There is recently a contest among the teachers for teachers' day where we are supposed to compose a poem based on the title (How I can live a full life with passion and love for others) and we are limited to 150 to 200 words!

 

I decided to try it out (and prove that a science person can do art as well!?) and of cos to pen down my experiences...

 

Here's my entry: (what do you think of my chances of winning!? :P)

 

 

How do I get started? Questions are added to aid in understanding the poem

 

If it even begins with me at all

Then it’s a spontaneous response to an upward call

Of living a life of passion and love

Descending on others like a dove

 

What do I need to understand before I can live such a life?

 

It’s not a single encounter that settles all

But a lifelong journey through many walls

Serving all and fighting hard, we’re in the business of mending hearts

 

Bouncing up just like a ball

No matter how hard you may fall

For there are others who need you more

That’s the life worth living for!

 

What do I need to possess to live such a life?

 

A pair of eyes with tears to spare

To connect with them and show our care

To see their faces, how they fare

 

A pair of ears like an open pore

All ready to absorb and hear it all

Attentive to help whenever they call

 

A sincere heart that opens doors

To unlock those burdens they “adore”

To unleash their potential and make them soar!

 

What do I hope for when I choose to live such a life?

 

At the end of the day, it’s not the rewards that matters more

But looking back and knowing that

Your life is full of no regrets

 

176 words

 

Composed by Daniel Chow (All Rights Reserved 2006 :)