I regret that this will be my last poem for quite some time. I will be going off and I do not know whether I will have the time or commodities to write and pulish more poems. This is a poem I dedicate to all my friends, young and old, whom I may or have not said properly my good-byes. I bit you all a farewell...

Good-Byes
G oing is always hard to do
O nce I have gotten to know you
O bviously, it is never easy to say
D eep inside, I never wanted it to be this way

B ut you are the loveliest person I have ever met
Y et I have to say it, it has come to that
E ven though I never would want to part
S o long, my friend, my love, my sweetheart

The Titanic

In 1912, on the 14th of April,
A ship, big and colossal,
Set off on her maiden voyage,
To America with courage,
From Southampton,
Across the Atlantic Ocean,
The best of its kind,
The best you could find,
The name of this ship so gigantic,
Is none other than the Titanic.

And on one unfortunate day,
On her travel to the USA,
An iceberg did she crash,
The starboard did it gash,
Inch by inch, minute by minute,
Sinking in the water, bit by bit,
Many people shouted and screamed,
Hoping that this was just a bad dream,
Many others just panicked,
Because she’s sinking; the Titanic.

The passengers grabbed their coats,
And loaded themselves on life-boats,
But only first class were put on,
For others, their chances were gone,
As she had not enough boats,
And none would take many loads,
Just as it had gotten worse,
Into two, she did burst,
1,513 lives, God did pick,
To go down with the Titanic.

Change

I have been around for many years,
And many years for me to go,
What’s installed for me, who would know?
I can think of things that calm my fears,
I can think of things that give me tears.

I’ve been around, since I was born,
On the 2nd of March, in 1983,
And given the name, Wong Ken Rhee,
Death of 3 loved ones, I had mourn,
So many new cousins, I could yawn.

Things are always changing,
From cassette tapes to CD’s,
To becoming DVD’s or MD’s,
New crazes are coming, old fads dying,
I never know where it will be heading.

Things change when someone dies,
It could be someone close,
Or someone you hated most,
But new problems may rise,
Or it could be a blessing in disguise.

I have decided to take a change,
To try something really new,
Something drastic, not just a few,
It is not all together strange,
Maybe just a bit out of my range.

But going there will make me leave,
The person whom I loved dearly,
I can’t really live without, clearly,
What ever sacrifice is needed, I will give,
If only I could stay, only if.

Why must things change like this?
Why can’t things stay as they are?
Why must I move to somewhere far?
Far away from the girl that I love and miss,
Oh, I longed so much for her kiss.

As day will change into night,
As the tide goes out,
Even if I complain or shout,
Even if I wish with all my might,
Even if I put up a fight.

We cannot stop changes, you see,
We cannot stop the winds from blowing,
We cannot stop time and age from growing,
I can never make her stay with me,
She’s right, maybe it never was meant to be.

The world is constantly changing,
It has been, since the beginning,
There’s no sign that it will ever be stopping,
So I guess we should continue living,
As we ourselves are growing.

How now, Brown cow
Its okay, Blue jay
Take that, Fat cat
Hang loose, Silly goose
Best of luck, Golden duck
What’s the matter, Silky otter?
Looking fine, Trusty canine
Lend a hand, Pelican
Why so lull, Seagull
Why do you cry, Pretty butterfly?
Ponder this, Praying mantis
Where have you been, Terrapin?
That’s the rule, Stubborn mule
Don’t scowl, Wise owl
This is my house, Little mouse
See you later, Alligator
In a while, Crocodile