Rose Marie Juan Austin

Reminding usThat life is no paradiseAnd fear can castIts shadow.But those painsCan put a crown of courageThat can propel usTo soar like an eagleAnd defyThe raging wind.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved

Even her whole life.Copyright 2019, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved

Big headA real treatTo all the fliesThat hover overYour head.

Creates waves of fear.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan- Austin, All Rights Reserved

That can spread its fragrance forever.Copyright 2019, Rose Marie Juan – Austin, All Rights Reserved

Like great memoriesFlooding back my mind and heartTransport me into the past.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved

Of the billows of smokeFrom the warshipLifeless bodies sprawledTora, Tora, ToraA shout from one of the Axis Powers.The moon did not shineStars were hidden by the dusty cloudsTremors shook the earthHunger, thirst and nakednessEnveloped my childhood.In my youthAs tender as the rose budI just hold on to dear lifeWhile my friends dancedLaughed out loudTurned nightsAs…

To pour outIts golden hot orangesAnd fiery flaming redsBut dreadful cloudsClaimed the skyAnd obscuredThe warm rays of the sun.Most of the timeI see the cloudsBehind the sunAnd my daysAre like the sunflowers.When the cloudsPatched the sky darkI am inclinedTo paint the worldWith gray.Copyright 2017, Rose Marie Juan- Austin, All Rights Reserved

From fibers and threadsIn beautiful hues and linesAs she weaves like the windThe threads and fibersAre her bread and butterAnd all who depend on her.It produces silk from itselfA thread as strong as steelAs it ornately weaves its webIt secured a safety lineOf its ownAnd traps and wrapsIts prey to survive.It collects bits and piecesOf…

Guides sea travelersA witness to sea perilsAnd a ray of hope for ships.Copyright 2019, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved