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instruth · 2 years

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The Distance Between Us

Distance, oh why the distance

as promises drift far far apart

they sway, tilting out of balance

not too far, but closed to my heart

Doubts, distrust with renewed fears

juggling within, stirring up to the air

cold wind brings on the gushing tears

distant hills beckoning, plain and fair

Melodies fluctuating from high and low

according to the moods of the weather

clouds heavy, release the hold to callow

pull of distance snaps, no more together

Greater distance comes between us

triggering a desire in hope to teach

a rebuild of trust, with a will to refocus

a presence near, just out of my reach

©Johnny J P Lee

17 December 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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When I Was Young

when I was young

I thought I was the only one

who had feelings and insight

of ups and downs

of fear and courage

of approaching doom

and of longing for peace within.

I felt there is another me

hiding somewhere

who knows everything

that I am experiencing

alone, I wandered about

in the woods,

at sunrise and sunset,

searching for the other part of me

by following its gentle persuasion,

its friendly beckoning,

in soft voices of lonesome melancholy,

as if to be in union,

closely together,

to share our common existence

In time, I begin to speak to it,

“Are you a boy or a girl?”

“It’s very hot today, don’t you think so?”

“Why am I feeling this way?

Is it your feeling or is it mine?”

It’s strange.

It cries when I am sad;

it rejoices when I am happy,

it follows me everywhere I go,

even in my dreams.

Then, one day, in a dream,

it begins to speak to me:

“John, I am your soul,

you are my spirit

I want to be with you

and to live in you

so we can be complete,

just as you long to be with me

to help make us one,

joined together, we are one

in perfect compatibility.

“You are Spirit, I am Soul

Male and Female, living together

You KNOW, for you are of the Spirit

I FEEL, for I EXPERIENCE what you feel

We must cooperate and unite,

because the Union

of Knowledge to Experience

produces Understanding,

and we will no longer be troubled

in the dark,

for Understanding

will soon

give birth to Truth.

Truth is a gift

and it is liberating

“If we can learn to live together

there will always be Peace

And Peace is divine.

Then we will know

what Love is

And then,

the Love grows,

and becomes everlasting

to give mercy and compassion.

Soon, we will arrive at the destination

but first, we must learn

to live together in Harmony

within our-selves,

before we can share it

with and to the world

so there will be

divine Peace

and everlasting Love.”

©Johnny J P Lee

16 November 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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WHEN LOVERS MEET

When two lovers meet

Drifting into the sunset

Knees go soft, still feet

Arms encircled, eyes reset

The magic of a kiss

And the world stands still

Roses bloom in bliss

Interplay of hearts and will

While joy bring on the tears

Two souls in sweet surrender

No storm can e’er steer clear

Love overpowers him and her

©Johnny J P Lee

16 November 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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GUESS WHO AM I

I am sea, I am sky

Down below, way up high

I’ve no wings but I can fly

I am outspoken, I am shy

Very brave, but I never try

I am true but I can lie

Very honest, but am a spy

Obedient, but I can defy

I am all these, who am I?

WORDS - talks walking by

©Johnny J P Lee

13 March 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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🎼 I DRIFT AMONG THE STARS 🎶

🎼

I drift among the stars

Looking for where you are

Every twinkle tells a tale

As wind chimes in a gale

🎼

Fly beyond, over the moon

Hard to face the afternoon

Half of the day has gone by

To be walking the night sky

🎶🎶

Oh! Where else can I show

I’ve been up high and below

Teach me the way I should go

O Love, to you I lift up my soul

🎼

Thousand dreams for reasons

I’ve been through the seasons

Smiles, beaches, fall and frost

To discover it is I, who am lost

©Johnny J P Lee

20 March 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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A SIMPLE LOGIC

A simple logic

No need to think

It’s no magic

White red or pink

Simple maths

‘Pies are square’

Mazed paths

Skin strips bare

Simple life

Brings fulfillment

Harakiri knife

Kills the moment

A simple way

Is an easy day

Afraid of nay

Sooner to clay

A simple quiz

Try to wiggle

Oh! Gee whiz!

Larf or giggle

©Johnny J P Lee

06 March 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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AS I RECALL

As I recall

how we kiss goodnight

When shadows fall

And I hold you tight

Candle lights dinner

Just for two

Dancing, hugging manner

The whole night through

I wait daily at your front door

Oh! As usual, what a thrill

Just as it has been before

Then comes the winter chill

And whoosh! You are gone

A hopeful wait, till the sun frowns

In the treacherous wind, all alone

Till the lights go out, and I am down

©Johnny J P Lee

05 March 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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The Secret Of All Your Secrets

What’s the secret of all your secrets?

There’s a revelation behind a mystery

A reality behind all you want to forget

With a past that is way beyond history

Why do you keep a secret?

For love or for awe?

Is it something you regret?

A debt that you owe?

Tell no one, and you are safe?

Protect a reputation, your self image?

Superficial small talk at a cafe

By codes in a book, a torn out page?

Do you have any self worth?

Something unique, a creme de la creme?

Speak out! And bring forth

That power, the dream within your dreams

©Johnny J P Lee

15 March 2021

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instruth · 4 years

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THE MOUNTAINS CALL

The mountains call

Pattering waterfall

Early morning train

On the go again

Distant hills

Greeting mills

Winding canals

Nature’s little pals

Peaceful streams

As from my dreams

Snowy rain

Across the plains

Sunny blue sky

Cottages flashing by

Sleepy dwarfed houses

Sensuous nature arouses

Smiling meadows

Peaks of snow

Slopes of green

In scenes serene

Stillness of a lake

From the deep awake

Rainbowed pleasantry

Weaving its tapestry

©Johnny J P Lee

31 October 2020

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instruth · 3 years

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SPOTLIGHTS IN THE NIGHT

Spotlights in the night

Shining from the stars

Steal the twinkling of the night

Silently locating where you are

Stillness sets my soul on fire

Surrendering to the whims of night

Searching for my heart’s desire

Sweetness lingers on my lips delight

Showering charms of magic

Shadows, slashing to curtail

Strikes of lightning in a frantic

Shooting star lighting up a trail

Stardusts sprinkle from on high

Setting up a stage for my dream

Soothing sparkles from your eyes

Shyly, quietly, you share my dream

23 February 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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A ROSE

A rose blooms shyly in the garden

Fine wine flows freely in the cellar

The lark sings, nigh to the heaven

Sweethearts say hi, gals and fellas

As the desert longs for the rain

Peace grows strong, hope endears

Love is a song in sweet refrain

to belong together, year by year

15 January 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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IMPETUOUS FIRE

Impetuous fire of youth

A bursting of sweet desire

An emotional moment of truth

Glowing amber sparkling into fire

Irresistible impulse to act

Rash, and perhaps irrational

A momentary impetus to react

Live out a dream beyond normal

Frozen state of icy contemplation

To thaw out and flow once more

Time wags on, through motion

Till the roses bloom as before

To tease and to parry

Daintily, a fairest maiden

Loving kisses, youthful marry

Impetuous fire reaching heaven

16 March 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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HOME, SWEET HOME

Home, Sweet Home

Home, where my heart is

At wherever I am happiest

Let me recall

From my first family outing

To my very first kiss.

Friends, children’s laughters

Butterflies, bees, twinkling stars

Water trickling over stones

Distant church bells, gentle breezes,

Snowflakes, flowers, falling leaves

April showers, and morning dew.

Yes, these are pleasant memories

It’s a lot of joy, gladness and peace

And more - coming from the outside

Truth is felt in my inner self, joy or pain

It resides in the true home in my heart

The rest are just happy or sad triggers.

05 February 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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Memories In Black And White

Wrapped in black and white memories

Hidden, forgotten, suppressed miseries

Memories with roots not deeply seated

Not hot, not cold, lukewarm, ill heated

Only black and white, no grey at all

Nothing in between, no short, no tall

Yes or no, just one out of two choices

Frown or cheer, melancholic or rejoice

What I had learnt or had been taught

In the two opposites or one is naught

Colorless, pale in beauty and beast

Unreachable venue in grandest feast

No vivid recollection, not in details

Plain ambiguity, definitely to fail

in taste, smell, color, or emotions

No show of courage, no devotion

Uncolored, unclean, white, tintless

Faded drab, dull, neutral, toneless

monochrome, walls unpainted

Wobbly weaklings, unacquainted

Uncanny, disintegrated, no spirit

No soul at all, loveless, inexplicit

No wealth, no self worth, no bite

Memories, all in black and white

10 January 2021

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instruth · 3 years

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The Front Line Of Mystique

The front line of mystique

is in the glamor of mystery

around an aura of charisma

A charm of magical spell

in appeal, allure and awe,

peered around and over

a framework of curved shape

beliefs, ideas and doctrines

to enhance, endow with a zeal

in the pursuit of perfect beauty

through a mystical pull of temptation

A quality unique, and unsurpassed

A state of experiencing the unknown,

amusingly captivating and enchanting

The fascination of romantic indulgence

when time stands still, in infinity,

with an air of secrecy in admiration

where music and singing orchestrate

to outstanding, upstanding ovation

Quite simply, a little mystique

07 March 2021

Gogyoshiren (a chain of 5-verse poems)

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