Tag: poetry
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Dream of despair
Light as shadow, black as night Demons haunt the world tonight Hope has faded, lost your way Single word reveals the day Dennison Uy 2011.12.05
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Fire and Ice poem by Robert Frost used as an opening in Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
I have always been a fan of Robert Frost’s poetry. I was really delighted to find the poem Fire and Ice featured at the the opening of the book “Eclipse”, the third installment in the Twilight series of novels by Stephanie Meyer. Its does a very good job of setting the mood and tone of…
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Berso sa Metro posters on the MRT promotes reading and Spanish literature
Every time I ride the MRT or the LRT here in Manila, I take some time to read and appreciate the “Berso sa Metro” series of posters. Sponsored by the Instituto Cervantes of Manila, the posters feature Spanish poems displayed alongside its Filipino translation. To compliment the mood of the poem, the backdrop features works…
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At 29, Life Hates Me (Self pity)
Today, I went out with only 12.35 in my pocket. Paid the jeep 7 pesos, went down at Puregold. They have no ATM machines. I walked west to Allied Bank. Machine offline. Walked back east, past Puregold onto Budgetlane. They have no ATM machines. Guard tells me there’s an RCBC further west. I move forward,…
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Serenity Prayer
Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. – Reinhold Niebuhr Last night I was trying to give advise and this came to my mind. I could not recall the exact words, so when I woke…
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White Roses / Pei Hua (poem)
Return to basics, Holding no expectations, Nothing in return, A new beginning. Mature and honest, Vulnerable yet still firm, Purity. A surrendering, To time, fate, and destiny, Honor. Loyalty. Faith. Forgetting the past, A return to innocence, A state of calmness, Sincerity. Just like my love. Wo bu ke yi ai ta ren. Ni zhi…