The Scribbles of a Lonely Traveller

[angliholic]

In case
you'd like to know
the reason why
I've never walked up to you
and said I love you
It's not because
you're ordinary
but because
you're a most gorgeous rose
I have no choice
but to admire you
and keep you forever
at a long distance
for I'm afraid
I may fall heart and soul
in love with you
After all
I'm just a humble man
fond of a small cozy home
better than
a golden mansion

[angliholic]

On the outside
it's been raining
off and on
for nearly a month
On the inside
I'm able to lie in the bed
hide in the quilt
and fantasize
about the coming
of warm sunny days
when we
friends from senior high and I
can go on a trip
back to our campus
When thirsty
we'll drink plain water
when hungry
we'll find
a homey noodle shop
order our noodles
along with
some side dishes
and let loose a big slurp
when time to dig in
Happiness is so easy

[angliholic]

If you were caught
in an April shower
at the other side
of the mountain
while hurrying back home
on this spring afternoon
as I was
don't feel dismal
for before long
your life will be enriched
with many May flowers

[angliholic]

You sent me a message
the other day
wondering why
I hadn't posted any poem
for a long time
Maybe
you're now experiencing
the joy of spring
while irises are blooming
like a rainbow carpet
in your valley
yet
on the street
outside my misty window
I only see
branches and leaves
shaking and shivering
in the rainy season

[angliholic]

Unknowingly
the grass is greening the field
along the carefree river
but why haven't I
found any of your shadow
Mayflower
you know
I need to get away from it all
for a long while
from the life of a trifle
that I'm stuck in
to reminisce alone
about the good old days
that might've gone
far far away with your petals

[angliholic]

How could I
convince myself
that spring is in the air
since the falling leaves
last autumn
seem to be lingering
by my window
hand in hand
with the cold rain
and the chilly wind
Perhaps
a lonely cloud
was born not to dance
but to be sentimental
and doomed
to spend life alone
while others
are intoxicated
by the delicate fragrance
of May flowers

[angliholic]

All day
I've been racking my brain
trying to remember
what I was doing this time
last year
but in vain
On second thought
Why bother
The trees are still green
the birds still chirping
and the breeze still young
as last year
The only difference
is the gray hair~~
it's simply growing
relentlessly and eternally
on me
so what's the use
of reminiscence
If it adds up to more agony
I'd rather choose
to be oblivious
of this dreamy journey

[angliholic]

I never thought
you'd have a gloomy morning
in late spring
or in early summer
if the latter
sounds more melodious
to your ears
and in no time
you're wailing
like a crying baby
However
the moment
your tears run dry
you'll surely be endowed
with numerous May flowers
in the meadow
under a blue sky
with clouds drifting by
while I'll be still cowering
in a dark corner
like a ragged scarecrow
forsaken by its maker

[Danik 2016]

I emphatize with this poem because here it is a gloomy rainy day in late Autumn.
However I don´t recomend "wailing like a crying baby". It makes everything much worse.
Cheers!

[tonywalt]

All day
I've been racking my brain
trying to remember
what I was doing this time
last year
but in vain
On second thought
Why bother
The trees are still green
the birds still chirping
and the breeze still young
as last year
The only difference
is the gray hair~~
it's simply growing
relentlessly and eternally
on me
so what's the use
of reminiscence
If it adds up to more agony
I'd rather choose
to be oblivious
of this dreamy journey

Love your writing. Talent!

[angliholic]

I emphatize with this poem because here it is a gloomy rainy day in late Autumn.
However I don´t recomend "wailing like a crying baby". It makes everything much worse.
Cheers!

Thanks for stopping by and giving me this good advice. I'll think about it and revise it later.

[Danik 2016]

Hi,
Please, don´t mind the comment, I was rather sad when I wrote it. And I thought I was talking to someone very young because of the avatar.

[angliholic]

Hi,
Please, don´t mind the comment, I was rather sad when I wrote it. And I thought I was talking to someone very young because of the avatar.

Thanks for the response again, Danik.
I appreciate people who give me feedback and I always take it seriously because it's as good as mirrors. From the mirrors, I have a chance to see clearly the flaws in my poems. As for my avatar, it was a picture of myself playing badminton a couple of years ago.

[angliholic]

Love your writing. Talent!

Thanks, tonywalt, for dropping by and this most uplifting gift which made my day.
Btw, your avatar looks so deju vue. Do I know you from somewhere?

[angliholic]

During the day
I love to meditate
on the holy verse
feeling immensely complacent
because
nothing in this universe
seems able to get me drunk
I'm as good as a monk
Come the evening
without thinking
I start dancing
around a street light
until deep into the night