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You take the glory from this —
From every beatific happiness of heaven,
As the Sun leaves her nest from above
Stretching her breath towards the evolving darkness.

And despite the delay of time,
While the mindful wind spells her madness
As if she’s blowing an occasional candlestick;
The tree did not surrender her promise at all.

And that is to keep everyone so, so still…
And she’s like a mother who’s afraid to lose her child,
Who tries to protect her precious one at all costs,
Who tries to save a life more than hers.

You take the glory from this —
The formation of every rock
That falls exactly to their perfect places,
As Your voice sprouts hymns of creations
Of every beautiful kind…
Oh, in Your eyes, these are all beautiful.

And whenever we lose our grip,
Whenever we surrender our pure selves
Into the deepest ocean to let ourselves die,
You command Grace to come to rescue us.

And take hold of us,
To contain and consume us in a vessel
Where only You can truly feel the longing of our hearts.
And then put a new spirit in us…
And breathe a new fire on us —
A new breed of hope anchored to Your core.

So even an ember can call the soldiers of the heaven
To rally against our raging darkest thoughts
To break the walls that we continue to allow to get higher
As we also try to take the rest of the steps of our pursuit…
And yet failed ourselves by doing things on our own.

You take the glory from this —
From the gigantic waves welcoming us
Even before our feet kissed the sparkling sands.
The coarse-textured the salted waters
Making us the only remainder
Of this beautiful equation of our own stories,
Of sailing beyond the hidden horizons
And riding the tides as we spread our wings in motion.

And even before our arms collide and bid goodbye
To the sun who brought us home
And call it peace when we’re in Your sweetest embrace,
We remain in awe of You —
For everything speaks about You
And defines Your grandeur
In the middle of the night and day.

And as we continue to ponder the days,
We can’t deny the fact
That You’ll still be and will always be
The most beautiful
And the most precious among them all.
 Oct 2021
Seranaea Jones
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would i rather wait in line
at the entrance to Hell
knowing at least
that i had
tried—

than to stare at the Pearly
Gates coming up with
excuses as to why
i didn't
?


s jones
2021

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The waters roar
And yet they are kept in order
Under the shadow of the Beholder of Light,

The waters cease.
Many call one Name,
And many shout His Name.

But why do we need to come this far?
To let our voices run dry?
To taste the bitter tears?
And hear the clamor of the world?
Mauubos na naman ang mga pahina ng kalendaryo,
Sabay-sabay nating pupunitin
Kalakip ang bawat pangakong
Akala nating matutupad sa kasalukuyan.


Gayunpaman, ang lahat ng ating tinatamasa’y
Tunay ngang may iisang Tagapagbigay ng Biyaya..
Mag-iba man ang anyo ng Kanyang pag-ibig,
Mag-iba man ang ihip ng hangin,
Maging mitsa man ang mga delubyo
Ng saklolo sa pawang dalampasigan at kabundukan,
Ay Hindi pa rin titigil ang ating pagsamba.

Naubos na ang mga taong nagsasabit ng parol
Sa kani-kanilang tahana’y
Patuloy pa rin ang ating pananampalatayang
Matatamasa natin ang mga pangako Niyang
Gaya ng mga bituing
Pahiwatig Nya Kay Abraham.

Ang bahaghari na naging simbolo ng iba’y
May iisa pa ring pangakong ibinabandera
Sa mga totoong may pananampalataya.
Tayo'y nagpapalit-anyo
Sa bawat pagsipat ng mga pagsubok,
Sa bawat pagsirit ng mga tanikalang
Akala ng dilim ay tutupok sa ating mga lampara
Habang tayo’y naghihintay —
Naghihintay sa pagbabalik ng ating Hari
Na Siya ring kabiyak ng ating kabuuan.

Sa bawat araw na lumipas at lilipas pa’y
Wag nating kalimutang
Ito ang taong tayo’y nagpatuloy
Sa ating pakikibaka sa kadiliman.
At tayo’y patuloy na bumangon
Sa kabila ng mga nakatatalisod
Na paghuhukom ng mundo.
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You are more than a billion lights
You shine the brightest among the rest,
Your light overcomes the darkness
And no darkness can ever halt Your existence.

You are the Light from the beginning
And 'til the end of death,
‘Til the end of times
And the latter unfolding of Your glory,
It is Your light that will remain.
John 1:1-5 (NIV)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.  Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
 Aug 2021
Mohd Arshad
Behind the almirah,
I saw Anxiety,
Trembling and gleaming
Like the eyes of the rat
That cowers and pants.

I dared to speak to it,

And it like a traumatised patient
Only stared at me

And I, a little child,
Got scared.
 Aug 2021
Mohd Arshad
Success
Is not an incidence

It's a long process of being disciplined......and sacrificing desires.
 Aug 2021
Mohd Arshad
Failure is the door
Through which success enters
 Aug 2021
Mohd Arshad
It was horrible!

All persons were rejoicing in dance
While the Geeta was sobbing in the room
 Aug 2021
Mohd Arshad
The dullness of life
Lies in not enhancing knowledge......
 Aug 2021
Mohd Arshad
Like dews resting
                   On petals

Like snow
                  Holding fingers of leaves

Thy memories were shining
 Aug 2021
Mohd Arshad
Your true capacity is to discover the truth
 Aug 2021
Mohd Arshad
Failure is not death

It's Renaissance for a new wonder
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