Submissions by Summerrain75
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Not your cup of tea kind of poet. I write what flows.
The Song of Silence (String of Haiku)
I am muted sighs
Of the weary restless mind
In its solitude
Unspoken longings
Untold secrets of the heart
No words can capture
I live in places
Where only a few wander
To feel my presence
I am in nature
Waiting for those who seek me
For their company
I am the stillness
In the deep running water
And in dark blue seas
I am the echo
In the forests and mountains
That answers your call
People can hear me
In empty houses and streets
When the night creeps in
...
Of the weary restless mind
In its solitude
Unspoken longings
Untold secrets of the heart
No words can capture
I live in places
Where only a few wander
To feel my presence
I am in nature
Waiting for those who seek me
For their company
I am the stillness
In the deep running water
And in dark blue seas
I am the echo
In the forests and mountains
That answers your call
People can hear me
In empty houses and streets
When the night creeps in
...
#silence
#TruthOfLife
#SelfReflection
#wisdom
#NaPoWriMo2020
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The Song of Day (String of Haiku)
Nature awakens
After a night of slumber
At my arrival
Rising to meet me
As I ascend from the east
Wrap in drops of dew
I alight with dawn
And stand at the horizon
Glowing and beaming
Flowers welcome me
Opening their soft petals
To bask in my warmth
I kiss them softly
Caressing their tender leaves
With warm morning light
The trees lift their arms
Waiting for their sustenance
From my sun's bright rays
Earth quickens with life
Delighting at my presence
After a...
After a night of slumber
At my arrival
Rising to meet me
As I ascend from the east
Wrap in drops of dew
I alight with dawn
And stand at the horizon
Glowing and beaming
Flowers welcome me
Opening their soft petals
To bask in my warmth
I kiss them softly
Caressing their tender leaves
With warm morning light
The trees lift their arms
Waiting for their sustenance
From my sun's bright rays
Earth quickens with life
Delighting at my presence
After a...
#inspirational
#sun
#morning
#nature
#NaPoWriMo2020
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Moving On
Today, I finally let go
Of some memories
That were part of the virtual world
After failing to recover my old accounts in gmail and facebook
Most of my personal poems were there
Which showed my vulnerability over the past years
That were penned from the core of my heart
On many depressing periods of my life in the past
I regretted not having kept them in my notes
Those were written at the time
When I was just beginning to discover my interest and love for poetry about nine years ago
At a time When inspiration easily came to me...
Of some memories
That were part of the virtual world
After failing to recover my old accounts in gmail and facebook
Most of my personal poems were there
Which showed my vulnerability over the past years
That were penned from the core of my heart
On many depressing periods of my life in the past
I regretted not having kept them in my notes
Those were written at the time
When I was just beginning to discover my interest and love for poetry about nine years ago
At a time When inspiration easily came to me...
#confessional
#learning
#SelfDiscovery #NaPoWriMo2020
#SelfDiscovery #NaPoWriMo2020
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Be Free
Be free
Don't live in your own prison
Like a caged bird
That cannot fly
Your mind is limitless
Your thoughts have no bars
They are free to wander and soar
In the sky of your imagination
Dream the life you dream
Believe in its possibility
Have faith in yourself
Nothing should chain you
And stop you from flying
You are free to live the life you want
Dare to soar beyond your limit
Look beyond your field of vision
And see different skies
Vaster than the sky you know
Your...
Don't live in your own prison
Like a caged bird
That cannot fly
Your mind is limitless
Your thoughts have no bars
They are free to wander and soar
In the sky of your imagination
Dream the life you dream
Believe in its possibility
Have faith in yourself
Nothing should chain you
And stop you from flying
You are free to live the life you want
Dare to soar beyond your limit
Look beyond your field of vision
And see different skies
Vaster than the sky you know
Your...
#dreams
#motivational
#inspirational
#uplifting
#NaPoWriMo2020
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Mama
It's been thirteen years since you left
Yet the space you filled is still here
But the void brought by your absence remain empty
In the silence of my beating heart
I was thirty one when you let go of life
Too early and too soon for goodbyes
Now I'm forty four and I still need your presence
So much have happened in my life without you
Though you're not here in this plane anymore
I know you're watching over me
From the other side
Because a mother's love is forever
That even death cannot severe
Last night I...
Yet the space you filled is still here
But the void brought by your absence remain empty
In the silence of my beating heart
I was thirty one when you let go of life
Too early and too soon for goodbyes
Now I'm forty four and I still need your presence
So much have happened in my life without you
Though you're not here in this plane anymore
I know you're watching over me
From the other side
Because a mother's love is forever
That even death cannot severe
Last night I...
#sadness
#mother
#memories #NaPoWriMo2020
#memories #NaPoWriMo2020
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Moonless Night (String of Haiku)
The sky looks lonesome
Without the light of the moon
To brighten its hue
Twinkling little stars
Are out, lambently lighting
The midnight blue sky
The night is lonely
Silence envelopes the air
Another day gone
Days are moving fast
Steadily marching forward
Following their course
The moon will show up
When it is her time to glow
With the rising tides
Life is like the moon
It flows with the tides of time
That constantly change
Without the light of the moon
To brighten its hue
Twinkling little stars
Are out, lambently lighting
The midnight blue sky
The night is lonely
Silence envelopes the air
Another day gone
Days are moving fast
Steadily marching forward
Following their course
The moon will show up
When it is her time to glow
With the rising tides
Life is like the moon
It flows with the tides of time
That constantly change
#sky
#night
#nature #NaPoWriMo2020
#nature #NaPoWriMo2020
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Covid 19: Everything Will Pass
Life is a constant process of change
And in perpetual process of renewal
In the revolution of time
Nothing stays nor lasts forever
There is ending to all beginnings
Just like the passing of each season
In the endless cycle of life
Permanence is an illusion
Everything in life is temporary
Every thing has its season under the sun
This pandemic will pass
When it has reached its fixed time
The things we experience now are transient
And will be gone in their own finite time
Like a storm that has suddenly come at...
And in perpetual process of renewal
In the revolution of time
Nothing stays nor lasts forever
There is ending to all beginnings
Just like the passing of each season
In the endless cycle of life
Permanence is an illusion
Everything in life is temporary
Every thing has its season under the sun
This pandemic will pass
When it has reached its fixed time
The things we experience now are transient
And will be gone in their own finite time
Like a storm that has suddenly come at...
#TruthOfLife
#philosophical
#NaPoWriMo2020
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covid 19: Silence
It's 11:00 pm just an hour before midnight
And here I am trying to write something for my entry on this 12th day of NaPoWriMo
My mind seems to be empty of ideas to write about
I cannot think of anything to spill at the moment that seems worthy of a poem
Except for the things that are going on around in this small town
Tonight, I notice the silence more keenly
It is screaming loudly in the empty street
Covid 19 has taken away the liveliness of this simple town despite its absence
Curfew has been imposed along with the community quarantine ...
And here I am trying to write something for my entry on this 12th day of NaPoWriMo
My mind seems to be empty of ideas to write about
I cannot think of anything to spill at the moment that seems worthy of a poem
Except for the things that are going on around in this small town
Tonight, I notice the silence more keenly
It is screaming loudly in the empty street
Covid 19 has taken away the liveliness of this simple town despite its absence
Curfew has been imposed along with the community quarantine ...
#night
#fear
#NaPoWriMo2020
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Covid 19: Life Goes On
Regardless of what's going on
In our world today
Life goes on in its natural course
The sun continues to rise in the East
And sets in the West each day we live
The moon is there in the sky
To light the darkness of night
The wind keeps blowing
The rain is still falling on the dry earth
The birds are singing in the trees
The flowers are blooming in the fields
The rivers are flowing to the seas
The oceans are stirring with underwater life
Babies are born every hour of the day
People are struggling with life...
In our world today
Life goes on in its natural course
The sun continues to rise in the East
And sets in the West each day we live
The moon is there in the sky
To light the darkness of night
The wind keeps blowing
The rain is still falling on the dry earth
The birds are singing in the trees
The flowers are blooming in the fields
The rivers are flowing to the seas
The oceans are stirring with underwater life
Babies are born every hour of the day
People are struggling with life...
#TruthOfLife
#NaPoWriMo2020
#pandemic
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Cancelled Plans
Yesterday, my son and I have a scheduled flight that was cancelled due to Covid 19 lockdown
We were supposed to be back in the city, after letting him spend a brief vacation in the countryside as it is Summer already
Classes are over and schools are closed
We had plan of going to visit my brothers in Davao City next week to attend my nephew's wedding
We were ready for the trip and my son was excited to see his cousins
Our tickets were booked since February
And I had my dress made for the wedding
It is an occasion I looked forward to and don't...
We were supposed to be back in the city, after letting him spend a brief vacation in the countryside as it is Summer already
Classes are over and schools are closed
We had plan of going to visit my brothers in Davao City next week to attend my nephew's wedding
We were ready for the trip and my son was excited to see his cousins
Our tickets were booked since February
And I had my dress made for the wedding
It is an occasion I looked forward to and don't...
#family
#NaPoWriMo2020
#pandemic
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Brother's Birthday
April Nine is my youngest brother's birthday
And since we live far from each other
We only greet each other through a phone call for every important occasion in our lives
But today I failed to make a call
And I almost forget his birthday until I saw a post from my memories on facebook for the last two years
Since this pandemic
My sleeping pattern has been changed
I have become an insomniac
I wake up late each day and start my routine in the afternoon
Whatever I have thought of doing for the day slips from my mind like making a simple call to...
And since we live far from each other
We only greet each other through a phone call for every important occasion in our lives
But today I failed to make a call
And I almost forget his birthday until I saw a post from my memories on facebook for the last two years
Since this pandemic
My sleeping pattern has been changed
I have become an insomniac
I wake up late each day and start my routine in the afternoon
Whatever I have thought of doing for the day slips from my mind like making a simple call to...
#brother
#insomnia
#NaPoWriMo2020
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Supermoon (String of Tanka)
You light up the sky
As you always do at night
When it is your turn
The world looks up in wonder
Seeing your luminescence
Full, bright supermoon
Shining brighter than diamond
Tonight I'm bewitched
By your ever dazzling charm
As I gaze up at the sky
A comforting sight
At this Unfortunate time
Of Covid nineteen
You light the night faithfully
From dusk till the break of dawn
You are no human
You cannot feel what I feel
On my sleepless nights
When anxiety visits me
Troubling my heart...
As you always do at night
When it is your turn
The world looks up in wonder
Seeing your luminescence
Full, bright supermoon
Shining brighter than diamond
Tonight I'm bewitched
By your ever dazzling charm
As I gaze up at the sky
A comforting sight
At this Unfortunate time
Of Covid nineteen
You light the night faithfully
From dusk till the break of dawn
You are no human
You cannot feel what I feel
On my sleepless nights
When anxiety visits me
Troubling my heart...
#moon
#night
#NaPoWriMo2020
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