Posted in Poems on Sep 1st, 2007 No Comments »
Found and Lost
She saw him through the window
saw him serving his custumers
smile and touch someone on the shoulder
as he listened to them.
she didn’t go in
she got back in her car and drove away
with a strong sense of having lost love
a sense of not belonging.
yes, she was from another world.
another life.
she tried in vain to […]
Posted in Poems, Chiang Mai, Inspirational on Aug 26th, 2007 2 Comments »
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Poems, Inspirational on Aug 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Posted in Poems, Chiang Mai on Aug 10th, 2007 1 Comment »
Sandcastle
Dreams,
Daydreams.
‘What if ‘
Sandcastle.
Take a while to be built
Ruined with one wave
Sandcastle and dreams
here today, gone tomorrow.
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Poems on Jun 30th, 2007 2 Comments »
They sat close
knees barely touching
first date? just friends? lovers?
He talked alot and she listened intently
to everything he said.
when she said something, his eyes never left her face.
Once in a while they laughed,
touched the other lightly on the knee.
oblivious to everyone else in the restaurant.
It was ‘them’ and us.
Where did they met? How long have […]
Posted in Poems on May 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
Do you
whisper sweet words into his ear
do you hug and caress him
and do your fingers trace his beautiful body
do you lie together
at lunch time
and exchange words only lovers use
do you share dreams
and your hearts deepest secrets
Do you love him, as I do.
lillian, May 2007
Yesterday I read a poem on ‘Germandiary‘ and his comment to the […]
Posted in Poems on May 9th, 2007 2 Comments »
a cook with no food
a singer with no voice
a poet with no words
a painter with no paints
a mother with no children
a musician with no instrument
a lover with no sex
a life with no passion.
lillian, may 07
Posted in Poems, Flowers on Feb 9th, 2007 No Comments »
Ah love is bitter and sweet,
but which is more sweet
the bitterness or the sweetness,
none has spoken it.
H.D. (Hilda Doolittle, 1886–1961)
Posted in Poems on Jan 21st, 2007 No Comments »
Her self-esteem is low again…the only words I hear from her lips are how cruel, unloving, ugly, unprofessional and boring she is.How should I react to words like that?What can I say to make her feel better?Will she really face the truth and get help to change those parts which are ugly and cruel? […]
Posted in Poems, Inspirational on Dec 31st, 2006 3 Comments »
Sometimes i want to shout to the whole world how lucky i am to have you as my friend but sometimes i want to hush…afraid that somebody might take you away from me.
Anonymous
Posted in Poems on Oct 20th, 2006 3 Comments »
She came to you with a smilethat is where your story startedfrom the moment you metyou were always saying goodbyeYour first kiss was destined to be your lastShe has lost her smile.lillian,19.Oct ‘06
Posted in Poems on Sep 17th, 2006 2 Comments »
He looks across the bar and catches her eye and can’t help him selfhe has to smile.She is so different. Her skin is color mocha and wrinkle freeHer black hair falls down her backWhere ever she goes, heads turn and eyes follow her.A longing is stirred, he misses her so muchwhy did she have to […]
Posted in Poems on Feb 3rd, 2006 2 Comments »
I caught your eye across the room and had to look again. But you had turned away. I tried to pay attention to the conversation of my friends but my mind kept going back to your face.When our eyes met again I found myself unable to look away.You stood up and came […]
Posted in Poems on Jan 29th, 2006 4 Comments »
It could be me
sitting with you by the fireit could be me you are sharing wine withit could be meyou come to at nightit could be meyou write to in the dayit could be meyou kiss in the moon lightlillian jan2006
Posted in Poems on Nov 22nd, 2005 6 Comments »
I finally had the courage to go back to my old neighborhoodIt felt like I had never lived there.The trees were tallerthe house looked smallerAll the flowers were dead.I saw my son play on the swing but when I blinked my eyes, he was gone.I heard my baby giggle, I heard guitar playing a […]
Posted in Poems on Oct 7th, 2005 1 Comment »
A friendhard to find and even harder to keepholds you close when you fear wipes away every tear is always nearloves you inspite your bad sidesnever gives up on youaccepts you the way you arehere today often gone tomorrowtake care of your friendi always regret when I don’t2.12.1998 by lillian
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Poems on Oct 2nd, 2005 1 Comment »
Haiku is a Japanese verse form that relies on brevity and simplicity to convey its message. It is usually three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, and frequently includes natural images or themes. It is believed to have been first written in the seventeenth century and is based on a Zen Buddhist philosophy of […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Poems on Sep 28th, 2005 2 Comments »
Rain in the morningits hard to get upclouds cover the skyemptying over our landwater dripping off the roofsroads covered in puddlesanxious looks to the riverthe relief of what I seeI pour a coffee listeningthis morning I’m glad its only rain !
Posted in Poems, Inspirational on Aug 21st, 2005 3 Comments »
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them anyway.If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;Be kind anyway.If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;Succeed anyway.If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;Be honest and frank anyway.What you spend years building, someone […]
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Poems on Jul 6th, 2005 No Comments »
Goodbyes hurtI knew it was coming But still I wasn’t readyI couldn’t say the things I wanted to sayTears came, couldn’t hold them backMy heart hurts, I can’t sleep. I feel like numbing the painbut there is no anaesthesia strong enoughThere are no words that comfort meThere are no songs that reach me.I’m alonein […]
Posted in Poems on Jul 4th, 2005 No Comments »
waitingwaiting for the rainwaiting for the trainwaiting for the phone to ring
waitingwaiting for the morningwaiting for the storywaiting for a new beginning
waiting for some news from youwaiting for a mail from youwaiting for an I love you
lillian june 05
Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Poems on Jun 30th, 2005 1 Comment »
tears in the morning, today is the day to say goodbye.fears of the report cardtears friends are leavingfears of what the next school year will be liketears because everything changesfears of how can I cope with all these farewells.tears I hate saying goodbyefears is life always this hard?
Posted in Poems on Jun 27th, 2005 No Comments »
BoringNo challenging conversation, endless words with no meaningNoise with no soundSongs with no musicBreath in, breath outClean a bottom, wipe a nose,Solve conflicts, cook, comfort and holdThen to tired to go to aerobics and watch tv instead.
Lillian, 29. August 2002
I wrote this poem when my little boy was 2 years old. What a difficult […]
Posted in Poems on Jun 25th, 2005 No Comments »
The Lord bless you and keep youthe Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to youthe Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace The Bible num 6,24-26
Posted in Poems on Jun 19th, 2005 1 Comment »
For you Vic
To cool off on a hot dayjump up and down in the mudget soaking wet in the rainlaugh and jump puddlesget going!!water, heat and air gets the energy flowing
Posted in Poems on Jun 15th, 2005 1 Comment »
Have you ever been to a placeWhere people stop asking for moneyJust ask for food?Have you ever been to a placeWhere no one is interested In designer shops But where to get some shoesHave you ever been to a placeWhere the women have no choice but to workHave you ever been to a placeWhere […]
Posted in Poems on Jun 15th, 2005 1 Comment »
You give your best at work and it’s not noticedgive your best anywayYou laugh at a joke and noone else thinks it’s funnylaugh anywayYou are ashamed of your tears when you see the hurt childenand cry anywayYou smile to yourself when you hear ‚your‘ songNoone knows why you are smilingsmile anywayYou love with all your […]
Posted in Poems on Jun 15th, 2005 No Comments »
DedicatedTo the children of Burma who suffer daily. As I look in her eyesI could almost forget that she is only four. Her eyes are oldAnd her story yet untold.Horror shes seen , so I’m told.At night she screamsIn dreams she remembers what happen.Her father, shot by the soldersHer mother raped.Innocence lost foreverAs she was […]
Posted in Poems on Jun 12th, 2005 1 Comment »
I wrote this poem after returning from Khau Lak, Thailand. 10th of January,2005
I’m blessedmy children are aliveAm I not blessed if my children died?I’m blessed I am marriedAm I not blessed if I’m not married?I’m blessed I have a houseAm I not blessed because I lost my house?I’m blessed I’m healthyAm I not blessed when […]
Posted in Poems on Jun 10th, 2005 1 Comment »
The sky is blueYour skin is brownAnd mine is pink.I’ve travelled the worldAnd you’ve never movedI love readingYou don’t even own a bookYou roam the jungle And feed me sweet berriesYou are in controlI am so lostYou don’t wear shoes My feet have blisters, mine shoes are newYou’re not scared snakesI’m terrified and can’t move.The […]
Posted in Poems on Jun 9th, 2005 1 Comment »
I saw you todayYou smiled when I bought something at your shop.I spoke your languageAnd you spoke mineYour smile lighted up the whole roomI forgot the chaosAnd the disorderI just looked at you and smiled in return.
Posted in Poems on May 27th, 2005 No Comments »
I wrote this poem a few years ago, after spending 2 nights in a village, way up in the North of Thailand. I’ll write more about those villages another time.
Roof not completely covered with grassThe house pitch blackI wake up to the sound of the cock crowingMy mind becomes more alert,I hear the pigs […]
Posted in Poems, Tsunami -Thailand on May 21st, 2005 No Comments »
I was down in Phuket, Khau Lak on the the 1st of january 2005. It was devastating. I will write some more but it has been so hard to put in words what I saw. Heres is one of the first poems I wrote !
Impressions
Palm trees and the beach as we know it.
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