Ambition

Ambition

By May Kwek

All men to great deeds aspire

For it some men rise from circumstance dire

Ever they seek to rise higher and higher

If one has run far, the other farther

Aye they seek with chisels of wax

To on Time immortal carve a crack

If possible to carve a name

And lend to it glory and fame

In striving so they’ve shed many a tear

Sweated blood, suffered in fears

Broke their back, lost family and friends

Striving always, till the end

And at the end, did they ever know?

Time’s many notches were infamy so

And those who on Time’s wall blazed a name

Cared more of others and less of fame

Copyright © 2017 by May Kwek

Today is the reason

Today is the reason

By May Kwek

It is Easter today

And for the very first time

I wonder why I’ve never celebrated it

With ornaments of rhyme

For today, today is the reason

The reason for my hope’s joy

The reason why we press on

With faith none can destroy

Yes, today, today is the reason

I can bow my head and pray

Call the Almighty “Father”

It’s an audacious thing to say

Today! Yes today!

Is the reason I can live

The reason despite all life’s troubles

Some have heart to give

Today, yes it’s the reason

That prisoners can be free

That all lost souls can be found

And sorrow flees

For it is today! Two thousand years past

Amidst the tears that wouldn’t dry

That Hope rose from the dead

And dried every eye

And today is special

For just one reason

For today, yes today

He has risen!

Happy Easter!

Copyright © 2017 by May Kwek