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kaile

Member Ascendant

since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

0 posted 2002-07-06 04:24 PM

I am still reeling
from my assertiveness
but I did pack my bags
and set off for Myanmar,
having undertaken
a community service project

Ignorance shielded me
from the harsh
injustices of life

You were to open my eyes
Hands held, we walked around
your village, taking in
barren attap huts
and undernourished children

We spent the days
doing things a language
barrier wouldn't hinder~
You obligingly delighted me
with perfect cartwheels,
I tried to repay you
with long piggybacks

We climbed trees together
And I got cold feet
and stayed inert, watching you
climb all the way, all the while
trying to dismiss the shirt
you wore everyday
and the knowledge that
you were too poor to go to school
My heart ached at your fate
while
my mind marvelled at
how little it took
to make you happy

Dear Win Tun,
it was lovely knowing you
I only hope that
my brief intrusion
into your life
has brought you
similar precious memories

Krishankins

Senior Member

since 2002-06-23

Posts 972
Texas

1 posted 2002-07-06 05:13 PM

It's good to hear that language doesn't keep us from making new friends. I liked this very much!

Krishankins

A bird never flies so high that it can't hit the ground

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

2 posted 2002-07-06 05:39 PM

THIS is beautiful!
Although it did leave me with a big ole lump in my throat.
I'm sure he remembers you....and smiles.
~Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

3 posted 2002-07-06 06:07 PM

Like this...James

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

4 posted 2002-07-06 06:16 PM

faterider
A wonderful piece of writing, enjoyed

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

5 posted 2002-07-06 09:32 PM

a teary one, beautifully and senstively written, faterider...
I am sure that he will never forget you.

~ hugs and tears

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

kaile

Member Ascendant

since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

6 posted 2002-07-07 02:50 PM

thank you all for reading and for commenting...Not a day goes by without me missing him...while understanding the meaning of "To have loved and lost than not to have loved at all", i ache nonetheless..."if onlys" cloud my mind at times--"if only we had more time together", "if only i have taken more efforts in learning Myanmaese"..

[This message has been edited by faterider (07-07-2002 02:50 PM).]

kaile

Member Ascendant

since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

7 posted 2005-07-13 11:48 AM

I am still reeling
from my assertiveness
but I did pack my bags
and set off for Myanmar,
having undertaken
a community service project

Ignorance shielded me
from the harsh
injustices of life

You were to open my eyes
Hands held, we walked
around your village,
taking in barren attap huts
and undernourished children

We spent the days
doing things a language
barrier wouldn't hinder~
You obligingly delighted me
with perfect cartwheels
I tried to repay you
with long piggybacks

We climbed trees together
I got cold feet and stayed inert,
watching you climb all the way,
trying to dismiss your
trademark tattered shirt
and your inability to attend school
My heart ached at your fate
while my mind marvelled at
how little it took
to make you happy

Dear Win Tun,
it was lovely knowing you
I only hope that
my brief intrusion
into your life
hasn’t brought you
much harm

saving my edit here

Cloud 9
Senior Member

since 2004-11-05

Posts 980
Ca

8 posted 2005-07-13 02:04 PM

this is beautiful...

My son met his dad for the first time in Oct. It had been 9 years since he saw his dad. My son loves him very much. His dad, too, goes through the "what if"'s and "should of"'s. I just tell both of them to live for the moment and enjoy each other.

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