When I was a kiddo, I want to be a poet like William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickenson and Robert Frost. I would borrow tons (ehem!) of books from our school library just to read their works. However, I never reach a point to write like them. The difference between their works and mine is like heaven and earth -- spanish era translation -- their works are like the maharlika, mine is between sagigilid and timawa. Frustrating! (haha!) It breaks my heart up to now but I've learned my niche in writing. Imagine!! (haha!) I'm no good and not popular like them but I'm the best in my OWN WORLD OF POETRY...YEY! So, here are some of the poems that took me ages to finish..haha!!
This is the latest poem I've written today. In psychiatric nursing, there is a so-called Seasonal Affective Disorder. I guess this poem came about because winter is about to start and my endorphins level are going down.
A DISCONCERTED HEART
The sun silently hides behind the mountain;
Darkness shields the entire place like a theatre curtain;
Cold breeze swiftly passes to give me a sudden shiver;
First drop of snow are falling to mark the start of winter.
The tranquility of the night permits me to hear a cry,
Of a weeping, wounded heart beguile to try,
To open a new door of chance and to watch a flower of love to bloom,
Whilst yearning for lost love to come back and to be home.
Will there be second chances or just a bittersweet goodbye?
Will there be kiss and make-up or just another sigh?
Will there be a future to look forward or just a new beginning?
Will there be hopes to claim or just a painful ending?
But why there is apprehension and doubt if your love is true?
Why my nerves are shaking in fear if it still longs for you?
Why my mind is unceasingly entralled by the thoughts of you?
Should I stop asking questions now and merely start a life with you?
Oh, dear universe connives with me and tell me what should I do?
Should I stop this foolishness or simply start anew?
Let the answer dawn upon me now like a glistening light from above;
Unveil it before my eyes so that I will end these confusing questions on love.
The next poem was written last 14 July 2010. This is a reminder to people who either can't decide or who fears commitment.
JUST CHECKING!!
Hold my hand
Don't ever let it go
Take my heart
Don't break it in two
Walk with me
Don't just leave me behind
Sit beside me
Don't just imagine it on your mind
If you'll say, "I'll take care of you"
Please don't speak of it with uncertainty
If you'll say, "I love you"
Please don't say just today but for eternity.
Now, if you're sure of your feeling, c'mon let's go
But if you're filled with doubts, just off you go
I don't intend you to play a game with me
Just tell me if you're ready to spend your lifetime with me.
RE-POST --- 29 April 2007
"JUST A MOMENT" is the one I wrote in compliance of my REED 20 requirement. Our teacher, Mrs. Tampus, asked us to either write a letter or a poem to someone we personally wants to say "thank you". That's why I've written this poem especially dedicated to my Ate Nina.
JUST A MOMENT
Cloudy days have coated up my life
Now my heart is outrun with hatred; it cuts like knife
While my so-called friend just here to come and go
They're starting to leave me, why is that so?
What lies ahead on these cloudy days?
If what's on my mind is come what may,
Answers are abundant as I began to soar,
Deep into the world that I don't know anymore.
Hey! Why can't I stay in one corner?
To glimpse on my past and re-discover
On how I surmount my difficulties and trials
Before I was captured by this worldly ideals.
I'm rest assured that Someone will take a part,
Who knows the longing and needs of my heart,
But wait, what am I suppose to do,
It's stuck in my tongue, it's hard to let it go.
Until such time, I grew weary on pondering,
Towards the answer that I was yearning,
I gaze up high while my ears were listening,
"JUST A MOMENT OF SILENCE" is what
THE VOICE was whispering.
FREEZING MOMENT is the revised title of THE MOST WONDERFUL DAY. I wrote this poem as a task given by CAT Officer. Obviously, as a COCC applicant, I have to obey the order OR ELSE -- punishment is at stake. The inspiration of this poem was a wedding of a couple I truly admire.
FREEZING MOMENT
It's been so long since I asked you
To marry me in a year or two
I was astonished when you whisper in my ear
That you'll be my bride and there's nothing I should fear.
All the preparations were quite a tedious process,
But you're always on my side as my best therapist,
Your gentle hugs and sweet kisses uplifts my tiresome body
Feels like 7th heaven, every time you take my breath away
Delightful spirit has welcome the most awaited day
Every movement you make is as graceful as a fascinating ballet
I can no longer wait to have a melting glance on you
And eventually say my unwavering vow and my faithful "I DO"
Suddenly, the church doors open as you slowly step out of the car
Mesmerizing shower of sweet-scent petals I can see from afar
My radiant smile and glaring eyes can't get rid off you
For my whole being is undoubtedly entice by your shimmering glow.
At last the moment has come when you walk down the aisle
As your dad send you in the altar, you clasp him with a smile
The symponic voices of angel have vacuumed the surrounding
Now my heart beats like thunder; I can't hardly control its throbbing.
My mind is wondering, my world stops revolving
I'm totally hypnotize by your beauty that's why I'm freezing
My dad pats my shoulder, my mom pinches my side
They're freaking out on how to let my emotion subside
With teary eyes, you, my bride, began to ask
"Babe, I'm wondering what's happening with you?"
I just smiled and softly said, "I'm just so blessed that
God has brought me to you."
RE-POST --- 13 June 2007
As part of our English project (4th year high school), our teacher, Mrs. Tamse, asked us to write an elegy. An elegy is a poem dedicated to someone who died. So I decided to write an elegy to my favorite lola, Lola Liyang.
AN EXEMPLARY GRANDMOTHER
Your death was like the coldness of the winter
Like the precious diamonds that lost its glitter
Sheeps in the pasture were in grief and in pain
When they learned that a dear friend have leave them in vain.
I was aptly astounded when I knew
That you perished just a minute ago
The radiance and the brightness of the night began to gloom
Like the flowers in your garden, it terminated to bloom.
Everyone was touched by the kindness that you showed
Your genuine character will speak of it, I bet you know
You're like a best-selling novel displayed in every bookstore
That everyone wants to keep you with pride and honor.
Thank you for being an exemplary grandmother
You never fail to nurture me with your love and care
Your memories will always be in the depths of my heart
Neither it will fade nor vanish, for you already have a special part.
There are still several poems I've written but it is in my precious notebook back home. By the time I'll visit Philippines, I will post all the other poems. For now, just enjoy this...yikes!!!
~*~manelle~*~
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