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Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Don't!

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Dr Peter Lim

Don't!

If you are
too busy
or in great hurry
don't write poetry!

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

One-Stanza Poems 16 (Heroes)

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Dr Peter Lim

One-Stanza Poems 16 (Heroes)

Many I did meet
each claimed to be a hero
sadly almost all
ended in zero

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

One-Stanza Poems 18 (The Lock and Key)

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Dr Peter Lim

One-Stanza Poems 18 (The Lock and Key)

Only they can open the lock
they hold the key
if it is lost
don't look for me

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

One-Stanza Poems 19 (Love)

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Dr Peter Lim

One-Stanza Poems 19 (Love)

It does not bode well
  love that requires reminding
  romance has long vanished
  love is withering

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

In Response to Carlo Gomez's 'A World Lit Only By Fire'

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Dr Peter Lim

In Response to Carlo Gomez's 'A World Lit Only By Fire'

The fire of life
might fade a while
it will be relighted
and will never die

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Kitchen

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Salmabanu Hatim

Kitchen

my heavenly abode
cooking different dishes
smiling family.

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Inspired by M-E, a fellow-writer

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Dr Peter Lim

Inspired by M-E, a fellow-writer

The language is the heart of the poem.

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

One-Stanza Poems 11 ( What I Write)

Jun 2020 arthur samuel papa

Dr Peter Lim

One-Stanza Poems 11 ( What I Write)

Let me write
what I may--not in riddle
I might not be right
but would cause no trouble!