The Bridge

Path where new horizons glow

Mind can't ignore what it brings

Time runs o'er the mind to show

Heart expressed uncertain things.

Crossing never been easy

Hurdles to stop from going

Needles of pain to carry

Brave heart to keep on rolling.

Once the foot steps on the other side

Beholds the future, waving!

~ €mpêråtrïzV

~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV @Sunflower for Emily, October, 2023 - All Rights Reserved

A Father He Is...

He is the foundation of every home,

Giving the home its epitome.

Holding each wall that represents its home,

To protect and to guide its clone.

He is the strength of its wall,

For without him it could crumple.

Battling the storms destructing what he builds,

He should stay strong for the trust that its wall clings.

Whatever it may, the foundation would stay,

Though walls might crack and leave their grip.

The foundation would lay its way,

To gather once again, the wall that was stripped.

~ €mpêråtrïz
         
 ~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV @Sunflower for Emily, June 2011- All Rights Reserved

📷 Mendoza Family Album

HAPPY FATHERS' DAY to my Tatay...

and to all Tatays, Papas, Daddies, and Papis in the world..(",)

#fathersday #father #tatay # daddy #poem

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

~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV @Sunflower for Emily, April 2016 - All Rights Reserved

EL F a r o

📷*image credit to bestanimations.com

Swaying movements from afar

Seeing it goes side to side.

I'm looking like a czar,

Guarding every move and tides

I have seen the angry waves, 

I can feel the silent mood.

Deep within, a hideous grave,

A mystery behind abode.

I'm an island all alone,

Yet, a sight could make one turn.

Though, too many years have gone by,

My tower still stands and burns.

I'm the eye that guides the dark

Giving each vessel a sight,

Keeping the night to send spark.

I am the house swirling the light.

~ €mpêråtrïzV

~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV @Sunflower for Emily, March 2016 - All Rights Reserved

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

~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV @Sunflower for Emily, March 2016 - All Rights Reserved

(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

~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV @Sunflower for Emily, February 2016 - All Rights Reserved

~~~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 

Farewell

If you will see the sun coming from the east,

remember me.

If you see the sunset in the dusk sky,

try to whisper my name.

If you see a butterfly  flying on its colorful wings,

follow it and rejoice for the happiness it brings.

If you see the sunflower in the meadow, 

remember my face who walks with you in the willow.

... I love you till the morning after,

... love to see and hear your laughter.

... I cry when I remember the past,

... I die when you breathe your last.

~ €mpêråtrïzV

~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV @Sunflower for Emily, February 2016 - All Rights Reserved

📷image credits to peakpx.com