Updates from April RSS
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06:04:26 am on September 30, 2008 |
weee….. ako pud!
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12:31:53 pm on March 27, 2008 |
Three days before Christmas, father brought my brothers and I along with him to the department store. He needed to buy something for their party. I went along with my brothers to the toy section. We were awed to see the plenty displays. there were many things on the shelves.
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11:43:42 pm on March 25, 2008 |
The second brother came home,
as the other siblings did,
without a wife
rather with a beloved
sister
in his mind-
her sweet smile
and the gentleness of her gestures
incomparable from the other women he met.
This affection
if only he was warned
to put love aside
from brotherly care
would’ve saved them
from such a predictable strife.
For in the guise of foreseen obligation
when he knew of her intention
of not wanting to marry
sprung the idea
to be the one to love her instead. (More …)
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11:12:14 pm on March 25, 2008 |
The black wooden casket drew attention inside the white painted walls. The curtains were drawn apart and the wide open door seemed welcoming. The lit candles beside the coffin danced along with the sweeping breeze as if inviting him to see his long lost mother. (More …)
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02:13:16 am on March 25, 2008 |
It was Sunday not a day but rather a gap between two other days. The traffic was light, only a few cars were out on the streets. Trickles of sweat rolled down his cheeks and his hands were tense on the stirring wheel. A blue car manuevered past him.
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10:37:10 am on March 22, 2008 |
To eat on my own at four
I sat down for breakfast with my parents.
Before we prayed, I looked around
and saw the other empty chairs.
Father placed the fork on my left hand
He said that was where it should be
On his face was drawn the sweetest
smile for his only child. (More …)
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09:13:22 am on March 22, 2008 |
Rustle of cogon
grass growing thick on the field,
endlessly dancing,
along with the sweeping breeze,
show survival despite strife.
