To pour out
Its golden hot oranges
And fiery flaming reds
But dreadful clouds
Claimed the sky
And obscured
The warm rays of the sun.
Most of the time
I see the clouds
Behind the sun
And my days
Are like the sunflowers.
When the clouds
Patched the sky dark
I am inclined
To paint the world
With gray.
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Jewels of the sea.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
Among the restI wonder if they will form partOf today and tomorrowLike dead leaves that are embeddedOn the soil and commingledWith it to be oneAnd continue to be partOf the mystery of life.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
When I hold her tightIt makes me feelLike I am walkingThrough egg shellsEvery single morning.My childWill always be a childI will spend a whole lifeTaking care of herMourning for her lost potentials.Every waking momentI will worry about herWhat if I will be goneWill there be someoneWho will ever comfort her?What if I am goneWho will…
And enduring as youImprisoned under the clutchesOf Mother SoilYet neverA single sighLeaped through the air.You swirl and swing with the windAnd bowed to any kind of stormYou always look up for the raysOf the Mother SunWith sheer delightPraying to give you more lightYou catch all the tears from heavenEven if it will causeYour fall and…
Rattled my wind chimeIncluding my dog, RockoAnd my nephew’s cat, Revo.Copyright 2020, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
And bought tropical fishesIn their brightest striking huesBlue, yellow, red and orange.I kept and displayed the fishesIn our fifty gallon aquariumThe aquatic creaturesCreated aesthetic appealIn our living room.The elegant sway of their bodiesAs they swim swiftlyAnd synchronouslyBrings fun and happinessAs if I am travelingIn the majestic seas.The sun has set its gloryAnd the bright moon…
