"The sharp knife of a short life

I've had just enough time..."


- "If I Die Young" The Band Perry


I see Beauty in many things. And like the ghosts that only speak to you if you notice them, they tell me wondrous tales. With my camera and my thoughts, I captured these as faithfully as I can to share with you. And by doing so, they gave me the reasons. And though the thousand reasons may not all be sweet and some indeed bitter; they are still reasons to live. Come to think about it, that is Life, isn't it?
Showing posts with label last leaf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label last leaf. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 December 2013

Moment.


I've had just enough time to...   ponder about a moment.

The moment I viewed the painting "Moment"


I stood before the large painting titled “Moment” in the empty dining hall of this unique company I visited trying to take it all in and feel what a moment meant. There was not enough time. Ironic, isn’t it? Not enough time to feel what a moment is like or what the artist was trying to convey. When a few years ago, I was given the opportunity to start and manage a company, all I had was a vague idea to mold it into “a successful and compassionate company”. In the short span of time, we would be considered “successful” by most standards and now I found a company by which I can model true success after. One that strikes a good balance between profitability and workers’ welfare. That by the way is also true compassion. There is much to learn and execute, but I’m running out of moments…


The last leaf on the tree - a moment in time


If you have just a moment
To preserve your world
Before it disappears forever.
Like the last quivering leaf
In the depth of autumn
Just before its fall to Earth.
What will you capture?

Your first tentative kiss
The walk down the aisle
Praying by your father’s death bed
Safety in your mother’s embrace
The day your child was born
The pressure of his little finger


A Lifetime in a Moment - What is Yours?


The glorious birth of a bright new day
The awesome silence of a starry night
The golden goal or the perfect save!
The view from the top of the mountain
The cool caress of Spring breeze
A slow departing Summer sun…

Each of us will preserve
A special moment
Of beauty, joy or love
But whether it is beauty or joy,
It is still love…


Saturday, 16 November 2013

Autumn in My Garden - Visiting Autumn


I've had just enough time...  to reacquaint myself with autumn


I love autumn so much I planted autumn in my garden...

Memories hanging
Like the last leaf of autumn
Reluctant to fall


So I can be moody even when the sun is shining brightly...

After the last leaves -
Silhouettes of trees lined hills
Desolate beauties


Because sometimes, one just want to be melancholy...

I love autumn or I love the romantic fantasized idea of my imagined autumn. Melancholy, bittersweet, beautiful whether in glorious colors or gray outlines of desolated trees. I imagined sweet loneliness, long walks in snapping cold, chilly winds that cuts and reminded me to preserve this fragile body, time to go deep into reflection, to visit the boundary of depression and know that dark country, to slow time down and view the false promises of progress, ambition and speed; a time to gather, recharge and wait for the hibernation of winter and the rebirth in Spring. Maybe the actual autumn is none of these. Maybe it is just my illusion having never lived through an entire autumn though I have visited autumn in several countries over a long span of time. Maybe those living in autumn countries will laugh at my ridiculous notions. Maybe they are living too close to autumn. Whatever, I love my idea of autumn. So much so that I planted autumn in my garden so it can lead me there even under the tropical sun. And as fate would arrange, I'm going to reacquaint myself with autumn - tonight.



I am traveling again, flying off tonight. This time to Billund in Denmark and then off to Parma and Milan in Italy until the end of the month. So this is the last post until then. See you when I get back...

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