Y// The Eagle
The firm wind caresses
each of my brown eagle feathers
The softness of the fresh air
kisses my white eagle cheeks
Below, the long nipah leaves
wave me a warmhearted welcome
The ripples on the shallow river
greet me with a thousand lights
I soar, i flap once and soar a lot more
Steering a bit to the left and to the right
I reach the beach and the shore,
Turquoise and blue, a lovely sight
A lone unshaven man stands
close to the breaking waves
His arms spread, his eyes closed,
his face towards the winds of the sea
I sincerely wonder:
what kind of poetry can a man write,
If he has never seen the world
Through the eyes of an eagle
If he has never floated above the world
High in the skies like me, the eagle
Aufie Zophy
The firm wind caresses
each of my brown eagle feathers
The softness of the fresh air
kisses my white eagle cheeks
Below, the long nipah leaves
wave me a warmhearted welcome
The ripples on the shallow river
greet me with a thousand lights
I soar, i flap once and soar a lot more
Steering a bit to the left and to the right
I reach the beach and the shore,
Turquoise and blue, a lovely sight
A lone unshaven man stands
close to the breaking waves
His arms spread, his eyes closed,
his face towards the winds of the sea
I sincerely wonder:
what kind of poetry can a man write,
If he has never seen the world
Through the eyes of an eagle
If he has never floated above the world
High in the skies like me, the eagle
Aufie Zophy
Y// Out Of My Chest
I closed my eyes
I was with my late father
He was full of love
Love and warmth
My cheeks were glowing
Love and joy
And love and love
Vulnerability of last years
Gone
Pride of earlier years
Gone
He was so full of love
He was love
Completely uncovered love
A ball of love
Just in front me
I felt it all
My heart merged with the love
In these moments of extreme love
My heart out of my chest
Out of my chest
Aufie Zophy
Y// Dangerous Harmony
Living in total harmony is dangerous
Dangerous to the huge alcohol industry
They may go bankrupt
Living in total harmony is dangerous
Dangerous to the enormous drug cartels
They may crumble down to nothing
Living in total harmony is dangerous
To religious leaders preaching doom and hell
They thrive on creating discord and hatred
Living in total harmony is dangerous
Dangerous for politicians worldwide
They get votes by creating illusions of threats
Living in total harmony is dangerous
Dangerous for our own arrogance
Let us live in total harmony anyway
Let us live in complete harmony anyway
Let us live in all encompassing harmony anyway
Let us choose total harmony anyway.
Harmony, make it total
Make it complete
Make it all encompassing
The alcohol and drug industry can stop destroying lives
Let the people there convert their business to charity
Preachers of doom and wicked politicians can learn it too
They can become real volunteers operating in anonymity
Choose total harmony anyway...
Aufie Zophy
Y// Is There An Eye?
I wonder:
Is there an eye
of any beholder
that 'd not find beauty
in the overwhelming elegance
of the wondrous shells
I found today
on the shore
Aufie Zophy
Y// Secret Place
A lone purple flower of amazing beauty
In the white sand not far from the sea
Moves my heart, touches my soul
The sand get softer, becomes fluid art
It allows the flower to move into my heart
In a very special place that is secret to all
The flower sits there, kindles my mood
Soft purple beauty, it’s doing me good
A giant effect of a flower so small
Aufie Zophy
Y// 1440 Glimpses
Goodness is all around us
But verily, most of it
I have yet to let in
Yet to discover
After a life of mainly ego
Catching only glimpses
Of the divine traits
I want to change
I want the glimpses,
Those fantastic glimpses
No longer be glimpses
But become the main
Cumulonimbi of peace
Palaces of silence
Love and love and love
Generosity beyond control
O, my God, make my every minute
into one of these amazing glimpses
Aufie Zophy
Y// Tears
Tears of bitterness
for not having anymore
for having lost
slowly turn into
Tears of gratefulness
for having had
for having loved
Aufie Zophy
Y// Grateful Soul
The grateful soul and the greedy ego
Sometimes they fight
If the first one wins,
peace of mind is mine
If the second one wins,
often I may feel full
but rarely satisfied.
Aufie Zophy
Y// Lovebeautytruth
Give me love, I ask;
Then become aware
that my heart is full of it
Give me beauty, I ask;
Then become aware
that the skies are full of it
Give me truth, I ask;
Then become aware
that the world is full of it.
Let me be full of love, beauty, truth
Let us overflow with it
let us all have it in great abundance.
Aufie Zophy
Y// Dear Cloud
Dear Cloud,
When will you break your silence
When can I hear the story
of your unthinkable journey
of the things you've seen,
of the winds that've blown
Dear Cloud,
When will I hear your tale,
the secret of your magic game
shape of sheep and then of fish
shape of face and then of birds
and then again completely formless
Dear Lady Cloud
How much I want to hear your music
How much I want to read your poetry
How much I want to see your dance
Please reveal to me the story,
the secret, your private art
Aufie Zophy
Y// Leaves And Waves
Through the leafy bed of the shrubs and trees
I can see the wild waves running on the seas
The leaves of shrubs, the things we do or say
The leaves of trees, our thoughts, day by day
The wonderful breaking waves of the sea
the Love that is always there for you and me
Most of the things that we think, say or do
Have been already thought, said or done
But love is forever there and always new
Never been seen in any of the days bygone
If the leaves are too dense and too much
we cannot experience the waves as such
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Aufie Zophy
Y// Morning In Bachok
The morning sun shone.
The sweet warmth of the rays
magnified their exquisite beauty
and the sky's lovely tenderness
was dancing in the soft light.
I inhaled the beauty
and it went straight to my heart
I tasted the tenderness
and it went straight to my heart
I absorbed the warmth
and it went straight to my heart
Aufie Zophy
The Most Beautiful Poem (Sonnet)
How I wish I would have the special words
To write the very most fantastic verse
I would pen it down with feathers of birds
write the nicest poem in the universe
I would dip the colourful plume in ink
That is magic and wonderfully blue
Using gothic letters of which I think
Anyone could see they were made for you
And this world would be full with jealous eyes
They would all be envying you so much
All people ‘d turn their heads towards the skies
Wish a poem was written for them as such
But this one was for you and you alone
It ‘d be on earth, the most beautiful poem
Aufie Zophy
Y// Align
We find great peace
by loving our children
We want our children
to be number one
But the peace we find
lies in loving our children
We want our children
to be very wealthy
But we find our peace
in loving our children
We want our children
to be powerful professionals
But we find our peace
in loving our children
Why we do not prioritize
to teach our children to love?
Aufie Zophy
Y// Wonderful Drops
Look at these wonderful drops
They are separate and yet one.
They are big and yet so small.
They contain wisdom
and wisdom contains them
Aren't they wonderful drops?
Aufie Zophy
Y// Written In The Sand
It is written in the sand
The purpose of our life
Millions of grains of sand
If the sea‘d have erased it from the shore
The grains will have whispered it to the drops
And waves, the braking waves will sing
The purpose of our life
If the heat of day erased it from the surf
Evaporating mist ‘ll carry it to the clouds
Where they will paint it in amazing skies
The purpose of our life
The clouds will rain and
And diamond beads will ornament the rose
The rose's scent will tell it
The purpose of our life
But if we fail to find it
In the sand or song of waves
In the clouds or scent of roses
The purpose of our life
We may have to make it quiet
And look deep within our heart
Where it will be dancing all around
The purpose of our life.
If we do not find it in our hearts,
We may have to return to sand
It is written in the sand.
Aufie Zophy
Y// Shine
Today, I want to pray,
to pray for that light,
that little light inside,
that wants to shine,
shine like the moon,
or even as the sun.
That little light
that always wants to grow,
to glow and give warmth
to whomever feels cold.
Today I pray for the light
the light inside,
that I may open up my heart
to let it shine.
Aufie Zophy
Y// Scary Perfect World
So many people deny the existence of God
Based on the misery and cruelty displayed on TV
If He would be good, power He would have not
If He would have power, how evil He'd be?
The answer lies according to me
in imagining a perfect world.
How scary would it be
to live in a perfect world?
By whatever we do or act.
It'd become less perfect
Creativity, motivation,
lending a hand to a person in need
Charity, helpfulness, inspiration
all suddenly absolutely obsolete.
Can any of us imagine how dull it would be
to live if all was perfectly nice.
Animalistic indulgence for you and me
In an extremely boring paradise.
Somehow we were given the power of creativity,
we were allowed to co-create something nice
Somehow we have power to think with positivity
to love and help and self-sacrifice
These things give us perfect peace of mind
We get that feeling of happiness, so great
Through being loving, helping and kind
Admit it, that is just how we were made
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I love the world.
I think a perfect world would be extremely scary...
We may not understand everything
But if God would have made a perfect world
We would be just puppies in His hands
Aufie Zophy
Y// True Nature
This is a small prayer
for all people
in this big world
to become a bit aware
of our true nature
which is love
which is kindness
which is compassion
which is peace
which is harmony.
A small prayer
for all of us
to become aware
that only a life
filled with our true nature
is THE source of
true happiness
Help me, my God,
Help all my friends
all my family
all my colleagues
all my neighbors
and all, all others
in this big world
to love, be kind, compassionate
and be an instrument of
Your peace and harmony.
True happiness...
Aufie Zophy
Y// The First Leaf
The living fresh greenness
of the first leaf of spring
Sure a perfect omen it is
of a most wonderful thing:
Soon the whole crown of the tree
will be covered with a luscious bed
of fresh, green leaves for all to see
How much nicer can it ever get?
The living fresh kindness
of few of our loving acts today
sure a perfect omen it is
of a most wonderful way:
Soon the whole wide world
will be engulfed in a kindness sea
Quick go and spread the word
Nothing better could happen for you and me
Aufie Zophy
Y// Equity
I loved the spouting coconut
It got a special place
I loved the casuarina shoot
It got a special place
The coconut and casuarina shoot
Shared a common garden
The sunlight shone for both
And so did nourishing rain
One grew a thousand leaves
Tiny needle shaped and small akin
One grew a few giant leaves
Majestically waving in the wind
Phenomenal beauty of the casuarina
Its oxygen was shared for free
In perfect harmony with the loveliness
Of the superb amazing coconut tree.
So different, my two cherished trees
And yet loved by God so much the same.
A fully fulfilled potential each
‘cause someone cared, each in a special place
The huge diversity of each of us
Is to be celebrated in every way
But all deserve the care and rights
To reach their full potential day by day
So let's give to all children dear
equal space and 'light' and 'rain'
full potential for each to achieve
Diverse, but how we all would gain!
Aufie Zophy
The Invisible Thread
Inside my heart
there is some blood
being pushed
under high pressure
Inside my heart
there is septation
valves and
parts of muscles
Inside my heart
there is also
this invisible thread
of love and kindness
That thread allowing me to appreciate
the charm of a pulchritudinous woman,
the appeal of an exquisite bird,
the allure of a statuesque tree
That invisible thread
that allows me to see
not only with with my eyes
but with compassion and empathy
That invisible thread that softens my voice
when anger inside boils
That invisible thread that allows me to give
when my hands want to take
That invisible thread that makes me soft
when I wanted to be tough
That invisible thread that takes away the fear
when I talk try to talk to our God.
That invisible thread
worth more than gold
Thanks, my God,
for this fine invisible thread
that sits inside my heart.
Aufie Zophy
The Extra Step
Every now and then, we feel satisfied
So satisfied with what we feel and do
We have a good heart and are often kind
Occasionally some charity too.
But my God, my good Creator, today
I want to take at least one extra step
An extra mile on on that golden way
Please God help me to run an added lap
If every day, a few new steps we take
One more small kindness and a loving phrase
An enormous difference we would make
Towards a better world in many ways
Let's commit each day to a little more
Soon harmony will reign on every shore
Aufie Zophy
Y// Before I Close My Eyes
Today is almost gone
Soon I will go to bed
and close my eyes
I want to, before I do so,
say a warm word of thanks
a word of thanks
to our God,
a word of thanks
to my family
to my friends
to my staff
A very warm thanks
for all the love that came my way
Thanks
Aufie Zophy
The Little Key
A small prayer
for a little kindness
for a little love
A small longing
for a little affability
for a little friendship
A small desire
for a little compassion
for a little empathy
A small want
for a little tenderness
for a little care
A small search
for a little smile
for a little wink
Soul was praying,
longing, wanting
searching
A little softness
A little silence
A small key
A small key
to open the heart
A little silence
A gush of love
of kindness, of friendship
of big compassion
A huge stream
never ending
an open heart
An ocean of bliss
flooding the world
engulfing my soul
Silently gushing
quietly flooding
softly engulfing
A little prayer
A little longing
A little search
The key is never far away.
Aufie Zophy
Y// Way
When I withdraw from buzz and silently pray
I ask from deep within to find God's way
Then, my mind is filled from high above
Sublime thoughts of unconditional love
Aufie Zophy
