Here I am,
Just me
And the sun,
As it be
Shining on.
And finding me
On the beach,
Where we
Have come
To see
A little
Rhapsody,
That the breeze
And spray
Play on the beach.
I find me
Seeing the reach,
Of wide expanse
Where I am me
And the world is
As it should be.

A ship sailing in the pale blue
Waters of the placid sea;
We hold our lives and
Float in the world similarly.

Sometimes the moon enthrals
And the stars shine, its  heavenly.
Other times the sea snarls,
And the waves thrash turbulently!

The challenge for us is to accept
Both occurrence with equanimity,
For the power that rocks the ship,
Is the same one that holds it steady.

And our faith will help us in
Overcoming every adversity.

A moment on the swing,
I let myself fly on wings
That were gossamer thin.
And there was I floating
Along the breezy bend
All fun and mirth
And giggles bubbling forth.

Free yourself, from the chains
Of expectations
And now feel the thrill
Of exhilaration!

For there is nothing
That is to be awaited,
The world is flowing
It isn't suffocated.

Each moment, a fresh
New breath that stated,
You are alive and well!

And everything proceeds
As was designated;
You are not bound,
Nor relegated
To follow, nor lead, nor be led.

This freedom is life
And needs to be cherished!

2020
Lovely Joy / 2020

The year I fell in love
with the idea of me,
not as how I was perceived
but just me.

Para Sa Mga Umasa..... TAMA NA!!
By: Lovely Joy / September 2020

Ilang araw at buwan na rin ang dumaan
Mga araw na pinagdaanan at naranasan
Na nagbigay ng aral, pasakit, kalungkutan
Pero nangibabaw pa rin ang kasiyahan
Salamat sa alaala at nakaraan, kaibigan.

Kalahati ng aking tula'y naabot na rin
Ilang piyesa, ilang titik, ilang salita na ang nabitawan
Pakiramdam ko mauubusan na ako ng letra
Pero handa naman akong maubusan
Kung ang paglalaanan ng aking pagiging makata ay IKAW.

Naalala mo pa noong huling tinanong kita ng "Ayaw mo na maayos?"
Ni isang salita wala akong narinig mula sa'yo.
Sabi natin noon, laban lang tayo hanggang dulo
Siguro nga eto na yung dulo.
Siguro oras na... oras na...
Susubukan kong kalimutan ka na
Kahit sobrang sakit sa akin ang talikuran ka.
Bibitawan ko na ang natitirang "sana"
At pakakawalan ko na ang paniniwalang "baka.”

Dapat ko ng tanggapin na hindi tayo para sa isa’t-isa
Sabi nga sa isang kanta, pinagtagpo pero hindi itinadhana
Natatagpuan pero nakatakda ring umalis.
Merong babalik, at meron din na maglalaho na lang.
Oo nga't mahal kita..... mahal...pa... kita...
Mahal kita, pero siguro tama na.

Heaven?

A bare cage
A cup and a tin;
A bird, in rage,
Came rushing in.

Could this be safe?
He thought, picking a grain.
The trap shut, strange
Are the doors of heaven!