Dr Peter Lim: Poems

HAIKU 115

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 115

She came to my dream
I hadn't seen her for years
why was she in tears?

HAIKU 116

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 116

Cello-piano duet
melody filled the night air
suddenly I wept

HAIKU 117

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 117

I read Keats tonight
his ode to the nightingale
couldn't go to sleep

HAIKU 118

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 118

I could not promise
what I would be tomorrow
I really don't know

HAIKU 119

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 119

Don't apologise
you did no one any wrong
don't think otherwise

HAIKU 11 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 11 ( Autumn Series)

Flight of homing birds
against a sky of crimson
painter takes to brush

Haiku (11th August 2020)*

Dr Peter Lim Aug 2020

Haiku (11th August 2020)*

Winter mists o'er hill
birds take flight in hurry
the heart remembers

* last days of winter in Australia

HAIKU 120

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 120

Grandpa loved to sing
he played the violin well
but he could not spell

HAIKU 121*

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 121*

Early winter days
piles of fallen leaves on ground
kids gather around

* start of winter in Australia

HAIKU 12 (13TH September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 12 (13TH September 2017)

blind man in city
plodding his way with his stick
a voice: walk with me

HAIKU 122

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 122

Evening bird-song
sky flushed with flight of swallows
soon swallowed in clouds

Haiku 1 (22nd August 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Aug 2019

Haiku 1 (22nd August 2019)

Languishing autumn
I was far across the sea
home-thoughts made me weep

HAIKU 123

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 123

Breezes from the sea
fishermen's wives mend old nets
kids wait for dinner

Haiku 12 (30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 12 (30th September 2017)

drone of city cars
mingling with loud pub music
policemen on chase

HAIKU 124

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 124

Waiting for postman
maiden looks through her window
reads letter and smiles

HAIKU 125

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 125

Chilly winter-night
grey and sullen is the sky
dog whines in the cold

HAIKU 126

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 126

Sales of the season
credit-cards flash all over
a long waiting queue

HAIKU 127

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 127

Old village book-shop
owner peeps through the window
no one stops over

HAIKU 128

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 128

Writer lost in thought
struggling to find the right words
Eureka! He smiles.

HAIKU 129

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 129

I looked at her face
oblivious to song she sang
her voice was sorrow

HAIKU 12 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 12 ( Autumn Series)

Bee sits on flower
motionless as in prayer
wakened by shower

Haiku (12th January 2020)

Dr Peter Lim Jan 2020

Haiku (12th January 2020)

Well after midnight
insect sounds kept me awake
I played my violin

* true

HAIKU (12th Sept 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2018

HAIKU (12th Sept 2018)

Old man sang same song
out of tune in tearful eyes
he looked far away

HAIKU 130

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 130

The show was over
the clown had gone to undress
kids refused to leave

HAIKU 131

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 131

Naughty graffiti
on walls of little alleys
frustrated artists

HAIKU 13 (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 13 (13th September 2017)

farmer looks at sky
threatening storm on way
heaves a heavy sigh

HAIKU 132

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 132

Grandpa's pipe-smoking
his eyes close when he inhales
he is lost in time

HAIKU 133

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 133

Running short of ink
all the shops are closed at night
a panic-attack

Haiku 13 (30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 13 (30th September 2017)

Starbucks closes late
lovers whisper at corner
drowsy barista

HAIKU 134

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 134

First piano-lesson
teacher seeks to comfort child
tears begin to flow

HAIKU 135

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 135

Flight of early birds
at the blush of spring morning
flowers still in dew

HAIKU 136

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 136

Village train-station
old lady holds book to read
a smile on her face

HAIKU 137

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 137

Pebbles on the beach
children pick them one by one
adults don't notice

HAIKU 138

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 138

Weekend at the park
digital clicks are ev'ry where
kids rush for ice-cream

HAIKU 139

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 139

Evening church-bells
echoing through village green
kids quickly rush home

HAIKU 13 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 13 ( Autumn Series)

Another Friday
local pub bursts into song
beggar stands outside

HAIKU 140

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 140

Old school-photograph
we all looked young and happy
now we are strangers

HAIKU 141

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 141

My teenage diary
why did I read and re-read?
it was my first kiss

HAIKU 14 (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 14 (13th September 2017)

from bamboo comes flute
from flute sweet melodies flow
the heart is at peace

HAIKU 142

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 142

Old village--bookshop
owner Henry is long gone
now it is a pub

HAIKU 143

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 143

Grandpa is half-blind
but plays the violin well
sometimes with a tear

Haiku 14 (30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 14 (30th September 2017)

repeat after me
don't look outside the window
bell will not ring yet

HAIKU 144

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 144

My grandma still sews
as she watches TV shows
but hard of hearing

HAIKU 145

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 145

Public library
I remember my school-days
read Enid Blyton

* my first book-prize was her FIVE ON A HIKE TOGETHER---I was 7!

HAIKU 146

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 146

Cherry blossom time
geishas walk with umbrellas
coloured kimonos

HAIKU 147

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 147

Pacific islands
ukuleles ev'ry where
sounds blend with the wind

HAIKU 148

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 148

Those happy school-days
just books, pencils and crayons
we had no hand-phones

HAIKU 149

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 149

HM had diarrhoea
a holiday was declared
homework avoided

HAIKU 14 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 14 ( Autumn Series)

Wind burst over shore
holiday tents swept away
kids held mothers' hands

HAIKU 150

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2018

HAIKU 150

Town's well-known fruit-shop
it's the season for sweet grapes
eager school-kids' hands