Look
and see again,
in kerbside weeds
made sovereign by the sun,
whole fields of lilies
spread out by His hands,
know, now,
the firmness of His grasp,
be still, and feel
your heart made carefreeonce again.
An earlier version of this poem was published in "Journeys: Words, Home & Nation -- Anthology of Singapore Poetry"
(Ed. Edwin Thumboo, Unipress, The Centre for the Arts, NUS)
Last modified: 20 December 2000