#RayaBlabbers #365DaysOfPoetry
These are the final verses and then some
For the 2018 year-long commitment;
This year, for myself I will reserve
Will share only chosen sentiments;
I commit to a project that deserves
And allows me to be in my element.
361
Night came to me
Draped in stars
She offered me the Moon
Nestled upon her palms
Dazed by the grandeur about her
I took the Moon in haste
And failed to see
Her true beauty (so plain in front of me).
362
Come on now,
He said,
Pick up the fishing line.
(I have a surprise at the other end!).
363
Where do old toys go?
I wonder how they feel
On the first day
The children stop coming?
And as the days turn into weeks
Do their hearts start breaking?
Do they stay and wait,
Or do they leave and walk away?
To find a better (new) kid
To care for,
Or realize there is not one
Quite as magical as their kid.
I wonder if they are better off
At toy heaven instead.
364
Sometimes, all the heart needs is a surprise little nudge to come alive once more.
365
One full year passed
Another year begins
Leave all that hinders in the past
Open your hearts to dream and hope again.
***
I will set the world on fire
One dream at a time.
AND THEN SOME ....
There is a different calm walking under a blanket of stars;
As if the universe is whispering its wisdom.
On cue, the stars started falling (meteor showers!);
For a brief moment we were children silenced in awe.
Then the Sun came;
First, the gold linings then the warmth.
***
Nothing speaks best of hope, new life and new beginnings than the breaking of dawn.
It is the singular moment when one inevitably feels and believes with his/her whole heart that nothing, absolutely nothing, is impossible.
***
Seasons come and go;
The Sun shines and sets;
What seems immovable and unmoved,
Glows warm and softens with the Sun's touch.
***
Mountains always struck me as having such grandeur that demanded awe and respect without need of being boastful. They are simply and effortlessly magnificent. In their presence, I am always reminded of my littleness. Yet, on their shoulders, they show me what I can do and who I can be.
***
There is not one moment exactly like another;
and within each is a beauty that can never be replicated.
Cherish, truly see and be in the moment.
***
Somber empty streets
Fill my heart with peace
When I walk with you
My hand safe in yours.
***
Through mountains, rivers and seas
Farther than the eyes can see
The mighty dragon flew
In search of something true
And found there is only one
Who touch he would ever want
And so he returned
Sadly, to the house he burned.
***
We loved briefly
Swiftly
And it was enough
But only for a moment.
***
It comes spilling out
Rushing like a raging river
Despite the promise
Not to think nor feel
My muse is you
And the eternal dream of us
Caught in the wicked cycle
Of pain and beautiful poetry.
***
Oh, the joy of long showers
And the delicious feeling
Of healing water flowing through
Every hidden and broken part.
***
Puso kong palalo
Wari mo'y salahilo
Ang totoo'y
Puso ay pagod
Sa paulit-ulit
Na pag-urong at sulong
Ng salawaha't tuso
Mong puso.
***
That I might not be a mere catcher of dreams or a keeper of memories.
No. Let me be a dancer of life and a mover of mountains.
***
No. No. No.
One does not catch a cloud and pin it down.
One runs with it and basks in its shade ...
Before it grows heavy and rains over you.
***
Manog, Manong,
Where do you go
to catch these falling stars?
Tell me. Tell me.
Are these hopes and dreams falling?
Or wishes coming true?
Please, please!
Catch me a star, bright and fiery
Let it fall on me and light me on fire.
***
Waiting?
Or searching?
I do not know anymore;
But I am rooted where I stand
Until I find the courage
Until I am compelled
to finally move.
***
Maybe
here is enough
for now.
***
In this dimly lit room
Peppered in dust from the years
I hear only echoes now
Or distant memories.
(I am here. Still.)
***
I am tempest
I am storm
I weild fire with my rod
I will not be calm
I shall rage
Untril you fathom the depths
Of my pain.
***
I want to be where you are;
On this boat, we will sail far.
***
Such endless capacity for love;
Such endless need for love.
These are the final verses and then some
For the 2018 year-long commitment;
This year, for myself I will reserve
Will share only chosen sentiments;
I commit to a project that deserves
And allows me to be in my element.
361
Night came to me
Draped in stars
She offered me the Moon
Nestled upon her palms
Dazed by the grandeur about her
I took the Moon in haste
And failed to see
Her true beauty (so plain in front of me).
362
Come on now,
He said,
Pick up the fishing line.
(I have a surprise at the other end!).
363
Where do old toys go?
I wonder how they feel
On the first day
The children stop coming?
And as the days turn into weeks
Do their hearts start breaking?
Do they stay and wait,
Or do they leave and walk away?
To find a better (new) kid
To care for,
Or realize there is not one
Quite as magical as their kid.
I wonder if they are better off
At toy heaven instead.
364
Sometimes, all the heart needs is a surprise little nudge to come alive once more.
365
One full year passed
Another year begins
Leave all that hinders in the past
Open your hearts to dream and hope again.
***
I will set the world on fire
One dream at a time.
AND THEN SOME ....
There is a different calm walking under a blanket of stars;
As if the universe is whispering its wisdom.
On cue, the stars started falling (meteor showers!);
For a brief moment we were children silenced in awe.
Then the Sun came;
First, the gold linings then the warmth.
***
Nothing speaks best of hope, new life and new beginnings than the breaking of dawn.
It is the singular moment when one inevitably feels and believes with his/her whole heart that nothing, absolutely nothing, is impossible.
***
Seasons come and go;The Sun shines and sets;
What seems immovable and unmoved,
Glows warm and softens with the Sun's touch.
***Mountains always struck me as having such grandeur that demanded awe and respect without need of being boastful. They are simply and effortlessly magnificent. In their presence, I am always reminded of my littleness. Yet, on their shoulders, they show me what I can do and who I can be.
***There is not one moment exactly like another;
and within each is a beauty that can never be replicated.
Cherish, truly see and be in the moment.
***
Somber empty streets
Fill my heart with peace
When I walk with you
My hand safe in yours.
***
Through mountains, rivers and seas
Farther than the eyes can see
The mighty dragon flew
In search of something true
And found there is only one
Who touch he would ever want
And so he returned
Sadly, to the house he burned.
***
We loved briefly
Swiftly
And it was enough
But only for a moment.
***
It comes spilling out
Rushing like a raging river
Despite the promise
Not to think nor feel
My muse is you
And the eternal dream of us
Caught in the wicked cycle
Of pain and beautiful poetry.
***
Oh, the joy of long showers
And the delicious feeling
Of healing water flowing through
Every hidden and broken part.
***
Puso kong palalo
Wari mo'y salahilo
Ang totoo'y
Puso ay pagod
Sa paulit-ulit
Na pag-urong at sulong
Ng salawaha't tuso
Mong puso.
***
That I might not be a mere catcher of dreams or a keeper of memories.
No. Let me be a dancer of life and a mover of mountains.
***
No. No. No.
One does not catch a cloud and pin it down.
One runs with it and basks in its shade ...
Before it grows heavy and rains over you.
***
Manog, Manong,
Where do you go
to catch these falling stars?
Tell me. Tell me.
Are these hopes and dreams falling?
Or wishes coming true?
Please, please!
Catch me a star, bright and fiery
Let it fall on me and light me on fire.
***
Waiting?
Or searching?
I do not know anymore;
But I am rooted where I stand
Until I find the courage
Until I am compelled
to finally move.
***
Maybe
here is enough
for now.
***
In this dimly lit room
Peppered in dust from the years
I hear only echoes now
Or distant memories.
(I am here. Still.)
***
I am tempest
I am storm
I weild fire with my rod
I will not be calm
I shall rage
Untril you fathom the depths
Of my pain.
***
I want to be where you are;
On this boat, we will sail far.
***
Such endless capacity for love;
Such endless need for love.
