Caleb Loei 2D/07: Heart Breaker

Heart Breaker

Staring beyond blank reflections,
Gazing at the bright blue sky,
She seemed to imply,
That indeed, still lingers deep underlying affections.

Lush greenery that never fears rejection,
Soothing waters which never runs dry,
Never thought of any objections,
She eagerly awaits his reply.

Despite his imperfections,
She never thought of saying good bye,
Time seemed to whiz by.
However, she did not fit into his aspirations,
In his life, she was just a section

Epilogue:
This poem was inspired by this picture as well as the works of William Wordsworth, in particular "The World Is Too Much With Us". This picture shows a couple who is eagerly awaiting their wedding day to arrive and is keeping memories of these happy times through the use of photography. In the long run, these happy times may not last. However, one could not dispute that indeed this two people share a mystic bond chosen by destiny. It struck me that Mother Nature also shares this mystic bond with man. We are linked whether we like it or not.

I wrote this poem to remind ordinary citizens about the ever-waiting presence of Mother Nature. Like a bride, eagerly waiting for her groom to arrive, similarly, Mother Nature is waiting for us to return to her side. The “he” is this poem refers to Mankind while the “she” refers to Mother Nature. Man used to depend on nature for everything he needed to survive. From shelter to food to medicine, the list is endless. However, with the introduction of technology in our lives, it has become a love triangle. As Wordsworth implies in his poem, Man has abandoned nature for their own personal goals. Both technology and nature are vying for our attention. It has come to a state where we forgot our first love. Indeed as man strives to improve our own standard of living, we seem to cast away nature. Therefore, through this poem, I hope to urge all readers to embrace nature as our “wife” once again and love and take care of her just as we did in the past.

This poem is in a French form of poetry called a rondel. It is a variation of a rondeau and it consists of two quatrains followed by a quintet. There are 13 lines in total. The rhyming scheme is in the form of ABBA, ABAB, ABBAA.

Caleb Loei 2D/07