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Dec 2020 · 52
Common Enough (7)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
Of others' words I quickly tire
mine are hardly enough--they are full of treasure!
Dec 2020 · 36
Common Enough (6)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
To oneself:
        my trump card I'll hide
        (not everyone is trustworthy)
        I will never be taken for a ride!
Dec 2020 · 37
Common Enough (5)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
By all means---it's a public park-
    any flower don't hesitate to pluck.
Dec 2020 · 34
Common Enough (4)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
Count me in-
         the theme everywhere
         (apply the smartest scheme)
         morals---who does really care?
Dec 2020 · 39
Common Enough (3)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
Everyone wants to enter
         but the host doesn't bother
Dec 2020 · 37
Common Enough (2)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
..but people are their own
  you will always be alone
Dec 2020 · 30
Consolation
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
Far have I travelled
farther still is the destination
compass I have none
would I end in isolation?

In the bitterest of winter
my heart speaks in consolation:
as long as you keep me all the way
you've no reason to feel crestfallen
Dec 2020 · 34
Common Enough
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
Looking only at the cover
and not the contents--
how could you discover?
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
There are ideas just too many
   such have caused the world untold misery
Dec 2020 · 29
Mission Statements
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
Mission statements mean nothing
they are only aims to be pursued
let your lived life be the narrator
whether yours has been worthy and good
Dec 2020 · 28
Self & Others (10)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
As a guest, the longer you stay
        the more you're in the way!
Dec 2020 · 40
Self & Others (9)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
I didn't appoint you
    to be my life's narrator
    you hardly knew me
    it was no favour!
Dec 2020 · 82
Self & Others (8)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
They want me--for their sake
     to do things in a hurry
     that which pertained to mine
     they were so tardy!
Dec 2020 · 29
Self & Others (7)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
Every relationship has a downside
        beware before you take the hazardous ride!
Dec 2020 · 28
Self & Others (6)
Dr Peter Lim Dec 2020
Tell not your story
others don't care to hear
they have their problems
don't you get near!
Nov 2020 · 33
Self & Others (5)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Though I disagree
    it doesn't make me
    your enemy
Nov 2020 · 29
Self & Others (4)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
No, no, no, no, no!
      don't do me a favour
       gratitude I would owe
       it could plague me forever!
Nov 2020 · 33
Self & Others (3)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
You haven't had lunch, eh?
      me too!
      don't expect me to pay
      that won't do!
Nov 2020 · 40
Self & Others (2)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Lower your voice
I heard you clearly
people don't like noise
it causes irritability
Nov 2020 · 34
Self & Others
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Don't rush me
I owe you no duty
Nov 2020 · 29
Unpalatable Truth (10)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
The world doesn't own or care for you
          it is never the place for you to turn to
Nov 2020 · 23
Unpalatable Truth (9)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Past experiences are not always reliable
      circumstances change and require new tools to handle
Nov 2020 · 47
Unpalatable Truth (8)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Nothing does expire
         as swiftly as wild desire
Nov 2020 · 33
Unpalatable Truth (7)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
By all means, be in company
     but not being on your own is true folly
Nov 2020 · 29
Unpalatable Truth (6)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Too much wanting
       left with nothing
Nov 2020 · 41
Unpalatable Truth (5)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Come forward-- you
       who regard yourself perfect
       I'll be your follower true
       in every way you to respect
Nov 2020 · 40
Unpalatable Truth (4)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
If I didn't lie
       the truth
        (to none's good)
       would make you die
Nov 2020 · 42
Unpalatable Truth (3)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Even if I could
          I'm not sure I would
Nov 2020 · 38
Unpalatable Truth (2)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
I can trust a few
       not everyone
       unless I were a fool
       and leave myself undone
Nov 2020 · 34
Unpalatable Truth
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Myself I'll save first
not that I am all for my own
nature teaches me to survive
in this I am not alone
Nov 2020 · 38
Know Your Place
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Too many want to teach and lecture
others stand apart and don't bother
Nov 2020 · 36
Eloquence
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Sincerity does not need eloquence
it will do in every simple word or sentence
Nov 2020 · 34
When... Sequitur (10)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When the law is unreasonable
         can we blame the relentless rabble?
Nov 2020 · 27
When... Sequitur (9)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When food is consumed in haste
it has lost its intrinsic taste
Nov 2020 · 37
When... Sequitur (8)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When you don't stand in anyone's way
you can safely say your day has been okay
Nov 2020 · 32
When... Sequitur (7)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When your boss is angry
don't ask for a rise in your salary
Nov 2020 · 41
When... Sequitur (6)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When ideas are aplenty
     hardly a fraction has any utility
Nov 2020 · 47
When... Sequitur (5)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When rumour takes over
    truth no longer does matter
Nov 2020 · 41
When... Sequitur (4)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When too urgent is the quest
it's symptomatic of a gnawing unrest
Nov 2020 · 40
When... Sequitur (3)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When the righting
      of wrong appears too late
       where's the reason
       to celebrate?
Nov 2020 · 30
When... Sequitur (2)
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When love is weary
   it has lost its original beauty
Nov 2020 · 38
When... Sequitur
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
When silence is the best answer
like none other
Nov 2020 · 33
The Downside of Self
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Self is the undoing
those live well who are in ego-abandoning
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Family is the core of life,
the field where love grows,
where joys and tears are shared,
where gratitude is never forgotten,
a fortress that can withstand the harshest storms,
where laughter and humour never ends,
where every meal is preceded by thanksgiving,
where understanding and mutual respect is never absent,
where one is never afraid to say 'I am sorry',
where honesty is the unwritten rule,
where forgiveness springs forth like a ceaseless fountain
and last, but not least,  nothing shall ever keep the loved ones apart.
Nov 2020 · 61
The Metaphor of Age
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Count me not
  by my years
  a fledgling I'm still
  a life lived without fears

   age is but a metaphor
   the heart has many stories to unfold
   no experience is ever an error
   none should despair of getting old

   count me then, my friend
   a tireless and bold sojourner
   despite the roughest weather
   whether in winter or summer

    the mist of time will descend
    but there's more to discover
    look not at my weary brow
    my eyes shall hold yet to their lustre
Nov 2020 · 45
The Power of a Deed
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
The day is open for every deed
    render a worthy one to anyone in need
Nov 2020 · 48
The Power of A Word
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Every word of yours
will a difference make
none should hurt or offend
for goodness' sake
Nov 2020 · 54
Leaving a Mark
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Every thought does leave a mark
   make sure that of yours will spark
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
Look for your resilience within
adversity will not hurt but wear thin
Dr Peter Lim Nov 2020
A time past joys to revisit
even the tiniest bit!
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