O Mighty Tree

O Mighty Tree
~Ruth Tan

O Mighty Tree
Blessed with a spirit so free

Standing in Grace
Rooted on constant Truth

Majestic stature in glowing hue
Set against the azure blue

See his Wisdom reigns
Glory crowning his passing years

Yields the sweetest fruit
That melts even the hardest brute

Cradles intricate nests
And beckons his feathered friends

Loving hands stretch to give
In Abunbdance may we live

Tower of Refuge
A true Friend indeed

A lullaby under the tranquil moonlight
A roar in the darkest stormy night

Songs of the seasons
He serenades them all

Did you hear the rustling wind folk
God just spoke

The Climb

The Climb
~ Ruth Tan

up three strides
down two strides
how slow is the climb

knees weakening
gotta keep going
and finish the climb

heart racing
breath shortening
can’t stop the climb

how long can I hold
I donno
just have to make the climb

never will I bend
so near is the end
ain't giving up the climb

Hungry Bunnies

Hungry Bunnies
~Ruth Tan

Ooo Something to eat?
Hippity Hoppity Hop
Bunnies take their happiest hop

Yea Something to eat!
Hippity Hoppity Stop
Bunnies make their busiest stop

Tumbling Descend

Tumbling Descend
~ Ruth Tan

Turning, spinning
    Twirling, spiralling
        Tumble, swish
            Down we go!

The Song of Everyday

The Song of Everyday
~Ruth Tan

The rhythm of every yesterday.
Toil has ended.
Sweat has dried.
I’m going home.

The tune of every tomorrow.
Toil will begin.
Sweat will pour.
I’m going again.

This Woman

This Woman
~ Ruth Tan

Who is this woman in the picture?
Do you know?
Her face weaves stories
I shall never know.

This woman on the edge of boat
I seem to know.
Her eyes tells stories
I maybe know.

Winter Duckies

Winter Duckies
~Ruth Tan

Icy water,
Good to drink?
Man, duckies
You make me think!

Icy water,
Good to paddle?
Man, duckies
You make me tattle!

I Chance Upon A Brown Brown Squirrel

I Chance Upon A Brown Brown Squirrel
~Ruth Tan

I chanced upon a squirrel
A brown brown squirrel!
He hopped and he hopped
And he could not stop

Up on the branch the squirrel has gone
Then man again he was gone!
Hey hey little squirrel
My brown brown squirrel

I say don’t be afraid
I’m not here to raid
1, 2, 3 is all I need
And a ”kimchi” for you to heed

The Last Dazzles

The Last Dazzles
~Ruth Tan

Say goodbye
To the day slipping by
These final moments
My eyes can't cast aside
My heart can't deny

But why

The last painting of the sky
The passionate holding on to the end
The deep touch of the last dazzles
The hopeful looking to my destiny
The revelry of new colours

So now

Say goodbye
To the day slipping by
There's something
In every going of the sun
That never says die

Old Beauty

Old Beauty
~Ruth Tan

A wreck of rust and metal I came to see
The ironical ruins I can't explain
Dust and sand cover its shame
No no it's a mask of glorious days
The beauty of the old yesterday
Pierce through and through my curious lens

Ocean of Sand

Ocean of Sand
~Ruth Tan

Ocean of Sand, O what is thy name?

A sea brimming with light?
Or a dessert barren of hope?
An oasis with overflowing life?
Or a rife of endless desolation?

Ocean of Sand, O what a formidable name!

Awaiting Spring

Awaiting Spring
~ Ruth Tan

In the cold of winter
Dry bones sprawling
Dim eyes closing

I know I know
Strength has abated
Breath has departed
But only for this long

I know I know
Spring will come
And redeem me
As she always did

The Tree

The Tree
~Ruth Tan

Can I be lovely as the tree
Always reaching to the heavenlies

A tree that rejoices in sun
A tree that sings in the rain

Whose eager eyes seek only the good
Whose open arms find only the Truth

Yes, Joyce Kilmer,
Poems are made by fools like me
But only God can make a tree