Do you still remember?
The lovely fragrance from this garden of mine...
Have you forgotten?
That I always...
keep the doors of my garden ever open for you..

You never came and caressed a flower
These colorful flowers I saved for you...
You must be afraid of my shadows falling on you
Still my love does not hinder me...
from planting another rose...
...and another rose...
the red, the yellow and the blue...
all fresh in the morning dew..
and waiting for you...

By Rina

Been searching high
Been searching low
Where is the light?
Will there be an end ?
Been crawling in sheer darkness
an agony... bleeding hard in every steps
an endless journey
of a painful life struggle...
yesterdays... today... tomorrows..
Does it really matter anymore?
You lost yourself in the middle
You lost yourself in between..
You are lost...

Losing hopes is easy...
Giving up... bury yourself ... disappear at once..
but... have you forgotten his existence?
HE... who is the most kind...
HE who listens to all your grievances
and HE sees... your pain
even when you are not thinking of him...
even when you are no longer believing...

and HE gives his hands...
and HE gives you the light..
and ends your misery...
SMILE...
there is the brightest light after all...
at the end of this painful crawls
in a complete darkness of this tunnel...
You've finally found yourself...

by Rina...

It was her graduation day
It was my busiest day
It was her important day
It was my DEADLINES day
But I promised her...
I did...

My maternal instinct urged to react..
I threw my files away
I drove like crazy...
Almost hit a pregnant cow..
It stopped in the middle of the road...
Staring at me... You are late MOMMY!!!
ahh cynical cow...

I rushed to the school hall
I came darling... I came...
There she stood sobbing...
I came Ali... I hugged my daughter
She was mad.. She had tears on her cheeks
She had tears brimming in her innocent eyes

I did not apologize… selfish I was
I wanted her to understand instead...
Mommy is late but Mommy is here…
I put my hand on her chest
Mommy is always here...
Doesn’t matter how late…
She smiled a little
She smiled a bit more
She hugged me tight
And laughed and giggled…
My sweet daughter…
I LOVE YOU MORE..

If I am not old
I must be gold..
I may not be nice
But I am wise
Every now and then ... I  need to spell check
please read my poems with due respect...

It's a speech I am giving...
To honor the guests
To welcome the participants
To appreciate them all

It's a speech I am giving..
Words from the bottom of my heart
My heartfelt gratitude
For all the hard work
finally fulfilled...

It's a speech I am giving
To honor great people
Talented people...
Awesome colleagues..
Whose supports and efforts
created magic!!

It's a speech I am giving..
To thank my amazing friends...
and HIM who is watching
and listening...
and continuously guiding...
and making things happen..

Standing on that extravaganza stage
Fidgeting ...
as I was rehearsing my speech that night
and thinking............
This is it....... CoLT 2013
We've made it possible...

To tarnish an image
To break a heart
To tear a soul
To put a shame
Just a split second..
To bounce back and breathe
Confidence
Perseverance
Believe
A strong will inside...
The winning power
in you...

Is this love
an adrenaline rush
my heart beats and pounds so hard
every time our eyes meet...

Is this love
a deep longing heart
an endless despair
every time we are apart...

Is this love
a beaming smile on your face
upon seeing me....
my lip hurts, for it yearns
to taste your sweetness...
LOVE....makes a smile complete....