Favorite Things Of Mine Poem by Daniel Trevelyn Joseph

Oscillating raindrops at the eves,
A host of small, twinkling stars,
Exact word conveying the emotion -
Life’s beauties consist of such things.

The hidden bird makes its presence felt,
When I take the low lane in the morning
For my walk, reminding me of the poet’s
Unsuccessful search to sight the cuckoo.

On way I hang on the tree branch just high
To ensure that my phalanges don’t pain:
One of my beliefs that if I exercise them
By putting weight, it will prevent arthritis!

My memory being weak in short-term,
I have to count the three lamp-posts
From the bright blue BKC board
To locate my tree from which to swing!

That is in the night: today, in daylight,
I saw that 100 metre mark in yellow
Near tree to hang, reminding me of Tess
To thy sport, O President of Immortals!

How Literature, Painting and Music
Have come into my life, the first
With my Dad’s influence, the second
With my seeing Lust for Life at midnight.

That was perhaps in 1997 at Manek,
Late in the night, on TV, I doing files
I got so mesmerized, after midnight
Read 80 page article in world book.

Invited to Germany, bought CD symphonies
At Beethoven’s house in Berlin, just like that
Without knowing much, and later in Paris
A friend set me off in search of Fifth Symphony.

Today, I find my Life is enriched by music,
Eng Lit, watching Painting, Sculpture, Dance
Absorbing Upanishads, Buddha and Zen,
Solving Sudoku and observing Animal Planet.