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The Gift Of Life In Daily Living

The gift of life in our daily living

comes with death and forgiving

to the fullness of its reality

by a rich experiential quality

in its entirety, to peace even in strife

Truth is the whole foundation of life

Humans are not without innate support

or care, for help comes in fortified escort

We are born to be free, freely unchained

in fear, to come alive and breathe again

We are equipped with life’s necessities,

however problematic, in life’s complexities,

senses in body, intellect of soul and mind

the will of spirit, and emotions combined

through daily interactions, interferences

We learn as we grow with experiences

We are capable to work at our feelings

that tell us we are well alive and living,

and we can stand united to rise together,

not indifferent to the suffering of others

These are corner stones, building tools

we use them to survive unless we are fools

Feelings are neutral, merely messengers

as initiators, to keep us out of dangers

to live well, for we have reliable teachers

Our experiences become our masters

to help build up our defenses, in conquest,

the hunted becoming hunters at their best,

the weaklings learning to become brave,

expanding, to ensure we will all be saved

© J P Lee

25 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (30)

Photos Credit, J. P. Lee

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A TIME TO CHEER

A time to cheer

blue sky is clear

till dusk appears

and spring is here

sweet love endears

church bells all hear

I let loose my fear

sit and sip beer

in tattered wear

so very much freer

I run with the deer

troubles to steer

meet with my peers

the way we were

recalling the years

wild men and queers

put on high gear

wrestle with bears

nature’s laws adhere

welcome, joyful tears

©Johnny J P Lee

25 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (20)

Photos Credit: J. P. Lee

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Everyone Needs Some Consolation

Everyone needs some consolation

a little understanding, a little care

a helping hand, a bit of attention

to be noticed, so you can share

whom you can give your smile

Even it be for just a while

It’s worth nothing until it is

given away freely to one

who has not, has none

Be sensitive to the needs

of another who is alone

who wants a little companion

to help make visible the unseen

- the hope in times of desolation

and make visible the face of God

©Johnny J P Lee

25 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

Photos Credit: J. P. Lee

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AN INNATE VIRTUE

an innate virtue

a gift of the self to oneself

something more than nobility

that no man can give

and none can take away

it is in the heart of everyone

for it grows within oneself

speaks to and stays with the self

to protect one’s integrity

to love and to cherish

it cannot be bought

for it is priceless

Man will die to preserve it

for it is more than life itself

and that is Honor

©Johnny J P Lee

24 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

Photos Credit: J. P. Ler

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DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

Prayer helps me to overcome

all failures, deceits and fear

I close my eyes to be lifted home

as usual, to every one who’s dear

plonk! I find myself in a free fall, hark!

A resounding voice, “yourself be told”

unexpectedly, everything turns dark

the cathedral where I pray out my soul

indeed, my soul is out in the eerie park

from within the deep abyss I’m consumed

A black bird perches in vastness of night

over the dark water, giant waves resume

I am stranded, wandering alone in fright

oh! scrawly figures falling, tall black trees,

casting shadows and throwing punches

I cry our, o blessed mother, help me

call your angels, save me from munches

light comes through above the tall trees

a breath of invisible air frees me from fear

My neglected soul calling me to intimacy

©Johnny J P Lee

23 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (20)

Dark Pictures, elegyforadream

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BACK TO YOUR SELF

When there is a need

The drawer is drawn

A pair of gloves

When the pot is hot

A feathered coat

When the air is cold

When chores are done

All back to the closet

When a horse tires

It is rested

When labor is completed

Workman is tasked with more

Instead of being discharged

and getting paid

Before leaving the house

Always look to the sky

There are signs

That tell you the truth

To show you the way

Back to your self

©Johnny J P Lee

23 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (20)

Photo Credit J. P. Lee

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The Inky Depth Of Poetry

The inky depth of romantic poetry

As hard courage guides the pen

Thick, as in a wooded forestry

Greens camouflage the den

Frown for such a greenery

Before the artist starts to paint

Palette of colors woos the brush

Braves to kneel, knighted as saints

Wielded swords, enemies be crushed

Ladies and gentlemen, dames & swains

As the pen is mightier than the sword

Blood from the wounds turn inky blue

Timely reinforcement is sent by words

Peace is restored by a conquest true

Deaths of soldiers, we can ill-afford

©Johnny J P Lee

23 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

Photos Credit, Unsplash Images

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Still I Wonder

I wonder why

I wonder now

Looking to the sky

Still I wonder how

No reason why

In prison now

Far too shy

To tell you how

Loitering high

Freedom, wow!

Hit the ground, that’s why

Ended in a cage, now

Don’t talk to me

I will talk back,

My way to be

©Johnny J P Lee

23 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

Photos Credit John Lim

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WRITTEN ON PAGES OF BLUE

Reading from pages of blue

Torn from an old autograph book

Flows a poignant line or two

Stirring rhymes in corners and nooks

Living words from a hidden alcove

Pledges of true friendship and love

Carved and signed in thickets of tears

By the wishes of ones who were dear

So that if ever the lands, seas or dimes,

Through the undenying passage of time

Shall ever dim the mindful thoughts in me

Your golden hand from these living pages

Shall again imprint in me a lasting memory

In a moment of passion in soulful rampage

In delicate intimacy, softly tenderly tame

Remembering unto calling out your name

With hopeful dreams, preciously sustained

Recollection of sweet intimacy as retained

On these pages of blue, shall be contained

©Johnny J P Lee

22 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (20)

Photos Credit J. P. Lee

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ON MY OWN

On my own when I was seven

orphaned, fostered to rich parents

at a mansion with a big plantation

only child adopted, status devotion

a pretty girl, pony tailed, gently sweet

Bubbly, smile a lot, small dainty feet

loved, pampered, soft red hair with curls

cuddly, tender, precious as a rare pearl

a favourite among guests, visitors too

relatives, friends, invited or out of the blue

At seventeen, young men lined as befits

to impress me with their charms and wits

including neighbors, just to mention a few

sons of my parents’ friends, and nephews

I was blessed from poverty to self worthy

I married at twenty two to raise a family

to an eligible kind and handsome bachelor

only son of my father’s brother, the elder

My son continues the name of the family

Edward l, Edward ll and I am Blessed Emily

©Johnny J P Lee

22 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (20)

Photos: Unsplash Images

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FLOWERS COME IN SIX BASKETS

Oh! Lovely flowers come in six baskets

Will you think of me Monday to Saturday

One for each day till we meet on Sunday

when I am left with a dollar in my pocket

to buy us an ice cream to slurp together

©Johnny J P Lee

21 April 2024

A Gogyoshi Poem (5)

Photos, J. P. Lee

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The Contents Of One’s Heart

sharing the contents of one’s heart

honesty undermines a good policy

for secrecy protects one’s dignity

from the scavengers of untruths

promoting merely twisted facts

sacred chamber is a sanctuary

a haven, safe from hideous foes

blessed, assuringly by its creator

where, love originates in simplicity

unifying the contents of one’s heart

© J P Lee

20 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (10)

Photo: J. P. Lee

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PRECIOUS TIME

The best thing to give someone special is a little of your precious time - J. P. Lee

©Johnny J P Lee

19 April 2024

Inspired by and Adapted from my first book, Dusk To Dawn - Listening to God

( “.. but John, you did give me something that was very precious to you, you gave me your time.”

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TIME AND TIME AGAIN

There is no time anytime,

sometime, perhaps, this time,

for another time of good time,

but there is a time every time

for an overtime to find more time

especially at times when time

is the only time you can time

an actual time to catch some time

and make time for taking back the time

to how much time you gain for the time

you have lost from wasting time,

while spending time for a little time

with your grandmother in quality time,

before time becomes a passing time,

just so a timely time

may find no time at all

to recover from a timeless time

for a moment of your time,

provided you still have time

for some spare time, to keep the time,

not get timed out

to save some real time

for the right time

in measured time,

time and time again

©Johnny J P Lee

19 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (25)

Photo Credit, Unsplash Images

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A LAUGH FOR A CURE

plans I have made

fifty one years in the drill

digging holes for a living

building caves for a home

Why do you ask?

suspend your questions

for I cannot tell a lie

to help yourself, choose

what you see is what you get

all the rest you can forget

the greatest fear known to man

I manage it by a licensed skill

grind and chisel, the pain is real

anaesthetics, local, general, none

Choose! When in doubt, take it out

©Johnny J P Lee

18 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

Photo Credit, J. P. Lee

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A MAGICAL SPLENDOR

A magical splendor of our closeness

where I am captured in thine heart

A prisoner beyond the willingness of will

An everlasting memory of love imprints

Our truest love settling everlastingly

passioned senses thrive

weaving a fine tapestry

sweetest taste of love

©Johnny J P Lee

18 April 2024

Haibun (Gogyoshi Poem5/Haiku 5-7-5)

Photo Credit J. P. Lee

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THE LINGERING TASTE OF THY LOVE

The taste of thy love lingers here

whether thou art far or near

I know the sweetness of thy love

my memory screens our evening stroll

down the blossomed garden, anointed

Our fingers in clasped sensuous touch

studying the starry sparkles in thine eyes

listening to the whisperings of thy voice

as we embrace under the Lovers Arch

crowned by the rainbowed bougainvillea

Beneath the shadow of a silvery moon

I catch the fragrant scent of thy presence

and I became fondly intoxicated

circling my arms around thy slimly waist

sniffing deeply with passionate care

Running my lips over thine slender neck

till at last our searching lips do meet

Oh! Our first ever tender loving kiss

to spur the throbbing of our hearts

by a splendor of grand togetherness

In thee I am captured, most willingly

in sweet surrender, my beloved

imprisoned in thy generous heart

An everlasting imprint in my soul

The lingering taste of thy love

©Johnny J P Lee

17 April 2024

A Gogyoshiren Poem (25)

Photo Credit, J. P. Lee

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