Poems for My Sons

  • 5 March 2026, 8.15AM

    Have a lovely day!

    With lots of fun and lots of play
    and lots of learning and don’t forget
    to be courteous
    and curious,
    gentle,
    and kind.

    Now go ahead,
    have a great time!

  • 6 March 2026, 7.20AM

    Good morning!
    I love you in the morning
    I love you in the afternoon
    I love you in the evening
    I love you in the night
    I love you every hour of every day
    From dusk to the break of light.

  • 25 March 2026, 8.32PM

    I await.
    Anticipate.
    Your birth,
    onto earth.

    Electric.
    Air, static.
    Energy, nervous.

    Your likeness,
    unconceivable.

    Your arrival,
    Incredible.
    Indelible.
    Miracle.

  • 3 March 2026, 7.48AM

    On my shoulders I will carry you
    As long as I am able to

    But walk, whenever you should
    It will give you strength and do you good

    And run! When that’s what your spirit feels
    Heart racing, lungs bursting, up the steepest of hills

    I will be around if you trip and falter
    Around always until I am no longer

  • 22 March 2026, 6.16AM

    Things I used to do with Ye Ye when I was little:

    Walking on his back
    Massaging his neck
    Passive stretching his hamstrings 
    Going swimming
    Going fishing 
    (Mostly not catching anything)
    Going to the driving range
    Watching him get frustrated because his swing wouldn’t change
    Waking up before sunrise to get nasi lemak 
    Breakfasts at the local mamak
    Sunday morning awakenings to water being splashed on my face in bed
    Evenings after dinner observing him stand for ages while he prayed

    We went camping in the jungle once as a bonding exercise
    I remember we cooked a fish and then dropped it in the mud 
    He used to proudly recount about how I conversed with all the grown ups

    That was really nice.

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