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Down Memory Lane

How the days have gone by

In times when hopes were high

Laugher, fun, free till a tummy cry

With dreams in land of sweet lullaby

Worthy truant, a caning would pass by

Two wheeler iron horse deny

The rivalry for my maiden shy

A knight in armor bravely defy

Any challenger too daring to try

Spoken for, witnessed by the sky

Today, I walk my memory lane to testify

To the goodness and kindness to glorify

A guardian in life providence sanctified

To return love for the love thus gratified

Binding in spirit and soul as one unified

©Johnny J P Lee

08 February 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

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HUMILITY

Humility bearing all sorrow

Unafraid, all of tomorrow

Let go the pain of yesterday

To fulfill all duties of today

Defenses remain forsaken

Offenses plainly unspoken

Blame of others gravely forbidden

Faults from others gladly forgiven

Guilts of transgressors on the shoulder

Bear punishment meted out to the other

Bare the truth without compromise

Testify bravely even to its own demise

Humility and pride, praying side by side

In silent stillness, on guard and guide

Humility breeds peace, let love reside

©Johnny J P Lee

18 January 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

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How Did We Fail?

Has time lost its true meaning

Is it still telling time, and moving

Did we fail, stuck deeply in the past

With our mind roaming too far ahead

Where did we fail?

Why are we digging and cleaning

Busying, our nature to stop loving

Inventions to release the big blast

Hurting, satisfied only when dead

Why did we fail?

Complaints, critically demeaning

Left to die, no point for a roving

Let it be, it’s not meant to last

Unheard of? Or left unread?

What did we fail?

Trees felled, deprived of greening

Man’s conscience, gone revolving

Life has been imprisoned, aghast!

Time and nature have been misled

When did we fail?

©Johnny J P Lee

08 February 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (20)

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A Romantic Rendezvous

a romantic rendezvous

at our cozy corner for two

lustrous table, lonely chairs

I came, but you are not there

I waited, you stood me down

best smile to hide my frown

a sensuous melody played

as you have been delayed

flowers kept me company

just for patient lonely me

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19 February 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (10)

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BLADES ARE BLIND

blades are blind

and so are bats

yet they can find

and never forget

no ill intent

pieces or bits

once the scent

detects a hit

a thousand arrows

won’t miss the mark

death by the gallows

feared more than dark

draw no sword

nor axe to grind

to hold thy word

for blades are blind

©Johnny J P Lee

26 February 2023

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To Be A Good Fellow

I walk the paths of bends and narrow

Waving petals, the friendlies I will follow

All charming smiles, bright and yellow

Lovelies I miss, I shall return tomorrow

Renew my chances to be a good fellow

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26 February 2023

A Gygoyoshi Poem (5)

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THE GIFT OF FLOWERS

Rich sparkling blooms so pretty to show

Much more beauty, beyond their glow

Graceful as soft tender wind blows

Calmly as the peaceful river flows

A penitential act to set me free

Sweet bouquet saying I’m sorry

A true friend is indeed hard to find

Flowers for you, because you’re kind

Blossoms, I am grateful, dear beautiful

Most of all, you’re special and wonderful

©Johnny J P Lee

25 January 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (10)

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AS HARMONY REIGNS

As harmony reigns from the beginning

Nothing that exists is without meaning

The passage of time may dim a memory

Imprints from images allow a rediscovery

Of who we really are from our ancestry

Smell the flowers, but not only for sweet

With bitter taste, to mother nature, greet

Look to the heavens, and touch the sky

Hear laughter of children, playing nearby

Beasts, beauties, birds, bees, butterflies

Nature’s generosity in songs and lullabies

True perception reflects a decent mind

In adversities of fire, water and the wind

Compassion in spirit, in soul and heart

Stores imprints of creation from the start

©Johnny J P Lee

05 February 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

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COMETH THE DAY

The day I stop thinking about myself

is the day I stop worrying about

outcomes and expectations;

When I stop desiring for praise and status

I will no longer seek the approval of others

The day I start focusing on others

is the day I will reach out to help

When I can let go of my outer control

to let in a greater power to take charge,

my life will never be the same again

©Johnny J P Lee

14 February 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (10)

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RENDEZVOUS

I was at our rendezvous

Waiting patiently for you

Beneath our nesting tree

We’re never meant to be

My smiles turned to blue

When dusk told me true

I’ll be by myself, all alone

Waiting, till my life is done

Wish somehow you read this

Sealed with my loving kiss

©Johnny J P Lee

21 January 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (10)

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We don’t need to find …

we need to be found

- J. P. Lee (04 January 2023)

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IN THE MORNING MIST

The morning mist

ushers in the optimist

transforms the pessimist

with a tender loving kiss

to reveal what is amiss

A warm blanket

over a hidden secret

abolishes the regret

in the silent stillness

of gracious willingness

Afloat on a perch

to begin a search

no longer on a lurch

heartbeats in the charms

away from all harm

On a guided path

to spring of dew bath

anew from been hath

to taste a little gist

in today’s morning mist

©Johnny J P Lee

11 February 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (20)

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Just Out Of Reach

The desire of love is

in the desire to have.

It is always there,

for us

just out of our reach.

There lies the pain,

in our comfort zone.

For pain is a tool

It breaks down walls.

It opens doors

to where love lies,

awaiting, just outside

our large play room

where we are caught up

with our other pursuits

We need to

Search deep, and deeper,

not searching to find.

Just searching,

until we are found.

©Johnny J P Lee

19 February 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (20)

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Castles

Castles by history

Fortress in defense

Tunnels, out or entry

For strategic offense

Stand firm on a rock

A refuge, a sanctuary

A chapel on the block

Granite by an estuary

Fight, protect the throne

Warfares firing missiles

Trebuchets to hurl stones

Power rules vast for miles

Majestic, raised on high

Prayers up to the sky

Consolation, well nigh

Defy fear, by and by

Castles, place by place

A hideout ingenuity

A castle ruin for a palace

To scatter the enemy

©Johnny J P Lee

29 January 2023

Gogyoshiren Poem (20)

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SOARING TO A SLUMBER

Slumber with a rush

In the drumming heat

In abundance of plush

Soars a thumping beat

My face pops up a flush

A call to a mountain feat

Red river roars up a gush

Tributaries gathering neat

Settling activities to a hush

The pump returns to its seat

Fanning leaves serve a slush

Dance by a merry young peat

Melts down to a luxuriant lush

A calming hum far off the bleat

Quiet slumber in a cuddly blush

©Johnny J P Lee

25 February 2023

A Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

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A LASTING IMPRINT

a lasting imprint

on screen of the mind

memories by flint

a spark for the blind

by dropping a hint

flesh and will to bind

treasures in the mint

shielded with a rind

a hued tinge of tint

fanned by the wind

dented with a dint

kindred spirit kind

dashingly, a glint

with a soulful find

for a lasting imprint

©Johnny J P Lee

24 February 2023

A Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

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