2020 has been difficulty for everybody. It wasn’t that hard for me because the only thing I had to give up was the frequent travels within Cebu. However, for a lot of people, 2020 held a lot more than just uncertainties. Some people lost jobs, businesses, even loved ones. I pray that everybody’s new year will be more hopeful and promising. I always ring in the new year with a new blog post, and then forget about following through as the…
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Read moreIt’s my father’s birthday today, at least it would have been if he was still alive. I can’t help but wonder how things would have been if he was still around. I mean, how would he have adapted to the ever changing technology? Would he have Facebook? How many friends would he have? Would he be the type of message and video call a lot? Or would he prefer text messages or emails? Would he have been a fan of…
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The Cuddle
Read moreI started out a project called Types or Poetry Project where my goal was to write one poem for each type. I never got to finish it then, so I hope that one of these days, inspiration will hit me again, so I can continue on with the rest of the types of poetry on the list. The poem below is an example of an ABC poem. By definition, an ABC poem is a poem that has five lines which…
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Patience
Read moreI joined a challenge to create a poem inspired by the word “road”. And because I am me, I came up with something that wasn’t just about roads, long and winding as some may be. Somewhere along that road you will see The footsteps I left behind, so you could follow me. Can’t you see the rocks on the road that I’ve left behind? It’s for you to find me here going almost out my mind. Sitting here, on…
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Heart
Read moreTen years ago, I joined a network of poets that rallied every Thursday. We’d visit each other’s blogs, read and comment on each other’s poems, and nominate blogs that we truly enjoyed. It was a fun time. I got to write poetry and connect with people who did the same. Unfortunately, as time wen by, I became more caught up with work life that I had less and less time to join the weekly rallies. I eventually stopped joining, but…
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So This Is Goodbye
Read moreMy first relationship was when I was fourteen. At that time, that age was still pretty early to get into boys and whatnot. Funny, though, that I had my first relationship at this age, but I only fell in love about a year or two later. I wrote this poem because of an impending breakup. Trust me when say that the poem had more emotion than the actual breakup. That’s the thing I love about poetry. I can start with…