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Recognized by lawAn intimate and permanent partnerUnited to become one.Mandated by God and by lawTo treasure each otherTo encourage one anotherTo enrich and solidify life together.Our father and motherAre poles apartWe do not knowWhy they ended up together.Everybody saysUnlike polesAttract each otherThat is whyThey are together.Our parentsAre similar to a seesawAs one of them goes…

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…

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But a great piece of poetryCould enrich the minds of many.

And a small lanternHis precious life depends onHis boat and great skill.Copyright2019, Rose Marie Juan – Austin, All Rights Reserved

Huge mountainsCovered with rugs of treesTowering rocksAnd the high seas.But the wind and waterRun through themThey bringMy love for you.The wind knows no boundariesIt whispers my endless care for youThe gentle breezeBrushing by your faceReminds youThat I am thinking of you.Water flows everywhereIt carries my loving thoughtsAnd prayers for youThe pattering of raindropsThe rolling ocean…