Well...
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My Son
His twinkling eyes
makes me smile
His cackle
makes me laugh
His embrace
brings me comfort
His fragrance
makes me blossom.
But when he’s sick,
My hearts become weak.
For I worry what will happen next.
But I have to do some ways
Just to make my son safe.
- Delma Navales
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Signal Catcher
Atop the lonely roof stands proud a slender pole
Veering away from the rest,
this shy and tall signal catcher looms in solitude.
Alone and lonely, defying the tests.
Tough and resilient yet fragile
As I was watching over it, questions slowly popped up.
What if it is a “he” or a “she”? Will it scream? Or shout?
A shout of disdain for the ill-fate situation
Left to face the harshness and adversities of unwanted phenomena
Such is the case for most. Where mouths remain sealed;
letting things pass while walking with their head high up.
Deaf-mute but able; playing crippled but looking.
In contrast, this signal catcher is enviable.
Not only has it caught signal it also illuminates someone’s abode
and not to be left out . . . thinking.
There I saw the paradox. Though man is free,
he’s not free at all. This signal catcher is out in the open
and cannot move a thing yet feeds and gives enlightenment to everyone.
Human on the other hand has all the means to do the same yet hollow.
- Rey King Bernal
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Gynecomastia
Like papaya bosom
Forever young in the pristine twilight of May
It is graciously enclothed
Harbored by the shelter of your Novo shirt
Cushioned by the press of denial and guise of loose wardrobes
But envied by
Alleluia brother, alleluia
Morphing is a proclivity, natural, and easy
If your crossroad leans left, why turn right?
Happy are those who see bright flowers in desert
Blessed are those with natural gifts.
- Adem Nalu Rubio
*Gynecomastia is a medical term for manboobs that occur in men.
This poem is dedicated to all men who have manboobs. This is inspired by my conversation with my classmate Charlie, who, like me, happened to have a hint of Gymnecomastia.
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Alone
I think I'm alone.
Thinking nobody cares for me
I'm in an empty room
I'm in an empty room with only
me and my bed
I hear the sound of chirping birds
I feel the soothing coolness of wind
Always alone
Some think that I'm weird
But they don't know what I need for
They don't know that I need a love
a never ending love....
- Lirabelle Espelleta
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Imahinasyon
Kagabi,
Napanaginipan ko ang mala-diyosa
mong mukha,
Naaaninag ko ang napakabait mong mga ngiti
Nagbabalik-balik sa aking isipan
Di makatulog
Di makuntento sa isang tabi
Na parang isa kang Diyosa
Na di nabubura
Pang hanggang ngayon
Ikaw pa rin ang nasa aking imahinasyon,
Nag-uumaga na,
Tumitilaok na ang mga malulusog na manok
Nagkukumahog na ang mga tao sa pagtatrabaho
Ngunit eto pa rin ako, dilat ang mga mata
Puyat sa magdamag sa kaiisip saiyo.
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Fallen leaf
Burned by the blazing sun
Swayed by the breezy air
Down I fall into the ground
Away from the nourishing stem.
I was afraid to let go
For I will be astray
But this is my fate
No further debate.
From below, I look up to my tree
Having this feeling that I am free
That I’ve got to find my destiny
In my own little way.
Time slowly flies
Something starts to eat me up
Darkness envelopes my being
And it’s time for surrendering.
- Mary Rose Sta. Rosa
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Stand Still
Anxious of being late,
in a cab just this morning,
I kept myself busy - looking
at those green plants
that we passed by.
There they go,
the leaves of those verdant trees
it's amazing how they faithfully hang
on their branches
unafraid, strong, wild and free.
With the cool summerbreeze,
they gracefully sway
they joyfully play,
with the birds, with their visitors
with their friends and family.
With their sweet smile,
they welcome this great morning,
they humbly greet each other
carefully handle their service without fear
They stand still, to inspire others.
They exist, they are here!
They help with open arms
a million thanks,
those loyal leaves
I found a savior!
- Melody Temones
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A friend
Darkness
Brought sadness to me
For it reminded me
Of someone
Who cares for me,
Sits beside me,
Lends her ears
Even her shoulders
Just to comfort me.
- Lyn Sumalde
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This heart of mine
This heart is mine
God’s fate gave this heart to me
This humble and benign heart to me
And when the wretchedness
of pulling the wool over somebody’s eyes
Reveals her forbearing heart
and forever’s trust
Then I see a heart
Where lovers can love with conviction
So take my life
And share this heart with me
And share this unswerving heart with me
Though I’m just a human
When your life be one with me
With the bless of God
I know I can surmounts the battle
To make this heart our road
If I must be at odds, I’d be at odds
To make this heart be forever’s ours
Until I take my last breath this heart is mine.
- Junnie Gianan
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Untitled
Silence bangs my emotions
It succumbs my nerve
It could even blind me
Would I still see the sun turning towards the North?
Trying to establish a tie between the stars and the moon?
I could feel my blood pouring out of my system
abyss the sea
Tempting to fight my soul
Spirited to taste the sap of the cactus
Sh . . . capture every second
In a jiffy, Time would run as a tissue dumped
in a treasured place.
Look beyond the window . . .
The sticky fluid that flows down from the roof
with uniform lines trying to fill in its close empty spaces.
Would I still have the bone to open it?
And finally smell the aroma of sampaguita . . .
Touch the feathers of the maya . . .
And feel the soft breeze of the wind?
Will I?
- Febrianny Tugano
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Stump
It’s just simply a stump. For some, it has no use. It’s just a garbage.
But for a gardener – it serves as sustenance to different orchids and all kinds of
aerial plants.
For a decorator – it is a good spot in a corner of a room, in a beach or in a reflection
place.
For a designer – it can be hanged with a glittering smile.
For a traveler – it is a thing to have their minute rest.
For a teacher or preacher – it is a nourishment to a heart and mind of a child.
For a farmer – it is a fertilizer to the plants we consume.
For an environmentalist – it can be replaced with a tree of life . . .
- Irene Torzar
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Monstrous Time
You would find yourself rocketing up the stairs,
striding three steps at a time.
Your heart palpitates fast
that you can hardly catch a breath,
With its beat thundering,
that the persons seated next to you
can audibly hear it.
Your pea-sized sweat trickles down your face
while scurrying answers to a nerve-racking puzzle.
Your mind is being chased by a thousand knights.
In your sight, anywhere you look at,
is an enormous clock, with every tick of its hand
slowly gnawing your senses.
- Geraldine Arcilla
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Rendezvous
I prayed before to God
Your countenance is next to me.
And a year had passed
It never came to reality.
I prayed more for the next two years,
Bending knees with tears.
And years were gone,
None of those were done.
One anesthetized night in my room.
I got a chance to meet him behind that door.
And- telling him
I’ll stop infuriating him.
Winters and springs passed by,
After fifth year that through
In astonishing place and time
God made his own way.
I am so blessed at last.
- Bernadette Jane Gianan
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Line is Life
Line has different kinds.
It can be vertical, horizontal, zigzag
It can be beginning and ending.
Line is a very simple mathematical figure.
Everytime I see this figure
It remember me what a life is.
Life is a line
Life is vertical line, for those who
tried to reach the top of the mountain of his life.
Horizontal; A person has nothing to do
but sleeps all day.
Zigzag life for those thorns
that we encounter daily.
Line is life
From beginning to period
From dust to dust.
Life should go on
If you want to make it longest, go on.
- Tonette Tabinas
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The avenue
I do not prefer to be in this silent
room all alone,
Where chairs are lined and arranged
and in their sound sleep.
Years ago, I used to be with room,
With boys and girls, some laughing, screaming
and arguing
some attentively listening to the figure talking in front.
There were crumpled papers on floor
books, notebooks and ball pens on chairs.
Those days were gone,
And today I’m back in the middle of silence,
With only the chirping of birds I hear and
the rustling of mango leaves of the mango tree outside,
as it dances and gracefully sways with the sluggish music of the wind.
But the reason why I’m here,
With a piece of paper and a ball pen in hand
And find myself writing on my own,
This I owe to this empty but valuable room and the figure
who was standing and talking in front.
- Maricel Usero
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Rugged chair
Rosing, Loleng even Reming had visited,
seniors, sophomores, juniors and freshmen
or returning student had shared,
still strong and busy.
Grafittis had been drawn,
colored black,brown or white,
hammer, nails and blocks helped him
to cover his age and work.
He relaxed every tired body,
let arms lay and get busy,
even the age can be forgotten
still strong, relaxing and waiting for somebody.
- Evalinda Tatel
Wrist watch
I don’t really know the true
meaning of time
On the other hand, how is it valued
in every season and clime
As I look into the wrist watch
In my hand
I know what time really stands
It repeats all our journeys in life
The sound of time always reminds
As we continue our life to climb
To reach for success
That gives us the essence of happiness.
- Jenry Tayam
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Dark Night
Busy street was gone,
Another day was done.
Lonely night starts to cry,
Another candle will surely die.
The old cabin was out of sight,
A roar of crying dog cloaks the night.
The cold floating breeze,swiftly passed
through tiny hole at ease.
Silence of night was really haunted,
When you heard, you'll be tormented.
- Charlie Molod
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Ceiling fan
I rather choose to be in silence,
Like the opening bud of a rose early morning,
Than to speak like a shallow river,
That you will hear the sound of nothing.
If I could speak to them,
Would they listen?
Would they understand the pain?
But I rather choose to be in silence.
If only this sacrifice would end,
I’ll choose to be a shinning star at night,
That everybody appreciates,
That everybody loves to talk with.
I’m not complaining for what I have,I’m just after the appreciation,
After all, this is the task
That God has given to me..
And I appreciate it,
Like the sea that appreciates the sun,
And the appreciation of the mountains
In the afternoon, when the dusk sets in.
- Melanie O. Odi
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Footwear
1, 2, 3 and more countless steps
Lead me on my way from work
My body is swaying but hated to stop
My feet are crack and irk
I paused….and mourn
Felt sorry not for my feet
But for my pair of shoes
Its faded color, reminds me
The journey we’ve been through
Its detached strap almost kissed the ground
Pleading to mend…
- Jennifer Lizaso
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Rose
Your attractive color
catches someone’s attention
Which tempts everyone to pick
and makes as house decoration
Sweet smell makes me feel good
Feeling full even having no food.
Looking at you dancing in the air
Makes a man’s love be so sincere.
No thought, no words can ever say
Even a millionaire cannot pays.
Through you, love can be shared
By just giving you to someone.
specially when she is despair.
To typhooned heart,
you bring repair
And at the end of time the two
makes a good pair.
- Mary Grace Timajo
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Everlasting love
Love is gentle , Love is quiet
Like any distant star
Love is beauty , Love is music
Like a droplet of rain. . . . .
Love is expressive , Love is jealous
Like a sharp edge of a knife
Love is high , Love is strong
Like a mountain that touches he sky. . . .
Love is sweet , Love is pure
Like a flower that blooms in the meadow
Love is wild that moves like a wave from the ocean
Love takes by surprise with two hearts that cares. . .
Love is patient and unselfish
Divine, true, neutral and fair
Love is ageless and immortal
That’s the “Everlasting Love”
- Janette G. Gaters
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Obligation
In my own free will,
in the presence of God
In this community of religious Roman Catholic organization,
erected to Him and dedicated to the
Immaculate Concepcion,
Patron Saint of Virac,
I do hereby solemnly
and sincerely promise and swear
that I will always attend my
obligation as a dedicated and worthy Catholic,
pledging my sincere
devotion to God forever.
I furthermore promise and swear
that I will try my best
not to violate the Ten Commandments of God,
and will keep on climbing in the attainment
of peace and full trust to our Creator.
To all these, I pledge with devotion
to my religious faith in God,
in the due observance of this,
my Solemn Obligation as a true
and worthy Catholic.
- Frank Rojas
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Stand Still
Anxious of being late,
in a cab just this morning,
I kept myself busy - looking
at those green plants
that we passed by.
There they go,
the leaves of those verdant trees
it's amazing how they faithfully hang
on their branches
unafraid, strong, wild and free.
With the cool summerbreeze,
they gracefully sway
they joyfully play,
with the birds, with their visitors
with their friends and family.
With their sweet smile,
they welcome this great morning,
they humbly greet each other
carefully handle their service without fear
They stand still, to inspire others.
They exist, they are here!
They help with open arms
a million thanks,
those loyal leaves
I found a savior!
- Melody Temones
Reflection
Got to wake up early in the morning,
Embracing another day that promises surprises.
Went in front of the mirror to fix,
But suddenly, silence ruled.
I smiled, it smiled.
I yawned, it yawned.
I laughed, it laughed.
I posed, it posed.
Then eventually, it flashed to my mind
A question universal to humankind.
“Are we out here to please people?”
Or, do just have to live life as it would be?
Some people chose to stay, some have to leave.
Some people cried at your downfall, some rejoiced.
They greeted you at your success, some doubted it.
They joined you at the feast, then bite you at the back.
Why do some people live such?
Don’t they feel guilty that much?
Minding another’s lives and not their own trash?
But, I think, mirror’s reflection can attest.
It smiled, I smiled.
It yawned, I yawned.
It laughed, I laughed.
It posed, I posed.
We choose how others will deal with us,
And I am the most reliable mirror’s reflection,
making friend with you.
- Karma L. Somido
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Espijo
Mirror is a very important thing that we use everyday. We go there to comb our hair,to put foundation, lipstick, eyebrow,eyeliner, to fit our dress and keep turning to assure that we are really contented and beautiful in the eyes of other persons.
This mirror cannot only see the beauty of our physical appearance, but even our inner self. You cannot deny because it is very transparent, clean, clear and honest. It can only judge who us, because it is the eyes of God that guides us and knows who really we are as a person.
The Little Seeds
God is miraculous to make these little seeds grow into a big plant or even the palay seeds that produce more grains for us to eat. He is also a loving creator that provides man everything in life.
I imagine how these little seeds grow. It’s because of the sun and the rain, isn’t it?
Everything on Earth is useful to us specially the food that come from the seeds.
The seeds is a symbol of how man’s heart is faithful to God. He used it Biblically, He said “Kung ang isang tao ay may pananampalatayang kasinlaki man lang ng buto ng mustasa, maaari niyang mapalipat ang isang bundok sa isang lugar.”
- Elvie Tapas
Vanidad
It's been one week since I have been using this Renow-D, it is really efficient because of its gradual effect on my face each day.My skin gets cleaner and cleaner. Old skin cells are being replaced each day.
For me this beauty cream is really important for a teacher like me. I always stand in front of my pupils and other people in the school. Eventually, our appearance will tell our personality.
- Jocelyn Tenoria
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