In Time I Will Time to breathe deepTo slow downFeel my chest rise and fallShut the world out Need the spaceTo find it againSanityTranquilitySerendipity I can't be longAmong the articulateThe pompous and loudI need me my quiet Where can I go?Soon I'll be living in borrowed spaceAt the mercy of anotherWhere can I go? To … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #234
Boxes of My Life Everywhere I turn nowI see boxes of my lifeSome my kids'. Some my wife's. Boxes that holdBooks. Memories. Photos. Treasuries. Boxes containing meaningsAt the seams near bursting.Nostalgias gleaming. My heart is also grievingAs I bid farewell to souvenirsIn boxes for disposing. Boxes of my lifeHolding joys and strife.Compartmentalised. BoxesBoxesBoxes Sealing my … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #223
A Month To Say Goodbye The boxes scattered everywhereRemind me the time is nighDays go by so very fastWe're now a month to goodbye! Each box contains a memoryEvery one a piece of our past25 years we've lived hereWe thought it would last and last The books especially I long to keepEach one a special … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #222
Of Turtles and Moving House Of late I've been dreamingAnd sleeping pretty bad I'm remembering insane dreamsOf large slimy turtles Swimming down mud streams Of rented apartments just before a classSo I can change and freshen upThese dreams make no sense(Then again, when have dreams ever?)I just know they've been more vividAnd they're stealing my … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #221
Attention Stolen! Attention! Attention!We're not paying attentionTo the fact we're losing our attentionTo nefarious "focus thieves" out to stealAnd trade our attention Our times are being suckedInto an endless vortex of rushing Waves after waves spiralling spirallingWe've no time to pause and process what givesAnd what's being taken from each one of us Attention stolenConcentration … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #220
Detente Time to bury the hatchetA gentleman's handshakeWhat say youThis time of year? I'm not really sureDiplomacy was never my thingI just want to sink them allFor putting me down all these years Each time this season comes aroundPulling teeth feels less painful somehowYet maybe it's all in my imaginationI should let go. Find a … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #217
14 on the 14th Son this will never happen again!So let's mark the day well yeah?Tomorrow, you're turning 14. On the 14th!Yet you look to me like you stopped timeTaller yes but the rest of you looks the sameLike you're still seven or nine. This year though marks a new milestoneSecondary school and more responsibilities.Son, … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #216
Kollupitiya Ocean Train Waking up to the ebb and flowThe pounding waves that throwSuds and white knuckles at the beach Inches from the rails that are almost within reach I hear, then see, the next trainDrawing ever nearWhat a rush to my senses!All heightened and defenseless I must confess this is my first timeSeeing the … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #215
Here We Go Again! Oh NO! Another year's about to goWhich means I'm going to do it againMusingReflectingPlanning like mad! All the HopesDreamsAmbitions Poured out like vomit Onto my notepad When will I learn to slow it down?Just focus on one or two things andLeave the rest outBut I can'tMy mind's just full of wishes … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #214
Planned Breaks Taking a breakAs the year draws to a closeTo breathe, decompressTo feel. Again. This has been a busyCrazy yearAnd next year maybeEven worse! So now's the timeTo slow things downBefore I'm forced To speed myself up. At 55 in 2025I'll be moving houseTackling schoolSo much oh so much to do! I must plan … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #212
