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a solitude heart
longs for an echoing beat
love bangs in silence
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langit kagubatan (sky forests)
A poem in response to dVerse prompt Asians are Ugly!
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mga puno
mga watawat, mga sukat
bukang liwayway bulaklak
umaga arawliwanag
ito langit larawan
mga tao guro
Tanong bakit
bakit?
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trees
many colours, many sizes
dawn flowers
morning sunlight
this sky picture
people teacher
questions why
Why?
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I may or may not have got the translation correct, if you would like to send me a correction I shall add it 
Please scroll down to read Kelvin’s translation and his dialogue on my poem.
Heartbeat
It is like
an echo
bouncing from
death to life
beat to beat
an echo
inside time
a heartbeat
an echoing tremble
a ripple fading
till it reaches the shore
till it reaches the shore
till it reaches the shore
till it…
asks the question
“What am I?”
“You are like,
an echo…
Live in Peace
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Listen to the chorus
of jubilation
as you stroll
through the joyous
moments of your day
Smile to the world
in defiance
as you stroll
along the turbulent
passageways of your time
Listen and smile
to the eternal songs
as you stroll
whether turbulent or joyous
within your beautiful
journey of one dance
Life is a life chance
to be happy to be free
smile ~ live in peace ~ smile
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Going quiet
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I may be quiet
more quiet than usual
for I have things to do
exciting things
other things
things
I may be quiet
but more poems will come
and stories
photos
and of course
my little thoughts
I may be quiet
shall I tell you why
Oh OK, if you insist
I want to be published
I want my novel, read
I want my other novel
finished
and I want my poetry
in a book or two
or more
I may be quiet
while I print and sort
my poetic vice
while I write my thoughts
in my unfinished novel
which I hope will be nice
I may be quiet
for the other things
and things
are for my eyes and ears only
and they need my attention
more than my words
so please bear with me
while I’m quietly
going quiet
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Touch the gold
While washing the dishes
the handle on my cup broke
one less cup to wash up
Now I have five others
do I really need five
just for me to wash up
The broken one
is in the recycle bin
handle disconnected washed up
I’m drinking liquorice & peppermint tea
from a colourful wordy cup
remove teabag before it’s washed up
Connections are everywhere
from the mundane washing up
to the tasty cup of tea
from the elegance of the cheetah
to the anxiety of their prey
from the beauty of the mountains
to the crush of the snow
and from the reflection of soul
to the soul of reflection
dancing
in the mirror
as you stand there
naked
pausing
in awe
or in disgust
or in surrender
at what you see
connected to you
eternally
and if you stare long enough
waiting for your
reflection to blink first
you will have a long wait…
yet
what happens when you close your eyes
shall I tell you
do you really want to know
Upon closing
even for a blink
your soul’s reflection
smiles
and stands tall
proud
erect
because it knows
that what you see
is all but a shell
protecting
the beauty hidden
deep within you
If you can close your eyes
and feel this smile
if you can reach inside your self
and touch the gold
you will see that
you are pure
truly you are
pure and innocent
within
Now you need to open your eyes
and see the smile
stand erect
proud
naked
and feel
your innocence
see
your beauty
and touch your purity
for your journey
has only just begun
Smile
and open your beautiful eyes
and see
one glorious being
before you
See you
and smile…
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Moment of joy
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leaf resists no more
it bows to Mother Earth’s thirst
life’s moment of joy
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