Submissions by Summerrain75
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Not your cup of tea kind of poet. I write what flows.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Nov 2024 2:47pm
2nd Nov 2024 2:47pm
Bar Room
Scent of alcohol
Mingled with the smell of smoke
Lingered in the air
Mingled with the smell of smoke
Lingered in the air
#alcohol
#haiku
#senryu
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SELF POEM
Published
6th May 2023 4:38pm
6th May 2023 4:38pm
18th Day
Just arrived from the mosque
After Tarawee prayer
I feel so tired and sleepy
I perspired a lot while praying
It felt like exercising for an hour
Of brisk walking and burned calories
From the food I took during iftar
Another round of food was served after tarawee prayer
I had a cup of arroz caldo, a piece of sandwich and a pack of juice
Now I'm full again
I just want to lie down and go to sleep
But I need to post my entry for the day
Or I might get another X
Today is the 18th day of Ramadhan
Only eleven days...
After Tarawee prayer
I feel so tired and sleepy
I perspired a lot while praying
It felt like exercising for an hour
Of brisk walking and burned calories
From the food I took during iftar
Another round of food was served after tarawee prayer
I had a cup of arroz caldo, a piece of sandwich and a pack of juice
Now I'm full again
I just want to lie down and go to sleep
But I need to post my entry for the day
Or I might get another X
Today is the 18th day of Ramadhan
Only eleven days...
#faith
#spiritual
#NaPoWriMo2023
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Apr 2023 1:17pm
28th Apr 2023 1:17pm
Essential Things
I do not think much about the future
Nor worry about what comes tomorrow
For I know there is someone
Who is in control of everything
He will provide for me
I live each day with gratitude
For everything I have in life
I have food to eat and water to drink
I have a home that shelters me
From the heat of the sun
And keeps me warm and dry
On rainy days
I have more than enough clothes to wear
More importantly, I have work
That provides me financially
I cannot ask for more nor complain
I have enough of...
Nor worry about what comes tomorrow
For I know there is someone
Who is in control of everything
He will provide for me
I live each day with gratitude
For everything I have in life
I have food to eat and water to drink
I have a home that shelters me
From the heat of the sun
And keeps me warm and dry
On rainy days
I have more than enough clothes to wear
More importantly, I have work
That provides me financially
I cannot ask for more nor complain
I have enough of...
#inspirational
#gratitude
#NaPoWriMo2023
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Apr 2023 7:55am
25th Apr 2023 7:55am
Life's Uncertainties
Life is full of surprises
Every day things happen
That is out of our expectations
Accidents occur even if we are careful
Such is the nature of life
Unpredictable
It is full of uncertainties
You don't know what the future holds
The only certain thing in life
Is the present moment
You'll never know what tomorrow will bring
No one is ever prepared for life
You can only go with its flow
And dance to its music
And hope that life will treat you good
That fate will be kind
Yet it is this...
Every day things happen
That is out of our expectations
Accidents occur even if we are careful
Such is the nature of life
Unpredictable
It is full of uncertainties
You don't know what the future holds
The only certain thing in life
Is the present moment
You'll never know what tomorrow will bring
No one is ever prepared for life
You can only go with its flow
And dance to its music
And hope that life will treat you good
That fate will be kind
Yet it is this...
#fate
#TruthOfLife
#NaPoWriMo2023
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Apr 2023 2:55pm
16th Apr 2023 2:55pm
Sabaw Maymuh (Sweet Soup)
We call it sabaw maymuh
Others call it santan
A local term we use for that soup
That is literally sweet
It was part of our Ramadhan
When I was growing up
My mother cooked it for Saum or pre- dawn meal
Other families also cook this soup
During Ramadhan
This soup helps in alleviating thirst
When one is fasting
It is made from coconut milk, sugar, and egg
Sometimes she added ripe bananas
When it was available
As kids me and my brothers
Look forward to it every morning
She always leave a portion...
Others call it santan
A local term we use for that soup
That is literally sweet
It was part of our Ramadhan
When I was growing up
My mother cooked it for Saum or pre- dawn meal
Other families also cook this soup
During Ramadhan
This soup helps in alleviating thirst
When one is fasting
It is made from coconut milk, sugar, and egg
Sometimes she added ripe bananas
When it was available
As kids me and my brothers
Look forward to it every morning
She always leave a portion...
#childhood
#family
#memories #NaPoWriMo2023
#memories #NaPoWriMo2023
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th Apr 2023 7:25pm
11th Apr 2023 7:25pm
Day 5
I cannot think of what to write
For my entry today
It's the fifth day of NaPo'23
Nothing seems significant
That is worth writing
Except for the mundane things
That I see and experience everyday
I slept the whole morning
After almost missing my pre-dawn meal
I only managed to take two bites
From the native delicacy
That was a left over from iftar
And drank half a glass of water
When the Adhan was called
I skipped my medicines except for losartan
The time for fasting has started.
It was a relief that I did not feel...
For my entry today
It's the fifth day of NaPo'23
Nothing seems significant
That is worth writing
Except for the mundane things
That I see and experience everyday
I slept the whole morning
After almost missing my pre-dawn meal
I only managed to take two bites
From the native delicacy
That was a left over from iftar
And drank half a glass of water
When the Adhan was called
I skipped my medicines except for losartan
The time for fasting has started.
It was a relief that I did not feel...
#NaPoWriMo2023
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
9th Apr 2023 8:20am
9th Apr 2023 8:20am
Thoughts
Time is so tricky
You can easily forget
How quick it flies
When you are not conscious
Of its passing
It slips away from your hands
If you are not mindful
Of the things you need to do
Before the day ends
And another new day begins
Ramadhan helps me
To be conscious of time
And notice how the sun moves
In the sky at daytime
How it moves from east to west
From sunrise to sunset
Tells me the time to pray
Or when the time for each prayer is over
The first white thread that appears at dawn ...
You can easily forget
How quick it flies
When you are not conscious
Of its passing
It slips away from your hands
If you are not mindful
Of the things you need to do
Before the day ends
And another new day begins
Ramadhan helps me
To be conscious of time
And notice how the sun moves
In the sky at daytime
How it moves from east to west
From sunrise to sunset
Tells me the time to pray
Or when the time for each prayer is over
The first white thread that appears at dawn ...
#sun
#spiritual
#NaPoWriMo2023
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SELF POEM
Published
6th Apr 2023 7:16am
6th Apr 2023 7:16am
Test of Faith
It's day twelve of Ramadhan
The sun is blazing
Even at this hour
I can feel pangs of hunger
From fasting
My body feels weak
But my will is strong
Only an hour and a half is left
Before Iftar
The past eleven days were fine
It rained almost every day
That makes fasting more easy
Because of the cool weather
Today is different
I can almost feel the heat
Piercing my skin if I go out
Without an umbrella
This is a test of my faith
The sun is blazing
Even at this hour
I can feel pangs of hunger
From fasting
My body feels weak
But my will is strong
Only an hour and a half is left
Before Iftar
The past eleven days were fine
It rained almost every day
That makes fasting more easy
Because of the cool weather
Today is different
I can almost feel the heat
Piercing my skin if I go out
Without an umbrella
This is a test of my faith
#faith
#NaPoWriMo2023
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Apr 2023 6:18pm
4th Apr 2023 6:18pm
Slow Down
Slow down
Pause for a while
Take a deep breath
Loosen yourself and relax
You don't need to hurry
To do what needs to be done
Slow down
Allow yourself to enjoy
The time in your hands
Go for a leisure walk
And enjoy the moment
Today put yourself first
You maybe too busy
On other days
That you forget
To think about yourself
Slow down
Take a closer look
At your surroundings
Smell those flowers
Look up at the sky
And see the clouds
As they drift and change shapes
Watch the...
Pause for a while
Take a deep breath
Loosen yourself and relax
You don't need to hurry
To do what needs to be done
Slow down
Allow yourself to enjoy
The time in your hands
Go for a leisure walk
And enjoy the moment
Today put yourself first
You maybe too busy
On other days
That you forget
To think about yourself
Slow down
Take a closer look
At your surroundings
Smell those flowers
Look up at the sky
And see the clouds
As they drift and change shapes
Watch the...
#motivational
#NaPoWriMo2023
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3 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Apr 2023 5:19pm
1st Apr 2023 5:19pm
Morning Musings
Morning Musings
It's 6:40 a.m, 1st of April
NaPoWriMo is here again
Today is the tenth day of Ramadhan
The days in this blessed month
Are quickly passing by
A year is not that long
If you do not count the number of days in it
If you just let time run its course
365 days will roll away just like a dream
Looking back on the previous year
Many things have happened
Not only in my life but in the world as well
People have come and gone
Calamities visited throughout the year
Our house was flooded...
It's 6:40 a.m, 1st of April
NaPoWriMo is here again
Today is the tenth day of Ramadhan
The days in this blessed month
Are quickly passing by
A year is not that long
If you do not count the number of days in it
If you just let time run its course
365 days will roll away just like a dream
Looking back on the previous year
Many things have happened
Not only in my life but in the world as well
People have come and gone
Calamities visited throughout the year
Our house was flooded...
#fate
#NaPoWriMo2023
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9 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Jan 2023 12:51pm
1st Jan 2023 12:51pm
Self Respect
Men will always be men
Lustful animalistic creatures
Whose desires are easily ignited
By the sight of a bare flesh
From the opposite sex
You can't blame them for this
They are wired this way
Even saints can fall from grace
For this primal human tendencies
In the face of temptation
Women are like men in nature
They have the same desires and weakness
And some are even bolder and more wild than men
When it comes to expressing their desires and lust
But morality draws the line
Humans' sense of morality...
Lustful animalistic creatures
Whose desires are easily ignited
By the sight of a bare flesh
From the opposite sex
You can't blame them for this
They are wired this way
Even saints can fall from grace
For this primal human tendencies
In the face of temptation
Women are like men in nature
They have the same desires and weakness
And some are even bolder and more wild than men
When it comes to expressing their desires and lust
But morality draws the line
Humans' sense of morality...
#philosophical
#morality
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6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
31st Dec 2022 7:26pm
31st Dec 2022 7:26pm
New Year's Eve
On this new year's Eve
We lay on each other's side
Our fingers entwine
As we hold each other's hand
Tonight is different
From the other new year's Eve
We had before 2023
The festive mood is absent
We are both pensive
Lost in thought as we think
About our son sleeping on the next room
Who just had his first acquaintance with alcohol
Both of us were shocked
To see him in a state of intoxication
We never expected him to take a sip of alcohol
And this is the first time that we have to deal with it as...
We lay on each other's side
Our fingers entwine
As we hold each other's hand
Tonight is different
From the other new year's Eve
We had before 2023
The festive mood is absent
We are both pensive
Lost in thought as we think
About our son sleeping on the next room
Who just had his first acquaintance with alcohol
Both of us were shocked
To see him in a state of intoxication
We never expected him to take a sip of alcohol
And this is the first time that we have to deal with it as...
#mother
#parent
#family #son
#family #son
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