Oke’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places

Tag: musings

  • Musing: What if?

    What if the hills on the countryside moved when it wills, What if? What if the waters from the ocean shone like gold, What if? What if men can fly like the queer night bats What if? What if beneath a painting there was a quiet monster What if? And what if love was the…

  • Musing: To a Future…

    (i.) “Open the windows of your heart See the wonders outside; besides you” I like to write this for you, dear For memoirs of what we share And as the last days drew near A moment of truth, I can swear I care for all which come to me The butterflies which fine colors I…

  • Wake me up

    Wake me up With your tears Of love and care Let my consciousness comfort you Wake me up To plough the fields To gather wheats And see your smiles Wake me up Even when I’m strengthless To feel the airs Come from the mountain Wake me up Draw back the curtains Let the Golden Sun…

  • Who I Love

    Oh I am in love Your grapes gave me wine Your love gave me life It is at your table I dine I stand at the foot of a hill Watching the setting sun Near the busy oil palm mill I see women, their quarry burn The road to the stream Are littered with fallen…

  • The Old Man and The Bulb

    I met an old man Walking down the lane Passing thru the barn With a face, bold and stern He dropped his stick And I watched him stoop His body rattled, weak And down the steps, I took a hop “Hello sire, lemme help you” He looked up, a bright smile “Oh, goodness, my son,…

  • MUSING- STARS

    The rings of stars Shining gleefully tonight Reminds me of you My innocent one Thoughts fly about And in my lonely web Your memories are caught