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THE MOUNTAINS CALL

The mountains call

Pattering waterfall

Early morning train

On the go again

Distant hills

Greeting mills

Winding canals

Nature’s little pals

Peaceful streams

As from my dreams

Snowy rain

Across the plains

Sunny blue sky

Cottages flashing by

Sleepy dwarfed houses

Sensuous nature arouses

Smiling meadows

Peaks of snow

Slopes of green

In scenes serene

Stillness of a lake

From the deep awake

Rainbowed pleasantry

Weaving its tapestry

©Johnny J P Lee

31 October 2020

[writeundertheinfluence]

This year has been a rough and challenging year to say the least, but amidst all the negativity there have been some glimmers of hope and positivity. This platform was created as a safe haven for all poets and writers to come, connect and of course to see that no one is truly alone during these trying times. As this year comes to a close, I want to take the time to thank and appreciate those who helped me see this vision all the way through. WUTI and it’s members have brought to life a weekly escape through what we call "Poetic Therapy".

Tonight we will leave behind 2020 and soon welcome in 2021. Stay tuned in because WUTI has a lot more to come in 2021......

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Anybody who would like to come and be part of our community of friends and poets/writers our doors are open to everyone

Contact @imperiallefty , @disruptivebychoice , @hellorheels , @quiet-storm132 for more details

I am sure that i am forgetting some people but just know that either i THANK YOU ALL!!!

[nikasholistic]

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A ROSE

A rose blooms shyly in the garden

Fine wine flows freely in the cellar

The lark sings, nigh to the heaven

Sweethearts say hi, gals and fellas

As the desert longs for the rain

Peace grows strong, hope endears

Love is a song in sweet refrain

to belong together, year by year

©Johnny J P Lee

15 January 2021

Photo Credit J. P. Lee

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HOME, SWEET HOME

Home, Sweet Home

Home, where my heart is

At wherever I am happiest

Let me recall

From my first family outing

To my very first kiss.

Friends, children’s laughters

Butterflies, bees, twinkling stars

Water trickling over stones

Distant church bells, gentle breezes,

Snowflakes, flowers, falling leaves

April showers, and morning dew.

Yes, these are pleasant memories

It’s a lot of joy, gladness and peace

And more - coming from the outside

Truth is felt in my inner self, joy or pain

It resides in the true home in my heart

The rest are just happy or sad triggers.

©Johnny J P Lee

05 February 2021

Photos Credit J. P. Lee

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Memories In Black And White

Wrapped in black and white memories

Hidden, forgotten, suppressed miseries

Memories with roots not deeply seated

Not hot, not cold, lukewarm, ill heated

Only black and white, no grey at all

Nothing in between, no short, no tall

Yes or no, just one out of two choices

Frown or cheer, melancholic or rejoice

What I had learnt or had been taught

In the two opposites or one is naught

Colorless, pale in beauty and beast

Unreachable venue in grandest feast

No vivid recollection, not in details

Plain ambiguity, definitely to fail

in taste, smell, color, or emotions

No show of courage, no devotion

Uncolored, unclean, white, tintless

Faded drab, dull, neutral, toneless

monochrome, walls unpainted

Wobbly weaklings, unacquainted

Uncanny, disintegrated, no spirit

No soul at all, loveless, inexplicit

No wealth, no self worth, no bite

Memories, all in black and white

©Johnny J P Lee

10 January 2021

Photos Credit J. P. Lee

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ILLUMINATION

Time and distance

They either imprison us

or they separate us

They are entrapments

we are often unaware of,

each linking to a guardian

that appears as a star,

shining and twinkling,

displaying its

presence of Hope

Each with a name,

unique and personal

to a particular person

When they find each other

a miracle happens,

separate or together,

they sparkle,

out of love for each other,

unmistakably,

with absolute clarity,

in the oneness

and the vastness,

known as

Illumination

©Johnny J P Lee

18 October 2020

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Two Princes In The Soul

Two princes, sitting side by side

Both strong, gallant twins

Their names: Humility and Pride

One smiles, the other grins

Rivals between love and fire

In fascination, or in fear

Rulers in a masculine empire

To sing praise, or only jeer

Always a friend or always alone

An honest laborer, a slave driver

Stand the ground, sit on a throne

A cause to unite, a staunch divider

To bless, or to curse

For good, or for a fond

Fill the heart, fill a purse

To be brave, or to despond

Be gentle, kind; be rough, hard

Mercy, or to punish

Touch a soul, just throw a card

To be poor, to relish

So you see, it’s a daily tug of war

Today, yesterday, the day before

Win, lose, hole in one or just a par

The victor is the one we feed more

©Johnny J P Lee

16 February 2021

Photo Credit Andres Contieri

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CELLOS IN THE WOODS

I hear soft cellos in the woods

Harping between the lustrous leaves

Ten violins on a mellow mood

Sharp sound of flutes cuts a cleave

Twigs on branches scrub a whisper

Breezes chime in melodious hushes

Crickets in pauses strum a whimper

Glow worms light up all the blushes

All the lovers smooch on a moonlit night

The music plays as the nightingale sings

Hearts and souls magnify in sweet delight

Time and dreams, at still on folded wings

©Johnny J P Lee

08 February 2021

Photos Credit J. P. Lee

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SUNRISE FROM YOUR SMILE

Sunrise from your smile

Sunglows on your hair

Sunset when you sigh

Sundews on your shoulders

Sundrops in pearly tears

Sundown when you frown

Sunstrums when you sing

Sunlight from your grin

Sunbeam in your eyes

Sunkiss from your lips

Sunny when you’re glad

Sunshine in your soul

©Johnny J P Lee

11 January 2021

Photos Credit J. P. Lee

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DARLING

Darling, I’m so thrilled

that after all these years, I love you still

for when I look at you, I’m in paradise

You smile, with the starlight in your eyes

Darling, I love you

always and forever, I will be true

You are my everything, my life, my dream

The dream within my wildest dream

O Darling, tender and so gentle

Eternally compatible

Sweetest flower ever

Happiest when we’re together

Darling, I surrender

There’s no one more patient or kinder

Nothing, not even the brightest star above

can ever take you place, my love

©Johnny J P Lee

14 September 2020

Photos Credit J. P. Lee

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you are the rainbow

in my dark hour of need

on a moonless night

©Johnny J P Lee

16 February 2021

Haiku 5-7-5

Credit: Unsplash.com, Aram G

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IN THE EVENING

In the evening

When the sun goes down

I see thee

With our child in thy arms

Raised up to me

Waving, to a fare thee well

With the sky

Behind, in the shadows

I let my tears

trickle, for I do remember

The pain

of separation day and night

But I’ll return

Sooner than thou canst know

As the Dawn

ushers the first rays of morn

©Johnny J P Lee

08 January 2021

Photos Credit J. P. Lee

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

🎼Happy ... New Year

Oh how in love

We all are ... today

If you feel it

Then it’s ... universal

Let’s hug each other

Say “I love you”

Let our peace flow ....🎼

©Johnny J P Lee

01 January 2021

Photo Credit J. P. Lee

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Good morning from Singapore.

I m posting pictures of our local King of Fruits. The DURIAN - a spiky tropical fruit, fragrant and delicious. To some, the smell may be rather pungent. To durian lovers, it has an out-of-the-world taste. Hence, it’s the King.

However, what may interest you are the flowers in various stages of bloom. Durian flowers also can be eaten, deliciously stir fried with various local spices (see the last picture of the durian flowers, all prepared for cooking). Look like delicate cauliflower?

Enjoy.

03 February 2021

Photos Credit: Pinterest, XiaoFengHuang

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THE POWER OF SILENCE

Silence is a song,

a voice of the heart

proclaiming the truth.

Silence is a cry of the soul,

by its pleading

from the pain it feels.

Silence is the fire of love,

without words

without expression.

Silence speaks clearly,

It is effective

It can be heard.

Silence will be heard,

Just one word is needed

It really works!

“Fire!” When there is a fire

“Help!” When help is needed

“God!” When in need of intervention.

©Johnny J P Lee

09 January 2021

Photo Credit J. P. Lee