An evergreen tree

Big headA real treatTo all the fliesThat hover overYour head.

How to care and till our landTo produce the vital thingsThat nourish life.How wonderful to seeFrom sunrise to sunsetLarge tracts of brownCovered with gold and green.Sometimes I played with the soilFiddled and moldedThe way a craftsmanWorked on the clay.We planted seeds in rich soilBut sometimes the wind and rainPlayed with themSome shoot up wildOthers have…

To say Christ’s PeaceYou took my hand in yoursAnd we said as one”Peace be with you.”When we touchedOur bare palms togetherI felt the whole universeWas in perfect alignmentOur first interactionThat lasted mere secondsSeemed like a lifetime.God AlmightyMust have been amazedWe did the ritual handsclaspA deviationFrom everyone.We shook handsSo tight and fierceYours was so warmAnd so…

Pound the rough long roadIn extreme hot conditionStopped and buckled on the road.Copyright 2019, Rose Marie Juan – Austin, All Rights Reserved

Four corners of his heartAnd allows them to flyWhen extreme circumstance warrantsIn order to seek justice.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved

It revealed the monthAnd the date that I was born.Of even date an inscriptionThe birth of a remarkable womanSanctified by her chastityAnd acts of charity.Another page has been turnedIn my life storyIt reminded meThe endless cold nightsOf being alone in my bed.My old mother who is cooped upIn a worn out rocking chairCheated death thriceTo…