success Archives - Li-ling Ooi

13th October 2022

A Legacy to Leave

Li-ling Ooi Inspiration, Poetry, Writing heart, kindness, legacy, smile, success 0

Empires built and legacies entrusted
success as society defines it
remains the big bold wonders
the kind that gets reported on
the type that makes it to the lists

Yet the longer I think about it
the more I churn it over in my mind
I’ve truly come to believe
and I know this, as I realise
that legacies don’t have to be wondrous
memories don’t have to be grandiose

The most truly memorable gift
worthy of each persons time
would simply be to leave everyone that you meet
a little more lifted than they were
a gentle smile, a hidden wave
a kind word, a lifted heart

9 July 2021

18th October 2018

The Journey Here

Li-ling Ooi Poetry, Writing appreciation, arrival, gratitude, journey, success, you 0

Just for a moment today,
Look back.

Look back,
Through the winding paths and
Pot-holed, cracked pavements
Through the thorn bushes and
The occasional sweet-smelling rose

Look back and see
Just how far you’ve come
Despite all those detours and false starts
In spite of the detractors and nay-sayers
Against the billowing wind and howling rain.

You’ve walked the path
Just one foot in front of the other
Sometimes it seemed harder than you could ever imagine
Other times the wind seem to push you along and lift you up

And in the end, no matter how long it took
Or where the road took you
You arrived.

Exactly where you were meant to be
Exactly where you are now

So for a brief moment today,
Look back.

Look back
In appreciation
For all the smiles and the tears
Along the way
For all the lessons learnt,
Friends made, love gained.

Look back today
And know,
That the you
That you are today,
Would not be here if not for
Those winding paths and
Pot-holed pavements
Those thorn bushes and
Sweet-smelling roses.

You made it here
Right where you are today!

18 Oct 2018