Bohemia

To take the world as one finds it, the bad with the good, making the best of the present moment,
To laugh at Fortune alike whether she be generous or unkind,
To spend freely when one has money, and to hope gaily when one has none,
To fleet the time carelessly, living for love and art,
This is the temper and spirit of the modern Bohemian in her outward and visible aspect.
It is a light and graceful philosophy, but it is the Gospel of the Moment,
This exoteric phase of the Bohemian religion,
And if, in some noble natures, it rises to a bold simplicity and naturalness, it may also lend its butterfly precepts to some very pretty vices
and lovable faults,
For in Bohemia one may find almost every sin save
that of Hypocrisy.
Her faults are more commonly those of
self-indulgence, thoughtlessness, vanity and procrastination,
And these usually go hand-in-hand with generosity, love and charity.
For it is not enough to be one’s self in Bohemia, one must allow others to be themselves, as well.
What, then, is it that makes this mystical empire of Bohemia unique?
And what is the charm of its mental fairyland?
It is this: there are no roads in all Bohemia!
One must choose and find one’s own path,
Be one’s own self,
Live one’s own life.

Bohemia by Gelett Burgess



Showing posts with label Poems. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Sometimes

Sometimes
Deep inside my thumping heart
This happiness is choking me up
Making me uneasy and perturbed
Leaving me nervous

Sometimes
If you listen carefully to my loud laughs
You may hear a soft whimper of fear
Fear that one day when I wake up
You won’t be here

Sometimes
Late at night I would put my head on your chest
Just to hear the rhythm of your heartbeats
To remind myself
That I am not just dreaming in my sleep

Sometimes
When you run your fingers through my hair
And look me deep in the eyes
I have to try hard holding back the tears
And trust for once that this is for real

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Rain

Come on love take my hand
Let us take a step outside into the rain
Moment like this don’t come often
No, please don’t hesitate
I promise you won’t regret
                                        
Stop now close your eyes
Bring your face up towards the sky
Can you feel the pulse of the rain?
Falling down touching your face
Head to toe washing away

Hold me close spin softly
Feel the earth soften beneath our feet
Hear the rhythm playing in the air
Move your body feel my heartbeats

Come on love take my hand
This is the moment
Can you constrain?
Follow your heart listen to the rain
This is you and me
Becoming one and remain

Closer

Come closer
One step more
Can you see now?
The dreams in my eyes
A present of love
A future of hopes

A little closer
I want you to hear
The sound of my throbbing heart
Inviting you to love
To opportunity and every possibility
There could be

Closer to me
Perhaps you would be able to feel
Deep inside of me
You are within
Surrounding
It is only you
Can you see?
Come closer

Between

I was told
There is this place
Somewhere
Between times
Between places
Between dreams
Between miracles
Between nights
Between days
Between realities
Between fantasies
Between you
Between me
Maybe we can meet
There
Someday

If We Never Meet Again

If we never meet again
I will remember your deep eyes
I will remember the quick rhythm of your heartbeats
I will remember your messy hair
I will remember your crooked smile

If we never meet again
I will remember the moment our skins touched
The moment our souls become one
The moment our lives connected
The moment our hearts bonded

If we never meet again
I will remember the warm feelings
I will remember the serene journey
I will remember the crazy giggles
All together with the sense of happiness

If we never meet again
I will remember how my body soften when you hug me
How beautiful I feel when you look at me
How my inside rumbles when you kiss me
I will remember how you complete me

If we never meet again
Remember
I hope you too will remember
Moments we shared together
If we never meet again

Happiness

Happiness is
When we wake up at 5am to catch the bus to work
Because our car broke down
We wake up together

Happiness is
When we sleep on a single mattress
Without a fan in the boiling hot room
We sleep together

Happiness is
When we share a bowl of soup and a plate of rice
Because we don’t have enough money for anything else
We eat together

Happiness is
When we celebrate birthdays by the riverside
With the cheapest chocolate rolls and can drinks
We celebrate together

Happiness is
When we don’t agree with each other
But can still laugh about our disagreement
We laugh together

Happiness is
When we can shout hate and yell at each other
And know no matter what we are very much loved
We hate and love together

Happiness is
As simple as that
When we are together
Happiness

Would you

Would you take my hand and swirl me around
As we dance to the music that you hum
On the rooftop terrace after breakfast
When the sun is smiling brightly
And sky is pretty

Would you put your arm around me
As I put my head on your shoulder
When we sit on the slightly covered bench at the park
Looking up watching the rains falling down
Staring at the sky thinking about life

Would your fingers wrap mine keeping me warm
As we gaze at the flickering lights of the city from the tower
When the winds gusting cold air on our faces
And the seagulls flying so near
We could almost touch them

Would you kiss me on my lips
As we sit by the edge of the ferry
Enjoying the salty smell of the sea
Watching the stunning surroundings
Drinking cups and cups of tea

Would you place my palm on your chest
So I can feel your heart beating fast
And you just look deep into my eyes
Not saying a word
But saying so much
And making my heart beats fast

Would you
Love me freely
Without a care for the world
Would you
Love me like I love you
Would you

How Can I Forget

How can I forget
The way you make me feels
Every time you look deep
Into my eyes

How can I forget
The warm of your breath
On my cold skin
Waking me up from sleep
Every morning

How can I forget
The smiles on your face
When we lie down hand in hand
Talking about our crazy life

How can I forget
All those nights
When we used to cuddle
Hold on to each other
Till we fell asleep

How can I forget
That day when you made me cry
When suddenly other things
Become more important than you & i

How can I forget
That time when you break my heart
With you words
Piercing into my core

How can I forget
The day you walked out the door
Promising you would come back
Promising things would be better
And keep me waiting

And I am still waiting
From the day you left
From the day my heart breaks
From the day my tear drops
How can I forget

In My Dream

In my dream
There’s a place of utmost gleam
Surrounded by valleys of flowing stream
A place where two souls beam

Where there’s an ocean of blissful pleasure
So full of life without measure
Where deep down buried million of treasure
A place of liberty and leisure

In my dream
Where the two souls beam
Life is full of hopes and shades
Love will only grow and never fade
Promises are eternally made

And somehow the sun shines brighter
Grass on the field seem greener
Where we are meant to be forever
You and I bonded together

Where the two souls beam
In my dream

From A Distance

from a distance
i can hear some mumbles
whispering in my ear
speaking softly

sometimes the voice is very clear
sometimes it is so blur
i try to listen
of what it was trying to say
but some how
it seems so far away...

i try to catch it
for i thought it was within my reach
but guess i am wrong
perhaps it is not meant to belong

All That I Ever Want

i know it'll take some times
for me to understand
why can't it be
like the way i want it to be
why do i still have this feeling inside of me
though i know
though i realise
that you can never be mine
above all
i just wish to look
deep in your eyes
and tell you that i love you
and all that i ever want
is for you to love me too.

I Still Love You

i love you
and whatever our indifferences are
i still love you

in despite of all the pains you have given me
i still love you

however strong-hearted i tried to be
against this emotion

however much i tried to push you
away from my heart
my mind
my soul
i still love you

i still love you
with all my heart
with all my mind
with all my soul

Good Memories

Good memories are good
Taking you back to the sweet old times
Remember it
Cherish it
Be grateful for it

But do not be bounded by it
Never be restricted by it
Do not let it suffocate your presence
Do not let it devastate your future
Good memories are, after all, just memories