aren't a hit! They're still ignored in crucial yearsWhen they need to feel they're seenBut bit by bit they fade awayUntil they're nothing but a dream Forgotten birthdaysAnd … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #248
Napping one afternoon earlier this week, I was succumbing to the drowsy effects of a cough mixture I had taken. Barely a few minutes into dreamland, I got a call on my mobile. It was my eldest. Dad, I'm in a bit of an emergency. Can you help me? Words that will wake any parent … Continue reading Yes, I’m A “Football Father.” And I Loathe The Sport!
Treading Stomping Stepping You are bulldozing againRunning roughshod over meTreadingStompingSteppingOver me to get to your next pinnacle Relationships are second fiddles for youTo be passed over in favour of Your next big buy or taskDoesn't matter if it's us at the lastThink short term Do or bust! I'm tired of how you fill your daysWith … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #247
It's just an interview, I tell myself. After all, I've done several in the past, be it for print, TV, radio, or podcast. So the one I did last month was nothing new. Right? Wrong! It was arguably the most challenging interview I had to wrestle with. Why? I had to do it with my … Continue reading How I Survived My First Mother Tongue TV Interview
Swollen Finger One ring was all it tookBut of course it's not just any ringI've had it 25 years nowNever wanting to remove it But something changed recentlyVery imperceptiblyMy finger gently swelling Trapping the ring in folds of skin Try as I couldI couldn'tExtricate itThough my force was abundant What gives?This has never happened beforeSome … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #246
I've been writing on and off for a while now about what I think community means. All because of my journey with fellow stay-at-home dads these past few years. Yet I never believed for even a second I was close to understanding it. So when an opportunity appeared last evening for me to attend a … Continue reading Understanding Community: My Ongoing Journey
These Two Spools Most days these two spoolsSeem to be moving further apartMost days these two livesSeem to be all cinders and sparks Some days these two spoolsLook like they are one incandescent lightSome days these two livesLook like they might get it right But I don't know I really don'tAnd it scares me petrifies … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #245
The following essay I wrote was first published yesterday on cultivate.sg. Reproducing it here with pictures. Let me start with a confession. When I was approached a couple of months ago to write a commentary about marriage, my first reaction was “No thanks!” First of all, it’s such a broad topic. Where do I begin? … Continue reading Marriage – Yay Or Nay?
