Looking back...

Standing on the seashore of today

Looking to the future horizon

I feel the yearning of yesterday

On that lovely shore of Labason.

I still see the twin Bayangan islands

Long ago, we went on an excursion

Admired the coconuts, the white sands

Happiness untold sans confusion. 

The Miracle of the Power of Anticipation

     
Dear Gregory

If you can read and follow simple directions, then you can potentially solve all your money problems with a NEW MIRACLE I will send you  - FREE. And yes, I know what I am about to share will sound " too good to be true " and almost impossible to believe. But I swear it is 100% for real (and I will prove it by sending it to you - absolutely free) PLUS...

     You can get started immediately... with ZERO RISK, because I do NOT want your money (not even shipping or handling). And if you find that hard to believe, I understand, Gregory.  ( Tom Bentley )

      A letter like this from a sincere person is rare in this world of Artificial Intelligence. Before my wife and I touched the paved road of this land of opportunity, home of the free and of the brave, we already had this secret power of anticipation, as my wife was a nurse and I was an educator. She immediately took the required steps to be accommodated in a hospital. Meanwhile, I chose to take the Transportation and Traffic Management and Loss and Damage course. 

     God is good, and His presence is available when you call Him. 

     Tom, I am writing a prose and poetry memoir. I am especially dedicating this book to you, as you spark the almost-distinguished ember with your NEW MIRACLE.

       I am excited and inspired.

        Gregory Trabanca

      

Procrastination

 "I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. " ( William Penn )

We are all Explorers. Adventurers. Seekers of the Unknown. Curious of what lies beyond. That the place we live in is a globe. It must be round. That is the world. Your world. Our world. 
 
What we need is to view our world in a different, new way. 
 
Observe. Meditate. Think. Make sense, right? 

Look up at a clear blue sky. Beautiful. Lower your view. You see green grass. Charming bushes and wildflowers.

We are Adventurers. We must strive to have a strong desire for change.

The Secret

Footprint makes sense on the shore of Time

The mighty mark of the Creator

Like a song, sweet and filled with rhyme

We don't know Him, but He is our Savior

Humans are a perfect creation

They have everything in common sense

Just find it without frustration

They are a wonder with your own lens

For a moment, you have to ponder.

The intricate mind of the Creator

Puzzles us on what really lies yonder

When all is there in our interior

When sick, we have our hospital

The pharmacy is waiting and ready

For all you know, things are essential

They are all in us: aren't they?

                       

A Happy Family

" A happy family is but an earlier heaven, "  -George Bernard Shaw

After all is said and truly done
The Lord's prayer is our greatest wealth
There's no more place to hide or to run
Like your shadow, so follows your guilt.

One More Time

 "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always

 to try just one more time," - Thomas Edison

Is April the month for a young lover?

When a Cherry Blossom is in bloom

Or the backyard has the full power

In giving the heart and soul a room?

One of my sons gifted me a book

And a Siamese cat for the rats

A painter's masterpiece in a stroke

That no one really cares so much.

In life's journey, we must never give up

As we don't know what's in store for us

It might be smooth, or it could be rough

Focus is the key to moving fast.

Trying one more time to reach a goal:

Dream. Purpose, vision, and much love

Closed door, open window, a thick wall:

A moment of silence from up above.

On my Bedside

The Ideal Place

The ideal place for reflection

Is a moment for deep craving

On life's longing for transformation

Mind, body, and soul are crying.

Looking East, the view of the backyard

Yonder is the newly barbered park

Police officers are always on guard

While music comes from the happy lark.

Southward, Cherry Blossoms are budding

Soon the flowers shall perfume the air

And the robins would be singing

Then life is worth living and fair.

 

Memories

 Come to think about it, dear guys

The falling rain is fun-tastic,

And listening to it, time just flies,

That the falling leaves are tree-refic.

When you clear the untouched patch of earth

You actually change the scenario,

Plow, harrow, and cultivate the dirt

Giving you a life-enhancing view.

Memories open a time to pray

Confessing on why I'm here, dear God

Help me clear the doubts, and let me stay

I am your son, a questioning lad.