Bittersweet

Fading figures
swaying hands blur
smiling faces stay.

Intertwined in the rushed
chaos
solitary strides
cut the crowds.

Forged steps
mark a new route,
new start,
new chapter.

Ready to depart?

Flooded

Head sloshing back and forth

each strand dances, submerged.

Eyes closed she lingers in this

pool of infinity.

Removed, replaced, tranquility stays.

Stillness and serenity quickly shattered

jolting up from underwater slumber

quicker than she had slowly slumped

and plunged.

Spluttering she wipes over the watery haze

that stalled her deep

in a temporary maze.

Cherish the gold

We sit side by side
perched on the tilting mattress
smiling in reflection
poignancy present.

Hand on hand
palms outstretched
like a void of time,
unslipped.

Nostalgia shimmers in its familiar air
producing the coin purse
unfilled, so rich
with care, thought.

Spilling over from its zipper
you had capitalised my name
just in case

It fell into danger or lost its way
it would make it back to safety again.

Last cafe

We've been here before, I recognise that face, of ease and acceptance that it might be a while.  Until we sip our next latte and chatter with a smile.

Tell me...

Dazed, lulling gently

heads swaying

jolted softly

I write out of line

The pen slips off the page

I carry on scribbling

the words steadily slope.

Que Via?

Tour de South East Asia

After finishing my teaching contract in H.K Cat and I embarked on an amazing two month trip around South East Asia.  What we saw and experienced during this time will stay with us forever :) 

Part 1:  China

Playing sleeping lions in X'ian

Night market in Beijing- Anything you want on a stick

Part 2:  Thailand

Cat and Me taking Nellie for an amble



With our tour guide Mr Moon :)



Part 3:  Vietnam and Laos

Hoi An

Couldn't resist an opportunity to don the traditional garb!

Part 4:  Cambodia

Local ladies in their finery

Angkor Waaaaat

Phnom Penh

Paradise.  Koh Rong Island

Back where it all began in Hong Kong :)