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Raindrops

12/14/2018

Raindrops on the leaves
Like teardrops contained in my eyes
They trickled down my cheeks
Cleansing my heart of sorrow
I wiped them dry
Before anyone could see

Why this unhappy
When there is so much to hope for

I have come so far
Gone through falls after falls
Haven’t I got up quicker and quicker each time
Why lament over bad times
The present is present
Treasure what I have

Courage

12/6/2018

How much courage I can find in me
Courage to follow my dreams
Courage to persist
Courage to fight for my well-being
Courage to stand up from falls

Will there be a day
My courage runs out
Will there be a day
I give up on my dreams
I give up on my ideals

I tell myself
There won’t be such a day
There shouldn’t be such a day!

Childhood

11/24/2018

I watched her play
through the window pane;
a child so part of nature,
forming a beautiful picture,
within the garden,
like the Eden.
An air of freshness
perfumed the environment,
the truth of being a child
is immense joy and learning.

Spring

11/17/2018

Wheels turn
My time moves on
People from different orders
Come into my life
Have I wasted my golden years
Slept away my youth
Counting numbers
Of opportunities I’ve lost
But spring comes again
Bringing differences

A fly

11/17/2018

A fly danced in front of my eyes
Annoyed, I brushed it away
A thoughtless way of taking its life
I saw its body
Lying on my desk
Why I wanted it dead
I really didn’t know
I’m no more happy
Now that it’s gone
So why on earth
I did that for

sudden death

11/17/2018

In the distance
I see the horizon
I see you
hear your whisper.

In the distance
there’s the bridge
I walk on
meeting you at the other end.

In the distance
the sky takes up
different colours
I’ve lost you among the hues.

I’m broken
we’re together no more
you’ve left me
in the distance

a summer night

10/19/2018

a summer night
reading a book
a book of true heroes
strikes a house of thoughts
thoughts that traverse
from Joan of Arc to the brave firefighter
admiration finds its way
in the late of night
a night that settles
into comfort

My old self again

9/8/2018

I walk in the fog
Along a sandy beach
Playing the game of fairy
With wings on my back
I fly, fly, fly
I drop my wand
I lose control
I fall, fall, fall
I’m my old self again
Disappointed

Desire

9/1/2018

No barrier can hide
The bursting desire
Which outshines the meek and mild

Till the last breath

8/31/2018

She’s given medication
On grounds of mental health;
Void of rights
In a civilised world.
Being stigmatised
By professionals
Who only believe
In pills;
By family
Who only believe in
professionals;
But she thinks differently,
There are other ways
That can help her
Like support from whanau
Art
Education
Flexibility
New methods
Moving on.
She’s determined to
Change things around her,
Yes! Till the last breath!

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I started late to become a writer, after I graduated from the University of Auckland at the age of 57. It all began when one of my articles was first published in Muse, a magazine in Hong Kong. I just finished my first novel Tree which is about Chinese immigrants here in New Zealand. Being bipolar it hasn't been easy but I'm proud to have broken the vicious cycle and begin to enjoy life. I'm glad to have survived to this age and be able to live a most fulfilling life.

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