"Rhymes & Reasons"

Moving about in my own beat
Loss in the music and shuffle of feet
The bright full moon showing the way
The true expectations of today

Loss in the rhymes and reasons
My heart move along with the seasons
On that one bright moment of the night
Your presence is a welcomed sight

Laughter is our catalyst
Freedom and fun, this we insist
Hoping that the night will not end
To each other a smile we send

Loss in your essence and spirit
Thank you for such a beautiful visit
On the light of day
Your memories with me stay

3-14-96

"Perfume"

Your perfume lingers in my mind
My heart to yours I bind
A second away an eternity
You not in my mind a rarity

Whisper of your name I hear all around
My ears only hear your sound
None other than you I want to be true
In other's illusion I see through

My feeling for you feeds me
Giving credence to the world I see
In the night your sweet dream enters
In lovingly you saunter

Once wishing a full life
Life would be better if you are my wife
Loving, caring, joy and hope
Our love is as tight as a knot on a rope

1/95

"Quiet Man"

I'm a quiet man
With quiet ways
Looking for a girl
To spend my days

A Simple man
With true emotions
For that special girl
Love and devotion

I'm a man
Nothing more, nothing less
To the one and only girl
All my very best

3-7-96

"A Friendly Smile"

I always asked myself
How life would be
Without a friend to share it with
I realized this would be a lonely place for me

So I reach my hand across
To see if you would mind
An understanding from someone's touch
And loneliness could be left behind

So now I wish to say
Maybe the next time we see each other
A friendly smile would greet me
I'll smile back and become friends to one another

3-7-96

Restaurant: Ling's Kitchen

We have been ordering Chinese take-out from Ling's Kitchen almost every week since we found them several years ago. My wife usually order the letter G combination plate which contains b.b.q. pork fried rice, sweet & sour pork and egg foo young. I used to order a letter G also, but lately I am ordering the letter A combination plate which contains pork chop suey, sweet & sour pork and b.b.q. pork fried rice. I am surprised for a take-out chinese food they cook to order and they have restaurant quality food for cheap prices. Their food rank as good as the top Chinese restaurant in the area.

Ling's Kitchen
3553 ½ Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
562-424-4284
Open Daily 11:30 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Restaurant: Buca Di Beppo Redondo Beach

I always thought of trying out this restaurant everytime I drove by to visit my sister Anna's apartment by the beach. My first time was when my wife and I attended a birthday party for my three sisters about two weeks ago. It was a happy occasion and we tried a lot of food. It was a surprised for my younger sister, Anna, as her fiancee invited all of the family to celebrate the birthdays. Anna's birthday was on June 11th, follwed by Cecile on June 12th, so one day a year they are the same age and Maria's birthday is on June 22nd.

My wife and I went tried it again this Saturday. She called to make a reservation to be told that the restaurant was fully booked for the day. Luckily, when I got home from work, She told me they called about a cancellation and that we got a reservation at 6PM. The restaurant was full as usual and I am glad we called instead of just stopping by since we would be waiting for a long time for a table. We got seated as soon as we arrived and we got the tour of the kitchen before being sat down on the table.

My wife and I ordered calamari for appetizer, shrimp scampi and pizza with spicy sausage and mushroom for the main course. My wife and I loved the calamari and pizza, while the shrimp scampi was okay, but did not measure to our expectations. The service was a little slow because of packed restaurant, but the food made up for the delay. My wife and I were planning to return again soon since we wanted to try the other dishes.

Buca Di Beppo Redondo Beach
1670 South Pacific Coast Highway
Redondo Beach CA 90277
310-540-3246

My Magical Leather Coat

When I was around nine years old, my Dad immigrated to the United States after his long awaited petition to work in the US was approved. He knew that for a better future for his family he must sacrifice and work hard in this new land. It was not any better for his family in the Philippines. I knew my Mom missed my Dad very much, but sacrifices must be undured for a better tomorrow. My Dad would come home "Balik Bayan" every year to visit us. I remembered the wornderful things he brought home from the mysterious land across the ocean. I treasured everything he brought home.

I remembered he brought me Matchbox cars on one of his visit. I played with those toys and I would always put them is a safe place so I would not lose them. In his other visit, he brought home a fishing pole and tackle box. Everytime he would used it to fish, I would be smiling as I hear the swish of the line as he cast it to the river. I guess, I was amused easily when I was young.

The best of all the treasure he brought home from this far away place was a brown leather coat. It was so warm and the smell was intoxicating. I always wore it to school wearing it with pride. I always told my friends that my Dad brought it for me. My friends would be a little envious about my good fortune. It protected me from many a rain storms. I was thinking it was a magical coat and that as long as I wore it everything would be okay. I wore that coat for two years or so until it was too small to fit me. I was really sad that I had to leave it on the hanger.

Now that I am here in the USA and I have my pick of leather coats, I still remembered that little brown leather coat. I don't think that anything would feel as comfortable and as warm. It helped me through those years when my Dad was away. I knew he was somewhere out there working hard to get us all together in this mysterious land called USA. It was my magical little brown leather coat and it kept me safe.

Restaurant: Jongewaard's Bake & Broil

This outstanding restaurant happens to be located just a mile or so away from my house. My wife and I ate there on the weekends for breakfast, lunch and even dinner. Their fare are simple but very delicious. In their small kitchen they cooked some of my favorites like roast beef, broiled cod with dill sauce or a ranch style breakfast. The decor are easy on the eyes and was one of the main point that drew my wife and I to the restaurant. It kind of remind me of a modern country kitchen. They also bake their own pies and bread in their small bakery. The help are fast and courteous. It would become your favorite "around the corner" restaurant.

Jongewaard's Bake & Broil
3697 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
562-595-0396

Up A Tree

I remembered when I was around eleven years old and on school break vacation in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. I was very fond of guava at the time and there was a particular tree that grew across from my Grandma's house. This tree grew just outside the property line of our neighbor across the street and close to the road where there were a lot of foot traffic. The tree was sporting some really nice size guavas and some were ripe enough to eat. I climbed the tree, sat comfortably on one of the tree limbs and proceeded to eat my fill of the nice succulent fruits. The guavas tasted heavenly.

It was about this time that I heard a noise coming from behind our neighbor's privacy fence. It was our neighbor's daughter and she looked like she was about to take a bath. You have to remember that we lived in the province and the water comes from a public water pump. If you want a private bath, instead of taking a public one at the pump, you have to haul your own water to your house and take a bath there. Even though she was taking a bath behind their privacy fence, she was wearing a dress that tied just under her armpits keeping her body hidden. She took her bath, soaped her hair and using a wash cloth to wash her body. She slipped the wash cloth under her dress and washed herself while keeping everything hidden. After she finished with the soap, she tilted her head towards me and she rinsed her hair and body with water. I was praying that she would not open her eyes while in that position because she would certainly noticed me sitting up the guava tree.

I started to panic since if she looked up and saw me, she might scream and I can get into a lot of trouble. If someone on the road looked up they might asked me what I was doing and my neighbor's daughter would hear me answer from the tree. So quietly, I sat there until she finished her bath and went inside her house. While waiting I was still eating the guavas that I could reached and I ate a lot because I was so nervous and scared. When no one was around I climbed down the tree and went home. After the incident I payed more attention to our neighbor's daughter and we became great friends. It was only a year later, the next school break vacation, that she became my first real girlfriend.

"The Far Horizon"

I am lost to the world at large
Somewhere on a slow trip on a barge
Traveling all day never nearer to reach that far horizon
Never nearer to that edge I keep in my vision

Yet even if it is far I would go
That somehow in my own mind I know I tried so
Never to prove to anyone that it could be done
But a word of wisdom learned this I could leave my son

If I look at the far horizon it will always be there
Never nearing even all day I dare
Unless I go for that dream that some dayit would be
If I try who knows one day catch up and there is me

1-1-95

"Ebony Rose"

Walking along my garden one day
I came across among the marigolds
A black flower of exquisite beauty
With diamond gleam it's quite to behold

Black satin for petals
Velvet to the touch
Fragrance of myrrh dancing along the path
Proudly it stand defiant

She is a dream
A vision of my long lost African queen
Supple beauty of delicate creation
As it dance among the breeze I bowed and said "My queen"

To my surprise in low whisper it speaks
"Dear gentle cavalier, brave knight of Camelot
Free a poor rose of it's bonds
For reward your consort I will be"

Careful of the thorns of dagger sharpness
I pluck the ebony rose off it's perch
Laying it among the grass of the garden
As it grew toward the heaven in woman form

"What is thy name dear lady
So I could address thee proper
My queen you will be from now on
Speak to me so I can name beauty"

"My dear Sir Daryl
The beat of my heart
You can call me Sylvia
Daughter of the sun and the earth"

"Dear Lady Sylvia I extend my hand
Will you guide me among the garden
To finish this walk I started
Among the flowers you will be my only rose"

And that my friends ends the tale
How the last ebony rose came to earth
For heaven's greatest creation
And the last to walk the realm of men

Commisioned '95

Father's Day

My wife and I spent the afternoon with my Dad and Mom for Father's Day. We had deep fried calamari, Korean beef rib BBQ, pork sinigang and white rice for lunch. We also had ice buko (young coconut) juice drink. All of my family was there and it was a happy occasion. We watched a Filipino movie on the Filipino Cable. It was a slower grind than the occasion the day before and it was more enjoyable. =)

"Danger"

I to myself a stranger
Like the dream that I behold
Of walking into danger
And there myself I hold

I know of peace and freedom
But to know not enough
Act you must or lose the kingdom
Even when the travel is rough

1-95

Music: "Gaelic Storm"

I owned a cd copy of Gaelic Storm Special Reserve, but my sister borrowed it and I have not seen hide or hair of it again. So, while walking around Best Buy, I saw it on the music bin and it was the last copy. My wife told me to get it before someone else walks away wih it. I played it last night and it was as good as I remembered it. The cd contains great songs that let you identify yourself with the music. The cd contains great Irish drinking songs and pipes. I would start to sing along with "Johnny Tarr", "Beggarman" and "She Was The Prize." The pipes in the "Schooner Lake Set" always put a smile on my face. This Gaelic Storm cd would be blasting on my stereo at work keeping me company, while I sang and my body keep time with the music. =)

Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary

A Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary to my Mom and Dad. They celebrated it Saturday with a Hawaiian Lua. The food was tremendous and my Mom's Lomi and eggrolls were again the hit of the party. I know some of the people went just to taste my Mom's famous shanghai eggrolls. They also visited because of my Mom's growing collection of orchids that she sell. The people were numerous among them people from my Mom's work, the member of the local choir my parents belonged, their friends and relatives. The kids took over the front yard playing games. While we milled around the television and the food. They received a lot of gifts from the people who attended the party. It was a great success! =)

Movie: "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"

I went to see the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith with my wife yesterday afternoon. We watched it at the AMC Rolling Hills 20 cinema in the city of Torrance. We went early and watched the movie at 4PM. The week before all the tickets for the movie was sold out, but we saw our friends waiting on line to watch the movie. We talked to them until they were allowed to enter the cinema.

My wife and I liked the movie and we are planning on watching it again. The plot of the story was okay, I mean, being married to a fellow killer for 6 years and not even have a suspicion was over the top. The movie itself, after excusing the story line, was very exciting and lots of action. The pairing of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were electrical. I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone who loves big action and lots of explosions. =)

AMC Rolling Hills 20
2591 Airport Drive
Torrance , CA 90505
(310) 289-4AMC

Homeward Bound

I remembered when I was 7 years old growing up at the mountain province of Baguio in the Philippines. Since I lived there for 3 years, I was very familiar with the city and the passenger jeepney route. I remembered how to get to my school and the major tourist spots. You could say that at 7 years old I was a well travelled person.

I guess, it was bound to happen, when my Mom and I was visiting the city to do some shopping, that I got separated from her. We were crossing the crosswalk and I remembered reaching up for my Mom's hand. When I reached the other side, I looked up and, lo and behold, it was not my Mom's hand I was holding. I started to look around for my Mom, but I could not find her. I thought that she might be looking for me and she might be worried so I decided to go home on my own.

I first went to see if a friend who drove one of the jeepney was at the jeepney terminal to get a ride home. My Mom could always pay him later when we catched a ride on his jeepney to school. When I did not saw him, I decided to walk home. My house was near the city, but it seems a long ways off for my small legs to walk all the way home. For the life of me, I was never scared and knowing the way home it was just another day on the road. I was halfway home and just passed the hospital when a car suddenly stopped ahead of me and my Mom jumped out of the passenger side. My Mom was crying while hugging and kissing me. She asked where I went after I got separated from her and got lost. I told her that I was never lost and that I knew the way home. I told her if she did not find me that I would see her at the house.

I guess, after that episode that my Mom would rarely let myself or my three sisters from her sight while we were growing up. We are always a touch away. Even now, I can still see how my Mom keeps an eye on her grandkids when they are around her house or when they travel with them. I grew up knowing that I can always find my way home and knowing that my parents will always find me if I got lost again.

"The Way I Am"

You found me the way I am
Now you are trying to change me
You forget the things you liked about me
Deep in my soul you can't see

I leave my heart open to you
But in my heart the last place you look
You wish for me to change to your expectation
I wish you would read me I'm an open book

Don't look at the covers
There you will not find the real me
If you look in my soul the story unfolds
The pages of my life there for you to see

Later maybe there would be changes
But that is all a part of life
For now love me as I am
Which is who I really am

7-23-95

"Dreamers"

We are the sailors in metal ships
Dreamers in our own right
We travel in this our ocean
On top of thunderous scarlet plumes of light

We are the brave who carry the spirit
That it one day soar into heaven
And there even for a moment be with the angels
Looking over God's creation our haven

Leaving our home to place our heart on the stars
There hopeful that one day would breach the distance
And say to our children to reach for the lights
And look at it as discoverers in this instance

This we dreamt since man infancy
His humanity tied lock in those lights above
We now undertake our mission
And joyously say we are underway to the stars above

1/3/95

"My House"

My house stands on my name
Its walls my works and deeds
Its roof my words
The door opens to my heart
The windows into my eyes
My soul lies inside awake
With it I shelter my children
In it they learn of me
Protected they face the world boldly
But all of it is not enough
My house stands on my name
And you stand along side me
You make my house a home

5-31-94

"A Flower"

There in my garden is a flower
A pretty yellow rose
Under the sun's golden shower
It beckons me up close

Caressed by nature's own hand
As it's green leaves flutters
as it grew out of the land
And around it the bees flutters

Indecision came through me
To take it or leave it
Beauty up close to me
Or left on the stem, beauty without limit

7-9-96

"The Lost"

Today it seems I lost a friend indeed
More of a trusting soul looking up to me in need
Not the frantic lost person wandering around
But the quiet defeated locked and bound

Looking up to me asking a question
I not minding giving her no attention
She is just asking a question
I distracted lost in my position

In her own way she answered her queries
Ignoring me, she is lost to the fairies
By the time I noticed her she has locked herself away
Calling I could not reach her, she is locked to stay

Today I lost a friend
My own child into the trend
If I just given time to answer
How I wish now I could tell her how much I love her

A simple question a little child would ask
Just asking to answer not a task
Ignoring her she has walled herself away
Even calling forever now her I can't sway

I thought she knew I love her
All the things I have to be hers forever
All the advantages to better her position
Then I realized I hadn't answered her question

Now I know what has been taken
The question had been forsaken
Wealth and power her mind can't grasp
Oh how I wish her hand and mine again clasp

I work to root to this earth her dreams
In busy hectic work I have no time for her it seems
To be around me all she asked
With a trusting soul she asked

1-25-95

"Color War"

You are red I am blue
To our causes we are true
We are kin but different clans
So brother we follow different plans

You have a knife I have a gun
We kill each other under this crazy sun
Was it you or was it I who started this clash
I have forgotten as I see the muzzle flash

Both our parents we have failed
You are dead and I am jailed
You are my brother that is true
But you are red and I am blue

You are hot and I am cool
We live our lives in this world of fools
We are kin but with different plans
We do the bidding of our chosen clans

I have my name to uphold
Even if I have to bring you down if I am told
Brother why did it happened
I wish now it never happened

10-10-95

"The Fountain of Youth"

As your body and mind catches up with your age
And in the book of life you turn another page
You find life is very precious
And along the way you become cautious

To make a difference don't start up a wall
Always try to follow life's little red bouncing ball
Let it be your guide on life's highway
From oneself don't let yourself stray

To forget how to smile, be happy or play
Your dreams and imagination in one place stay
When the time comes when we can't dream any more
Out of the river of life we come to shore

From memories now we live our lives
Our body and mind ages like knives
Dull and forgotten with out any use
A hard stance on reality on oneself an abuse

Sharpen those knives let it again be useful
In our time let us live our lives full
Life is not a simple single motion
But bits and puzz;es of an adventurous commotion

In our own life we are the architect
Though no plan is always perfect
And on these notes we must close with this truth
Love, dreams and happiness is the true fountain of youth

2-21-95

"Run Away"

Run run away
Cry in the dark and then pray
With the spirit avenging
From yourself go far away

Hear hear the voices
Until your ears hurts and ringing
With nerves quaking
From yourself go far away

Speak speak the words
Even when no one listens
There in the twilight
From yourself go far away

Feel feel the pain
The touch that burns the flesh
Forever torment
From yourself go far away

Reach reach for yourself
As the other world draws you closer
Leave the demon homeless
Break the chain forever

1-1-95

"From The Heart"

There are times when I don't understand
When our hot heads crash head on
Just give me time to cool off and think
I'll amaze you how much love I hold for you
Remember just give me time
You can always count on me when you need a friend to talk to or just listen
Don't be afraid to be real in your emotions
Don't hold any tears inside
If I don't know I will never learn
I will always be by your side
Love is the first thing in marriage
The others you learn as you go
I guess love is the little things in a marriage that you do from the time you get up to the time you lay down
It is not big and flashy but say I really love you
Spending time with you makes me very happy
Together we see the world bright and blue
But I'll understand when you need time alone
Remember we should not go to sleep angry
We should resolve it before we lay our head to sleep
Let all the bad things stay in the past
The new day is for the new things
I will always love you
But I guess it is only fair to warn you
Forever is as far as I'll go

6/2/94

"City of Gold"

When I was young, I was told
Of a river that flowed to a city of gold
A city that shines in the dark of night
A city of beauty and wondrous sight

Where is this river so the city I'll find
Dreams of finding it always on my mind
A city of pure diamonds and gold
I wish for my own eyes to behold

All my life I always looked for the river
Every time I cross one I get the fever
Down the river or upstream is the city standing
I wish to follow the water in it's wandering

Because I seek maybe one day I'll find it
And there will I stand in front of it
The city of gold that is always on my mind
I can now and forever leave behind

"Friend"

A helping hand in time of need
Born of concern for others
Wishing nothing in return
Being there like a sister or a brother

An open ear a few kind words
A shoulder to cry on
With no fear of secrets spilled
You help this soul to go on

Always there in good times or in bad
To help shore up the wall
One who would make time for oneself
To pick up the phone and call

No distance or place too far or near
That would diminish your presence
An understanding of what I am
With open arms you accept me in my true sense

You know of what I could be
Always cheering on to make a better me
You know the right time to step in
Or just stand beside me

Looking far and wide no word can describe
Better than a little word "Friend"
And that is what you are in my life

6-28-94

"Bright Lights"

Oh bright lights so far away
When morning comes please stay
In the darkness I see thee
Up in the sky so free

Oh bright lights so far away
Staring long I'm in your sway
Winking and swaying in the night
I wish to reach up to your light

Oh bright lights so far away
Up in heaven you look so gay
With the angels looking down
Your lights erase my frown

Oh bright lights so far away
Your light guide me when I stray
A wish I make on your light
That my love ones you keep in your sight

2-1-95

"Problem"

Sometimes I know you're secretly crying
When problem between us appear
In those times I feel like dying
When understanding could have prevented a single tear

When such time we would hotly resolve a quarrel
Let us step back and patiently take some time
So we can put it all square on the barrel
And quietly and sober from our wounds remove the lime

We should not be afraid to face our problem
For all problems can be resolved
With wisdom, cut the rotting stem
And with time all problem dissolved

I can't promise such thing will not again happen
But with combined understanding help it end
From everything learned our love for each other sharpen
In the end both mighty trees against the wind learn to bend

7-7-94

"My Kite"

Flying high on a string
My kite looks down on me
Today this first day of spring
I never realized how green it could be

The colors that is around
Where my kite flies over
The sound of birds abound
While they hid in the trees' cover

How good it is to feel so free
My kite and I on this day
As it flies over a green tree
In nature scene I'm in it sway

My kite sees all this earth
In its place I wish to be
To fly over this good earth
And for me to also see

7-23-95

"The Journeyman"

Looking eastward - the sun rising
he put on his shoes and started walking;
his car parked along with the rest
like himself knowing this day would be a test.
Entering the plant he sees a line growing
on the clock, with the card at hand the time it is marking.
Talking and laughing as they walk,
the old timer his pace is slower as they talk.
Knowing nothing is gained in rushing time,
nothing will be added not even a dime.
What a beautiful day it is to be outside,
a shame that he must work all day inside.
Eight hours ten - twelve overtime,
time and a half just to fill in the time.

Looking at the machine so big - so quiet
turning it on, it gives a whir anticipating today's diet.
Gears and lights it started in motion
it would be a long day in this commotion
to care for this aging wreck
with grime and oil on it's deck.
A sinking feeling he should have stayed home and rested,
to battle this machine sometime he knows he is being tested.
Warming up he hears a familiar ping,
one day he will take this machine apart to find that thing.
An aging wreck and an aging man tentatively working together;
no one seems to notice when work starts to gather,
an old friend accepted with all the quirks
his work on it he never shirks.

With a wrench in one hand and a bolt in the other,
he must tighten it just a little further.
A little shim to raise the block,
so this machine through the day would not knock.
With practiced hands he carefully worked it,
with a last adjustment, place the last bit.
Cleaning his place - putting away the last tool,
care of his equipment is a priority for he's no fool.
For each one a well known friend with a story.
To lose them he would be truly sorry.
Turning the knob he heard it restart.
On this end feed the blank at the other - it spits out the part
a perfect size after all the troubles,
must work it right the first time or the work doubles.

With earned rest he watches it go full tilt
the machine sings with no hint of guilt,
the parts it gives all measured true
tonight it might just make it all the way through.
A tap on his shoulder he slowly turns around,
he sees a young man with eyes to the ground.
The advice he gives him fixes the man's own
the old timer's artisan skill is time honored grown.
A combination of hard work, wisdom and knowledge
with a pinch of common sense and safety, it is a formidable ledge.
To any one who wants to learn he teaches,
the same way the old timers in his younger days preaches.
As with everything to begin and end all must come around,
to his trainee his skills must be passed and slowly bound.

With his stomach growling he knows it is time for lunch,
sometimes sitting alone or with a group huddled in a bunch.
Eating among them stories and news shared,
among this group in their work it showed they cared.
Almost the end of the day as lunch was over,
a few hours to go next to forever.
His machine is still running fine,
a lot of times his machine serves him vinegar but tonight fine wine.
When that clock hit fifteen minutes before time,
machines are turned off, everyone washes off the grime.
Everybody is ready to go and leave behind a hard day's work.
With new energy, when the shift is over it will pop like a cork.
He looks back on this day with a smile,
today is a hard working day. He felt he traveled a mile.

With the sun sitting low on the west,
he knew he did his very best.
Changing his shoes - he wonders how tomorrow would differ,
would the machine run a little stiffer.
Vacation is coming and he just wondered
if a new man would run it . Would he pondered
how can this old man run this heap,
the secret with your effort don't be cheap.
Treat her like a fine lady of steel,
push her a little too hard and she would flip her keel.
With time spent honing his skill,
when a day runs smooth it's a thrill.
tomorrow is another day for the crew,
with the working day over, with the fellows he'll share a cold brew.

January '95

"Labor of Love"

Once you asked me to prove my love for you was true
From then on I always tried to come through
With everything that these two hands can do
Even tired, my mind is always of you

My work is easier with you in my life
With my children around me and you as my wife
With my family to come home to at the end of the night
Every waking sunrise is beautiful and bright

You mean more to me than my own life
Second only to God as the most loved in my life
You are my best friend and your understanding holds no bound
All my work is made easier with you around

As this body and soul from work start to age
Along with my wisdom and knowledge that turns like a loose page
My works and deeds and with the help from above
All of everything I offer to you as part of my labor of love

6-22-94

"Awake"

When we go to bed sometimes I lay awake
Thinking of the things in my life for love's sake
Looking at you makes me really wonder
How much of this life is but a dream, I hate to ponder

I pinch myself from time to time to see if I'm awake
Realizing what I have and what is at stake
To lose you would shatter me forever
For I wish we can go through life together

Stirring beside me stealing all the cover
Afraid I'll wake up alone one day and discover
That your love for me is forever gone
I wish if this life is just a dream, it would go on

Kissing your cheek needing you by my side
I thank God for letting your love with me reside
Closing my eyes with a smile on my face
Together this dream in the light of day we will face

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