A powerful poem.

A poem by Prof Lee Tzu Pheng (Singapore Cultural Medallion winner). She was formerly in the English Literature Department in NUS. This is a powerful poem on human friendship and loving one another.

Sip your tea

Nice and slow

No one ever knows

when it's time to go,

There'll be no time

to enjoy the glow,

So sip your tea

Nice and slow.

Life is too short but

feels pretty long,

There's too much to do, so much

going wrong,

And most of the time you struggle

to be strong,

Before it's too late

and it's time to go,

Sip your tea

Nice and slow.

Some friends stay,

others go away,

Loved ones are cherished but not

all will stay.

Kids will grow up 

and fly away.

There's really no saying how things

will go,

So sip your tea

Nice and slow.

In the end it's really

all about understanding love

For this world

and in the stars above,

Appreciate and value who truly

Cares,

Smile and breathe

and let your worries go,

So just sip your tea

Nice and slow.

When I'm dead.

Your tears will flow

But I don't know

Cry with me now instead.

You will send flowers,

But I won't see

Send them now instead

You'll say words of praise

But I won't hear.

Praise me now instead.

You'll forget my faults,

But I won't know.....

Forget them now instead.

You'll miss me then,

But I won't feel.

Miss me now, instead.

You'll wish you could have spent

more time with me,

Spend it now instead

When you hear I'm gone, you'll find

your way to my house to pay

condolence but we haven't even

spoken in years.

Look for me now.

"Spend time with every person around you and help them with whatever you have to make them happy, your families, friends and acquaintances. Make them feel special because you never know when time will take them away from you forever".

Alone I can 'say' but together we can 'talk'.

Alone I can 'enjoy' but together we can 'celebrate'.

Alone I can 'smile' but together we can laugh.

That's the beauty of human relations.

We are nothing without each other.

So stay connected!

Tailpiece.

Got up around 6, the chores and was ready by 10. The maid was at work today after a lapse of four days. It was a rainy day, to begin with. Carried out the Wednesday 'aarathi' of the house.

A quiet day otherwise!