Dr Peter Lim: Poems

HAIKU 15 (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 15 (13th September 2017)

horseman in the night
suit and hat fly in the wind
why in such hurry?

Haiku 15 ( 30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 15 ( 30th September 2017)

grandpa spoke to me
do you like my lengthy beard
same words ev'ry day

HAIKU 15 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 15 ( Autumn Series)

Farmer rushed to farm
dark clouds signalled rainy day
much unfinished work

HAIKU 16 (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 16 (13th September 2017)

sea-gulls peck for food
by the faraway seashore
no human in sight

Haiku 16 (30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 16 (30th September 2017)

I struggle tonight
can't find the right words to write
better go to bed

HAIKU 16 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 16 ( Autumn Series)

Children played by pond
counting number of fishes
thunder drove them home

Haiku 1 ( 6th Oct. 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Oct 2019

Haiku 1 ( 6th Oct. 2019)

Steep rocky mountain
blots out last evening light
tired birds fly home

HAIKU 17 (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 17 (13th September 2017)

last train in the night
who is that pretty woman
only passenger

Haiku 17 (30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 17 (30th September 2017)

light flickers from boat
under the brooding night sky
fisherman still hopes

HAIKU 17 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 17 ( Autumn Series)

Wife received letter
'soon this war will be over'
she held child and wept

HAIKU (17th May 2018)

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU (17th May 2018)

Letter unwritten
love is hidden in the heart
fear of rejection

HAIKU 18 (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 18 (13th September 2017)

rush of ready oars
dragon-boat race in Hong Kong
shouts rise to the sky

HAIKU 18 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 18 ( Autumn Series)

Orchestral practice
musicians' intense faces
anticipating

HAIKU 19* (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 19* (13th September 2017)

father speaks to son
what I've taught you all these years
think and remember

* typically Chinese content

Haiku 19 (30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 19 (30th September 2017)

I like the haiku
it says I am your picture
paint me in colour

HAIKU 19 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 19 ( Autumn Series)

Old man smoked his pipe
looking dreamily at sky
what was he thinking?

HAIKU (19th Dec. 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Dec 2019

HAIKU (19th Dec. 2019)

A bird, a flower
whole universe uncovered
nothing need be said

Haiku (19th March 2020)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2020

Haiku (19th March 2020)

Five ducks in the pond
wings folded in autumn stream
eyes open and shut

HAIKU (19th Sept 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2018

HAIKU (19th Sept 2018)

Blind man led by dog
seen in main street of Melbourne
he wore a broad smile

Haiku (1st August 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Aug 2018

Haiku (1st August 2018)

A pair of old boots
inherited from my dad
the farm is now mine

Haiku (1st January 2021)*

Dr Peter Lim Jan 2021

Haiku (1st January 2021)*

Quiet study-room

memorabilia and books

I think of grandpa

* inspired by an old black and white photo which I just saw

Haiku 1 (Winterreise* Series)

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2020

Haiku 1 (Winterreise* Series)

Bald trees and branches
dark-brown leaves strewn on wet ground
winter stamps its feet

* after Schubert's song (lieder) cycle. Start of winter in Australia

HAIKU 20 (13th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 20 (13th September 2017)

dusk sets in the field
sportsmen put away their bats
wiping off their sweat

Haiku 20 (30th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

Haiku 20 (30th September 2017)

bird sings in garden
oblivious to my presence
it understands me

HAIKU 20 ( Autumn Series)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2019

HAIKU 20 ( Autumn Series)

Brown leaves strewn on ground
after last night's heavy rain
typical autumn

Haiku (20th April 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Apr 2019

Haiku (20th April 2019)

Eagle glides o'er sea
little fishes at frolic
its day of feasting

Haiku (20th July 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Jul 2018

Haiku (20th July 2018)

Mist over the woods
morning sun is still asleep
few falls on gardens

HAIKU (20th Nov 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Nov 2019

HAIKU (20th Nov 2019)

Empty glass bottles
left lying in midnight street
expletives galore

Haiku 2 (10th Feb. 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Feb 2018

Haiku 2 (10th Feb. 2018)

Butterfly resting
little boy stretched out his hand
disappointed look

HAIKU 2 (10th Sept 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2018

HAIKU 2 (10th Sept 2018)

The very same road
my feeling always differs
as I walk upon

HAIKU 21 (14the September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 21 (14the September 2017)

crow watches from branch
hunger makes its eyes keener
long-awaited lunch

Haiku 21 (1st October 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Oct 2017

Haiku 21 (1st October 2017)

old man by the beach
he's my grandpa aged 90
' don't ask me to swim'

Haiku 2 (11th August 2020)

Dr Peter Lim Aug 2020

Haiku 2 (11th August 2020)

It is the same book
how many times had i read it?
she gave it to me

HAIKU 2 (12th January 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Jan 2018

HAIKU 2 (12th January 2018)

Call of early bird
dew is still fresh on the grass
life is yet to stir

Haiku 2 (12th January 2020)

Dr Peter Lim Jan 2020

Haiku 2 (12th January 2020)

Aussie fires raged
people left home to escape
their pets left behind

HAIKU 2 (12th Sept 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2018

HAIKU 2 (12th Sept 2018)

Painter draws the ****
against a wall of yellow
light shines through window

HAIKU* 2 (12th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU* 2 (12th September 2017)

letter locked away
scent of old love still lingers
tears late in the night

* I have used 'haiku' to include senyru as is often the common usage

HAIKU 2 (13th January 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Jan 2018

HAIKU 2 (13th January 2018)

Lotus in the stream
firefly stays motionless
frog watches closely

HAIKU 2 (17th May 2018)

Dr Peter Lim May 2018

HAIKU 2 (17th May 2018)

Beyond the mountains
flight of birds took to the sky
dusk cast its shadows

HAIKU 2 (19th Dec. 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Dec 2019

HAIKU 2 (19th Dec. 2019)

Present year dissolves
the past leaves its tracks behind
the future looks back

Haiku 2 (19th March 2020)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2020

Haiku 2 (19th March 2020)

Empty bench in park
still wet after heavy rain
bird perches to sing

HAIKU 2 (19th Sept 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2018

HAIKU 2 (19th Sept 2018)

Children by lake-side
throwing crumbs into water
watched by their mothers

HAIKU ( 21st June 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2019

HAIKU ( 21st June 2019)

Shadows upon walls
wild winter winds smash windows
violin sounds echo

Haiku (21st March 2021)

Dr Peter Lim Mar 2021

Haiku (21st March 2021)

Life is misty dream
reality is deception
wrong is perception

Haiku 2 (20th April 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Apr 2019

Haiku 2 (20th April 2019)

Thinking suffocates
Zen master laughs like a child
reason he seeks not

Haiku 2 (20th Dec 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Dec 2017

Haiku 2 (20th Dec 2017)

Bird chirping on roof
its mates circling in the air
a brooding sunset

Haiku 2 (20th July 2018)

Dr Peter Lim Jul 2018

Haiku 2 (20th July 2018)

Anchored by the shore
neglected broken dinghy
smell of rotten fish

HAIKU 2 (20th Nov 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Nov 2019

HAIKU 2 (20th Nov 2019)

Forgotten pencil
among kindergarten books
dad taught me to write

HAIKU 22 (14th September 2017)

Dr Peter Lim Sep 2017

HAIKU 22 (14th September 2017)

red letter boxes
how I loved them in my youth
but she's forgotten

HAIKU 2 ( 21st June 2019)

Dr Peter Lim Jun 2019

HAIKU 2 ( 21st June 2019)

Forgotten post cards
among dust-laden old books
she wrote: I love you