An Old Joke

Goodness gracious man! What happened to your face?

This is a really serious burn case!

Yes Doctor, it hurts so

This is the worst accident I’ve had you know

Well sit down and tell me how you got it

Don’t linger, tell me all about it!

I was sleeping Doctor when the phone rang

And very annoying was the song it sang

I stumbled out very tired

And instead of the phone picked up the iron

Ouch! That would explain your face

But how did you get burnt in that other place?

Well Doctor, I will cut the slack

And simply say the idiot called back

Copyright © 2012 by Kwek Yi Zhen

Originally from: http://poemsforocassions.blogspot.com/2012/08/an-old-joke.html

It's Hard

It is hard to do what I must do

Through experience I know this is true

But I will do it anyway

Throughout every night and day

I find that my passion is lacking

And that my faith needs more backing

In order to do what I dislike

And yet I know that it is right

No one said it would be easy

But I would do it anyway

Because I know that all this work

In the end must pay

Even if I can’t see the end

I know it is there

Even if I cannot tell

I just know that God cares

I know this must have a purpose

Though I can’t see it yet

I know there is a reason

Low spirits have me in their net

It is hard to do what I must

And not do what I want

But I will come through the dark

And bask in the sun

It is not the end

Though doubt has hit me

At the end of the tunnel

A light I still see

It is hard I must admit

But to defeat I will not submit

Low spirits or not I will carry on

Until I see the rising dawn

Copyright © 2012 by Kwek Yi Zhen

Originally from: http://poemsforocassions.blogspot.com/2012/06/its-hard.html

Hope's Song

One day as I was moaning

About the troubles in my life

I heard a bird singing

That everything would be fine

It sang so wonderfully

That I almost believed

But part of me still asked

How could this be?

But the song still sang

And put hope in the air

The silver lining it told me

 Must surely be there

To believe in the future

So that I could have today

To believe that the past is over

That it has gone away

I am still learning

But believe I eventually will

And when I look beside me

I see the singing bird still

Copyright © 2012 by Kwek Yi Zhen

Originally from: http://poemsforocassions.blogspot.com/2012/04/hopes-song.html