I Smile

They listen to the same songs,
They wear the same clothing,
They talk on the phone hours and hours,
They enjoy morning coffee together,
They sync-up....
They....
They....
Coincidently?

When two people fall in love.
Ahhh! This world belongs to them,
Others are just tenants.

I smile.

Valentine in Hanoi with the chocolate and cats

one of my nephews told me that it’s easy to spot someone falling in love from one’s social media postings; he said the two people will upload the same or almost the same composition of photo or topic; maybe not exactly the same time, there will be patterns emerging

it’s fun to talk to young people; they refresh my bad sights

and make me experiment whether it’s right — I don’t know but yes the patterns are gradually looking clearer

my nephew said “I can help you if you need to do things.”

“you just taught me; it was a great help, dear boy”

☺️

Simple Joy

Is there a space
For happiness in an angry man’s belly?


Simple joy can cure hunger.
It draws smiles.
It brews laughter.
It dampens dry heart.
It cheers up weary soul.

Is there a space
For unhappiness in an angry man’s belly?

If he knows joy is as simple as
A pattern on matcha latte,
He should say “Sorry for breaking your heart,
But loving myself is a priority”.

Simple joy is not that simple
For those knowing no simplicity.

we asked the barista in our office to draw flower on on the matcha latte but he said it was too difficult “this time this lah, flower needs more training haha…. sorry ya” 😁 thank you, that is pretty, too