Showing posts with label perception. Show all posts
Showing posts with label perception. Show all posts

Sunday, 1 February 2015

海边观日落

我十六岁那天,哥哥带我一同去波德申海边野餐。我们早上一直忙着准备食物、草席之类的物品。下午一点时才从家门出发。

            一路上,我与哥哥回顾以前到别的地方看日出,例如:三保山、阿里山等等。曾经有去过波德申海边看日出,但这次我想看日落,而且那天毕竟是我最重视的生日,所以哥哥听从我的愿望。

            一到达海边,处处都有人影,我有点感到不自在。挺幸运地,哥哥找到一个较少人以及大树下阴凉的地方。铺了草席,摆好带来的午餐后,我们便开动了。吃完了美味可口的三文治,我沿着海边散步。只听见海浪起伏声与游客玩乐的欢呼声,不久天色也渐渐地暗了,人潮也慢慢地减少了。

            坐在柔软金黄色的沙滩上,我望着太阳公公缓缓下落,把蓝天染成暮色苍茫,实在是太美丽了,如毕加索的画品一样完美

“我一直都很喜欢看日落,”哥哥走到我身边说道。

我非常好奇,也感到意外。“为什么?”

“过了黄昏,仿佛就进入了另一个境界。”

哥哥的脸露出陶醉的笑容。我把视线再次转移到已沉到地平线的太阳公公,宛若告别的身影。在那一瞬间,我突然想起我幼小的记忆。

当时,有人抱着矮小的我在海边奔跑。他那既清亮又纯粹的笑声牵动了我的心。真没想到我小时候并没有注意到多么美丽的风景,明媚及温暖的阳光照射我们兄妹的身影。

太阳下山了,我意识到我还不是非常了解自己的亲哥哥,从未想过与哥到海边观日出、日落带着的含意。每次观日出,虽是相似的情景,却能够引起不同的情绪。哥哥的一番话,使我反省光阴荏苒了这些年,我所观察学到的。

日落的晚霞依然丰富多彩。那一年与哥哥到海边观日落是我最有意义的生日礼物,而那天晚霞的画面已经深深烙印在我的心中。


Tuesday, 29 July 2014

It’s a Mystery

          Indigo stood silently, looking at the door. With a slow creaking sound, it opened. Taking a deep breath, Indigo walked inside, his stomach churning at the thought of the unknown.

          It was misty, dimly lighted and the air was cool. It was surreal; there seemed to be a lifting sensation, as light as feather. Indigo listened to the soothing rhythm of a metronome echoing softly around him, reminiscent of monks chanting in the temple. He closed his eyes, and in a matter of seconds, strong gusts of wind which whipped at his clothes were overwhelming. A piece of paper smacked onto his face and he squinted at the familiar handwriting…

“Have faith in God,
May we reunite.”

          Gasping in shock, Indigo realized his sister was here somewhere and clearly in trouble! Darting left and right, he stumbled on a hidden hinge and landed face-down on the marble floor. Walls began to close in around him and falling debris covered the ground.

          Panicking, he forced his way through the knee-deep cobbles, sliding his hands around the surrounding barrier in search of opening but to no avail. Sighing in defeat, he lowered his head to pray. Moments later, he checked his watch— 5:37p.m. Cocking his head, he looked around to confirm the time and leapt back in alarm at the ghastly sight behind.

          Amidst the cobbled surface, a decaying hand stood upright, as if imitating the Statue of Liberty. Indigo tried to avoid any other distractions and gazed up in the face of God, but what he saw completely threw him off. Up above, a woman resembling Cleopatra stared, openmouthed. Seizing this golden opportunity, he waved his arms wildly as a signal for help and yelled, pleading with her to save him.

          A ray of viridity shone down, and Indigo embraced its warmth, enclosed in safety, glad that he would see the outside world again. He wanted to see his mom and sister so badly. A notion struck him. His sister.

          Whether he was hallucinating or perfectly conscious Indigo could not tell. In the distance, he regarded a young boy enduring an unbearable yet thriving pain. He put that aside and focused on the radiance of the other side, with the vast endless void separating the figure of a sleeping girl and him. Inching closer, he could just make out her face…

Is that you, Princess?

[394-word-composition]
-Originally written a year ago-

Monday, 30 June 2014

Lurking Behind The Tide

Written by: Me (obviously)

Verse 1:     In my mind, heart, soul,
There lies a dream within me
To succeed in what I ought to be,
That is to be the perfect me.

Chorus:      (There!) Lurking behind the tide
Are endless possibilities,
Awaiting to emerge,
To make it work, for you…

Verse 2:     Sometimes I drift aimlessly
Among the sea of scenes,
Dwelling in each encounter,
Hoping that it will finally be clear.

Chorus:      (While) Lurking behind the tide
Are endless possibilities,
Awaiting to emerge,
To make it work, for you…

Bridge:       How did I make things wrong from right?
How to distinguish the truth from lies?
Possibilities lurk at the back of my mind…
They make me frightened of reality.

Chorus:      (But) Lurking behind the tide
Are endless possibilities,
Awaiting to emerge,
To make it work, for you…

Lurking behind the tide
Are endless possibilities,
Awaiting to emerge,
To make it work, for you…

Using the contemporary song structure, which is the most common:

Verse/Chorus/Verse/Chorus/Bridge/Chorus/Chorus

...I completed my first song composition!

Monday, 26 May 2014

感谢

让我怎样感谢你;
当我走向你的时候,
你伸出你那温暖的手
指引我人生方向。

让我怎样感谢你;
当我独自一个人的时候,
你便走到我身边
陪我聊聊天。

让我怎样感谢你;
当我遇难的时候,
你依然没有变心,
反而和我一同渡过了这道难关。

让我怎样感谢你;
当你对我失望的时候,
你不但没有生气
还给了我许多鼓励!

{2014.05.22}

Remark(s): It's a beautiful poem and I personally like the structure as well. The best poem I've written so far <3