baffled by mercy

when i trust you

and put my hope hoping you

for me will make things work

with my field giving a plentiful harvest

and my cattle, numerously, multiply

you let me down badly

with your refusal

to open windows of heaven

for showers to fall on ground

instead

you open doors of pestilence

to strike my cattle

then i trusted you not

from you

nothing i expected

but you then

flood me with blessings, baffling

me with your unlimited mercy

henry victor     17.04.2003

change

seasons change, with it scenes that create

moods and perspectives change, changing values

that change priorities, also, changing memories

with it change faces, changing the change in faith

garments change, with it, music that make

tastes and emphasis change, changing homes

that change addresses, also, changing friends

with it change foes, changing the change of habit

work change, with it the vehicle that carry

identities and personalities change, changing change

that change seasons, also, changing the author

of change, changing decay, and even death

© henry victor     06.05.2003

younger today

 

what i failed to absorb, to grasp

from my parents and a female partner

i am beginning to learn from daughter

much younger and sharper

i learnt something yesterday

and got rid of my gray beard

my hair i have combed and oiled

not much is lacking today

fine clothes, shoes and money in purse

now i have worked towards complicated

goals than trifles and had attained

insights to chase my dream with ease

© henry victor     05.09.2003

my excess

i betted

on an injured horse

again and again

calling her mine

despite her kicking

on my face

every time i bend

to tend her leg

battered

earlier by a spouse

with her passive aggression

taught me no lessons

on self-care

stupidly

for long

holding her hand

tattered

now, beyond limits

still a mouse

i have let into my heart

to roam

to nibble away

my body, mind and soul

to enjoy

my washing

of the growing tiny feet

henry victor     27.02.2014