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Dance of Seasons: An Ode to Adult Life

In the dawn of adult years, with dreams so bright and bold,

We step into the world, our stories yet untold.

The road ahead is winding, with highs and lows untamed,

Each step a dance of balance, with joy and sorrow named.

The midday sun of life shines down with fervent heat,

Ambitions climb the sky, as challenges we meet.

Successes bring us soaring, the peaks of joy we find,

Yet valleys wait with lessons, where growth is oft designed.

As twilight gently falls, and years like rivers flow,

We find a quiet strength in all that we now know.

The tapestry of life, with threads both dark and light,

Reveals a depth of beauty in the coming of the night.

Through every rise and fall, the heart learns to embrace,

The spectrum of our feelings, the breadth of human grace.

For in each high and low, life's richness is unfurled,

A journey of emotions, in the theater of the world.

~ €mpêråtrïzV

Eternal Glow: Ode to a Mother's Light

In the heart of the home, a gentle light glows,

A beacon of love that forever grows.

She's the whisper of leaves on a summer's breeze,

The kiss of the sun through the canopy of trees.

With hands that weave comfort, soft as a sigh,

She stitches the moments as time trickles by.

Her laughter, a melody played in the air,

Fills the rooms with a music so rare.

In her eyes, you'll find the stars' gentle gleam,

A harbor of dreams, an endless stream.

She's the dance of the firefly in twilight's embrace,

The tender touch of morning's first grace.

A mother, a giver, a compass, a guide,

Through storms and through calm, she's always beside.

Her wisdom, a lighthouse when seas turn rough,

Her strength, an anchor when winds blow tough.

In the quiet of night, when the world's hushed and still,

Her presence is peace, her love is the thrill.

For the gift of a mother, so gentle, so bold,

Is a story of love that never grows old.

May this poem reflect the beauty and strength of Mothers everywhere. 🌻🌹

~ €mpêråtrïzV

The Sea in Me

Just like a cool, deep sea,

You'll find the person in me.

A positive outlook can be seen,

Meaningful thoughts buried within.

Look at it as calming & relaxing,

like a friend that would never let you down.

Feel the warmth of the sea embracing,

like a friend that will always be around.

Dip in, swim in,

know the depth within

but never take something from its naturality,

for you know how Mother Nature sends its fist thru calamities...

~ €mpêråtrïzV

Freedom in Waters

Imperial Palace Hotel & Resort-Cebu

Breath in, dive in, swim through...
refreshing it is!

Bluish soft-cradle wrapped around me

Lulls me to silence underneath the surface,
Freedom as it is!
Swirl around, moving freely underneath...
Seeing it clear..
the sun's reflection dancing with me!
I can smile..
playing with bubbles
as I breathe out...
If I could only stay for long...
and leave the surface behind,
forgetting the time...
It takes courage and faith
to move freely on this crystal.
But once you embrace it...
the joy it brings
can never be counted.

~ €mpêråtrïzV

Imperial Palace Hotel & Resort-Cebu

D e s i r e e

The name of the one desired,

A heart that of a sweet child.

A mind of a simple lass,

A dreamer of her own truss.

With her extravagant smile,

To welcome you from a mile

A refreshing scene to see,

Jolly companion to be.

Trials and sufferings abound,

Her faith had made it all bound.

All of it she would lose sight,

But never her friends all night.

~~~oOo~~~

The moment I lay my eyes on you,

the face of a sad angel,

Thinking out loud but never said anything.

"This girl looks like my daughter," so I thought...

I have noticed, have asked, and found...

yes, it's true...

The reason for those sad eyes...

yet, talking to you...

I could see...

I have seen the beauty of your heart,

the kindness of your soul...

'till it uncovers the refreshing smile,

and it never left my memory...

until we meet and see each other again.

From then on, you've been like a daughter to me.

~ €mpêråtrïzV

Emily Faith Princess

My daughter with Princess Belle on Disney Princess mall tour, all in a yellow gown

A special gift has been given to me

Extraordinary and unlikely

To keep and to be taken care of.

Who can't comprehend love's so Motherly?

Believing for greater things to happen

Trusting and hopeful for things not yet seen

Her name is a reminder, Faith it is,

Adorable! What a Princess she is!

~ €mpêråtrïzV

(a poem celebrating my daughter's 10th birthday)

Baguio Blooms Festival

One of the Float in the Parade with a theme "Save Our Forest", used a variety of yellow flower blooms as design.

BAGUIO

City on a mountain, your glorious beauty mesmerizes

Your greens, and fruits, and flowers, morning dew I cannot forget

Above in the clouds, your majestic view epitomizes

A beauty that I long to see and my lens eager to set.

Come back again as your enchanting beauty whisper to me,

Pine trees pointing towards the sky welcomes me as I come near

As you touch my face, I can feel your soft embrace, swinging me.

As you entangle my hair, I can smell your breath, I am here.

~ €mpêråtrïzV

~~~oOo~~~

Yellow Majorettes on Parade as part of the Festival

February is the time for Baguio City Flower Festival

known as Panagbenga (season of blooms)

Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines

located in North Luzon, a Benguet town

which is a part of Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

CLICK here for more info on #Panagbenga Festival 2016

Full Moon at Christmas

📷 image by EmilyM.

Breaking dawn at Christmas,

watching through the sky,

Beautiful moon setting in full

is good to look at...

As if nature calling me to take a shot.

Though throbbing pain inside my head keep on pushing,

There's a charm in the dark sky I cannot stop looking at.

Deep in this dark hour with the trees trying to hide it,

The wind suddenly blows as if to stop me from taking it.

The shadow of the dark is creepy as it seems

The fright I feel about what I might see

Still, I cannot elude the enchantment it brings

To pursue saving the memory of what

might not be...

for long...

~ €mpêråtrïzV

The Woman In The Mirror

The woman in the mirror

I always see a smiling face
No matter what life dishes out
She still has poise and grace.

So many troubles

Life has been all wrong

The woman in the mirror

Still sings a happy song.

The woman in the mirror

No one sees her grief

She learned to hide it well

Though she knows no relief.

Sometimes sadness overrules

And she wants to let go

And the journeys of life

Are often too much to know.

She finds the strength somehow

To carry the heavy load

Two steps further forward

Along the endless rocky road.

The woman in the mirror

Her beliefs have made her strong

Knowing there is happiness

That will someday, to her belong...

*A shared photo and a message that captured my senses. Reading this poem.. it pulls on the inner emotions of the poet for a woman. I have this feeling that the poet's subject is the woman herself. I may be wrong ..or he/she had been a witness to another woman's experience..somehow, the poem also reflects me...

The Sunflower in Me

📷 image by EmilyM

As the bright sun shines

What a smile sunflower brings

Brightens someone's day!

Radiates joy, beauty

A positive energy

Good vibes from within!

Unwavering faith

And unconditional love

for someone adored...

Absorbs emotions

Sensitiveness for its kind

Let the pollen spread!

If you meet someone

With wits and intelligence

Catch and don't let go!

If you haven't found

Hunt one for she brings beauty

Across the ages!

~ €mpêråtrïzV

Aurora

📷 image credit to Bob Johnson of Canada

Your light glows into the night sky

Amazing splendor through the night

Joy, excitement in one's eyes.

How magical! How wonderful!

Enchanting, captivating lights!

Created by One so Powerful!

One of the most marvelous creations,

Not all people are blessed to witness...

Aurora why aren't you here?

How can we see the splendor,

your natural beauty presents.

Follow the dream, follow the sky,

Follow the land where Aurora is...

My Star

📷 image credit shutterstock.com

I gaze through the lens,

I thought you were a star.

Your love touches my eyes reaching me,

touches life, outlining your presence in me.

Your warmth never burns,

your hug glows inside me.

Your brightness, is subtle, impressive,

a love that knows no distance.

You speak through my heart

without even opening your lips.

We consummated our longing

every time the world darkens.

You are humble enough

to reach me beyond the expanse,

telling me there is something

rather than nothing.

I then realized that you saw me before

or is it I that saw you?

Every night, our future meets from a distant past.

I wonder if you are still there.

(written with permission from someone but forget his/her name)

Winter-Spring

📷 image credit shutterstock.com

Flowers bloom in spring, snowfalls in winter...

Is it possible that two different ideas would connect?

Blooming flowers in cold winter snow...

How ironic these two seasons would meet...

Will the winter snow protect the blooms in spring?

Will the snow save and preserve its blooms,

or the snow will crush and ruin it?..

One born in spring, another birthed out in winter

Is it possible that two different generations would meet,

and forego their dreams together?

Decades apart we could never say...

Differences in style and ideas could make or unmake them.

The warm breeze of spring could melt the winter snow,

and yet the freezing air of winter could preserve the blooms of spring.

Somehow one could never be prejudged what would really transpire,

for only humility, submissiveness, and sacrifice of each one,

could make it work, though perils and trials are way ahead.

You're My Song

📷 image credit favim.com

Kung lahat ng tao sa paligid mo iniwan ka

If everyone left you

H'wag na h'wag mong iisiping ika'y nag-iisa

Don't ever think that you are alone

Nandito lng ako mag-aalaga sa 'yo

I'm just here to take care of you

Ibibigay ko sa 'yo lahat-lahat pati sariling buhay ko

I would give it all even my own life

Pag ika'y nagkamali sa iyong ginawa

If you made mistakes in your life

Ipapakita ko sa 'yong hindi ka dapat mahiya

I would show that you dont have to be ashamed

Hahawakan ko nang mahigpit ang iyong kamay

I shall hold your hand tightly

At sasabihin ko sa 'yong "hindi ka dapat malumbay"

And would tell you, " you shouldn't be sad"

Ito ang awitin ng buhay ko

This is the song of my life

Ang lirics nito ay umiikot sa mundo mo

The lyrics of this song revolves around you

K'ya please h'wag ka mawawala sa buhay ko

So, please don't ever be gone in my life

Dahil baka matapos ang "your song" ng buhay ko..

It might end the song in my life.

~ by Jeisoun Douiyain, 2010

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Dance of Seasons: An Ode to Adult Life

Eternal Glow: Ode to a Mother's Light

The Sea in Me

Freedom in Waters

D e s i r e e

Emily Faith Princess

Baguio Blooms Festival

Full Moon at Christmas

The Woman In The Mirror

The Sunflower in Me

Aurora

My Star

Winter-Spring

You're My Song