Ceiling
I stare at a light blue ceiling.
It’s been there since my life’s beginning.
The painted clouds are silent and shy,
make me imagine the peaceful sky,
the peaceful sky as told by a sage,
whose wise words never fade or age.
He warns me not to look out the window,
cause the real sky brings torrent of rain and blizzard of snow.
I heed his warning,
but my ears hear raining,
drop by drop,
a melody bouncing off the ceiling.
I heed his warning,
but my heart keeps yearning,
day by day,
to hug the sky, not the ceiling.
Venice
Lagoon,
dreams in the moon.
Maze,
Hides in the haze.
Gondola,
bows the viola.