Dancing Leaves

The wind blew today

As I stood beneath the trees

And I saw a single leaf fall

To the whispering of the breeze

Small and light it was

Green without a care

It left the mother branch

And leapt into the air

The wind caught it as it flew

And danced in flight's ecstasy

Glimmering it shone in the shifting lights

Sparkling for all to see

The others must have seen it

For its joy was simple and plain

And they joined it in the air

Till leaves danced like rain

And so the wind blew today

As I stood between the trees

And the leaves heard its song

And leapt to its melody

Copyright © 2018 by Kwek Yi Zhen

Originally from: http://poemsforocassions.blogspot.com/2018/08/dancing-leaves.html

The Bridge

Here on the forest bridge

I quietly sit and stare

At the leaves and the rippling stream

At the life everywhere

Some children run pass me

Waving as they go

Off they are to adventures

Daring, brave and bold

A young man returns

His eyes determined and grave

He is off to make his fortune

He says so as he waves

A young couple then come by

Lost in each other’s eyes

They don’t see me in their dreaming

But that is no surprise

The moss grows on the stones

As the people come and go

From budding leaves to summer flowers

Autumn leaves turn cold

Till at last an old man comes

And sits by my side

Looking about him in wonder

At all in his sight

“It’s beautiful” he says

In a voice soft and low

“How have I never seen this?

For I’ve passed here often so”

And so we sit side by side

Where the river’s song does not cease

And there on the bridge between moments

We rest in contented peace

Copyright © 2018 by Kwek Yi Zhen

Originally from: http://poemsforocassions.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-bridge.html

Stars

Each night I stand at my window

Looking for the stars

Those sparkles of dreams and of fire!

So close yet so far

In the scattered night they smile at me

In playfulness they wave

Out of the inky blackness

At once solemn and grave

Yet the night has no power

Over these points of light

Scattered and hidden maybe

But they shine ever so bright

Oh dear stars twinkling in the night

Shine on as hope’s beacon light!

For if you can shine in depths so dark

Then I too, can take heart

For in your twinkling lights I finally see

Why the sky is dotted with memory

For when night comes, and it must

We must have a light in which we trust

Copyright © 2018 by Kwek Yi Zhen

Originally from: http://poemsforocassions.blogspot.com/2018/05/stars.html