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

And my backyard has the full power

In giving the heart and soul a room.

One of my sons gifted me a book

And the other is  a Siamese cat

A painter's masterpiece in a stroke

And no one can really care a lot.

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

On my Bedside

 Ideal place for deep reflection

Letting in fresh air 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.

The Lover

 The Anniversary

'' The most difficult thing - but essential one - is to love LIFE, to love it even while one suffers because LIFE is all. LIFE is GOD. "  ( Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace.)

In Memoriam- Birthday of "  beloved wife, nee Evangeline Rueles Caermare: March 03, 1940 - Born to eternal Life - Nov. 29, 2015.

Love has its beauty and splendor

Delicately woven with joy

Her absence no one can ignore

And even Time cannot destroy.

Yes, joy for all the luck of Life

That she is with me forever

And no tears nor sorrow can wipe

Away love's undying ember. 

Joy is deeply planted in my heart

So nourished by the memories

That was built from the very start

And was beyond our reveries.

And the fires of faith keep on  burning

That we shall meet again someday

Because our Love is always yearning

For a lovely Anniversary.

(N.B.) The marital vow was on May 29, 1973, at St. Mary's Chapel, Dipolog City, Philippines, solemnized by Bishop Felix S. Zafra, with Msgr. Salvador Mora. Indeed, it was An Affair to Remember

and beyond oblivion in the Journey of Life. Until then...

In the Morning

 Confidence

Out of the night that I know not

What will I be in the morning

This tells you what I got

Of the dream as a human being.

In the dark hour of circumstance

I have the urge to cry aloud

Then comes the whisper: you have the chance

Your dream is shattered  yet unvowed

When in the years that come and go

Looms the advent of another day

The sky above with its stars aglow

Then your strong will lead you the way.

It matters not what this life may bring

As dear Lord is there to lift you up

And don't worry, but pray and sing

In confidence, you'll sit on His lap.

 

The Musketeers

 The Cardinal Guard

I woke up and went to the CR

The best place to remember a friend,

The spark that lights like a wondrous star

In the wide blue sky without the rain.

I remembered the Cardinal Guard

Of Athos, Portos, and Aramis

Of D'Artagnan, who was in charge

All these valiant men, you'll never miss.

That's also a story of a friend

A member of the Knights of Rizal

Who is now in the other terrain

With the Creator on His portal.

Life, my friends, also has an option

It's up to you to select and choose!

What is vital for your opinion

Hang to it and never let it loose.

 

The Joy of Remembrance

 The Encounter

It began at a weekend dance

On Labason's Central School site,

When respite was given a chance

And dignity emerged with its right.

Gleefully, a rare encounter,

That inched deep in memory

And a great joy to remember

Making it a valuable story.

That lovely night can't be forgotten

Two hearts throbbed in the journey of life

Lessons were absorbed and taken

Always remembered without the strife.

Truly, life is full of mystery

Gently wrapped with a surprising gift

To be remembered in memory

When you make the change in your shift.

It's a mysterious, wonderful world

Like the whisper of the trees and the grass

The sun appears with its rays of gold

We must pray to thank God at last.

The Wondrous Thing

 The Day, the Night, and the Music

The journey beyond Labason
 A portrait in the sea of time
Glistening on the horizon
So vital in this lovely clime.

A memory to remember
Forever, this will really cling
Deeply in my heart's inner chamber
Because this is a wondrous thing.

A Reflection

 On Assisted Living 

I tried to get out of a place of hospitality. A nurse assisted with the guidance of a Labor and Delivery Doctor. Then I was transferred to a sweet, peaceful place called home. Then, the scenario became a welcoming atmosphere. A moment of reality as I became a Christian, to shield me from the brewing seasons of growing up, the fun and frolic, as I wrestled my way to the land of the living.

I read that "Learning has a beginning but has no end."  So true, it was! Friendship was a part of the existing norm of survival. This was labeled as common sense. There were five of them engulping me, but I sensed six called to be or not to be. This was the question that inspired me. The light of enlightenment glowed through the window. The curtain was raised to let the golden glow permeate . Amazing grace!

Our body is a perfect creation of the Great Creator. It is the thing that should be loved, and the things that we crave must serve us. On the contrary, we love those things to serve us. We love the world and forget the Holy One, Holy Mighty One, and Holy Immortal One. 

We must read the BIBLE. It is the Basic Information Before Leaving Earth. If you believe in Jesus Christ, you are a Christian. Jesus Christ is a God-Man. He died, and He came back. He is with us as we are sons and daughters of God who is in heaven.

" For God so love the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)