The Best Christmas I Never Had

Daddy told me when I was young

That Christmas is haram.

My mother told me that as a Muslim,

Christmas is not the season to be jolly.

I never understood why

When I was a child;

I saw the turkeys on the TV,

Watched the kids run in the snow,

A Christmas tree with a mistletoe,

And some surprises down below.

I never truly understood why

When I was young

But I do know it now.

My parents were not anti-Christ

But they were just over-reacting.

Pardon my parents 

for their misconception,

They were just doing their job

But I do know the meaning now,

The best Christmas I never had.

To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time

by: Robert Herrick

GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,

Old time is still a-flying:

And this same flower that smiles to-day

To-morrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,

The higher he’s a-getting,

The sooner will his race be run,

And nearer he’s to setting.

                                              That age is best which is the first,

When youth and blood are warmer,

But being spent, the worse, and worst,

Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,

And while ye may go marry:

For having lost but once your prime

You may for ever tarry.

Cinquain: UPM

UPM,

Berilmu Berbakti,

The best university

In the whole country,

UPM.

Cinquain: McDonalds

Source: http://www.bubblews.com/news/525874-employee-mcdonalds-sees-her-own-car-in-drive-thru


McDonalds,
Yum yum!
Delicious and affordable.
Simply fulfilling my appetite,
McDonalds.

Diamante: Sun and Rain

Source: http://changedesktop.com/tag/rain/

Sun,

Big, bulky,

Burning, blazing, blistering,

Day, night, tears, drizzle,

Frosting, chilling, freezing,

Icy cold,

Rain.

Diamante: North and South

Source: http://enterarena.blogspot.com/2011/01/north-south-east-west-ns-top-down-we.html

North,

Far, distant,

Walking, driving, flying,

Home, habitat, dreams, destiny,

Considering, thinking, contemplating,

Near, close,
South.

Crowding Cloud

Dark clouds are looming,

But they can never overshadow the beauty

Of rippling waters deep in seclusion,

Or greenish colours of nature's temptation.

Dark clouds are blooming

But they are not as beautiful as black roses

Perching on the stems waiting to be picked.

These dark clouds are telling something,

Of disappointment and terrible news.

Dark clouds are approaching

But there is nothing we can do to stop them.

Take your clothes in get your umbrellas ready,

Because this crowding cloud seem unforgiving.

Black Cotton Candy

The sky is in mourning today.

Perhaps it is the burden

It has been carrying for days.

Thick black cotton candy

That does not look so happy,

Troubled maybe, with the chance

Of a heavy downpour in the evening.

I shall not get out of bed

And get wet today.

I should get undress
And just lie down on my back.

Haiku: Rippling Waters

Deep rippling waters,

Greenish colors of nature,

Lost in a treasure.

Haiku: Dark Clouds

Dark clouds are moving,

Over-riding the beauty

Of a scenery.

The Rambutan

Source: http://www.rambutan.com/

When I think of a rambutan,

I can see the hairy red colored fruit on the trees,

I can smell the fresh green leaves and white flesh,

I can feel the shape, almost rounded, almost perfect,

I can taste that shade of happiness inside my mouth,

My dear rambutan, my seasonal rambutan.

The Durian

Source: http://jazzealous.blogspot.com/2011/06/durian-o-durian.html

When I think of a durian,

I can see the thorny King of Fruits hanging proud,

I can smell its sweet freshness in the air,

I can feel its soft yellowish flesh,

I can taste the happiness in my stomach,

My dear durian, my favorite of all.

The Frown Clown

I wish I was a clown.

I wish I had no frown.

I wish I could not turn people down,

And make this place a better town.

The Pencil

I wish I was a pencil.

I wish I had traveled the papers.

I wish I could help write a chapter.

And be the bestseller of the year.

Me, Myself and I

A-nxious but

Z-esty,

H-onest

A-and a little

M-iserable, yeah!

The Definition of ME

A-micable,

Z-any,

H-umble,

A-nd sometimes

M-ean.

Dream/Returning

I’m old enough to dream another dream,

I’m young enough to travel free and not returning.

Frustration/Action

I’m old enough for frustration,

I’m young enough for some action.

Pleasure/Pressure

Hello pleasure,

Goodbye pressure!

Kuala Lumpur/Kampung

Hello Kuala Lumpur

Goodbye my kampung!

To Blog in English

Hello everyone! I am Mohd Azham Bin Amran, 22 years old, studying Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). This blog is created as an online creative site for me to share my poems, short stories and many other write ups in English. Feel free to read and drop your comments here but please cite your references if you want to use and share my masterpieces elsewhere okay? Happy reading!

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