Poems from the heart series #2

In praise of a tender heart

Like the Menam Chao Phraya’s constant flow
Your beauty shall eternally glow
For it comes from a heart of gold
She who loves so tenderly never grows old.

I was wallowing in a quagmire of despair
Enveloping Darkness everywhere
When all at once stabbed my sight
The dazzling brightness of summer light.

Softly you grasped my flailing hand
And led me away from the treacherous quicksand
Like the noonday sun your brilliant smiles
Smoulder away the brutality of human wiles.

You cause laughter and inspire aces
The angels sing heaven’s praises
It’s good to be alive and live
When human hearts nurture and forgive.

Note : This poem was written on 2/11/2003 and is dedicated to Mrs.Aw Tee Wan,with love and gratitude. It was published in Section 2 of The Star newspapers on 18/11/2003.