thel's and friends' poetry

2012-01-17T08:37:00.000-08:00

from shallow
puddle,
mud.

2012-01-14T12:12:00.000-08:00

suddenly
from a fluttering
light dances
in the open
arms of the night

2012-01-11T14:06:00.000-08:00

Where meaning lies
False models and false hopes rise.

Where meaning unfurls
Learning is boundless.

Where meaning grows
The future ever bright, beckons.

traces

2012-01-11T14:03:00.000-08:00

In the morn, a dew glistens
Pollens ride in the wind...
A journey, a purpose come to light.

Trinity

2011-12-23T08:16:00.000-08:00

Peace Is
Joy is
Force in
every breath -
a melody

learning

2011-12-23T08:11:00.000-08:00

a yawn greets dawn
earlier, shadows veiled the moon -
eyes learning to see

gifts to share...

2011-12-23T08:08:00.000-08:00

a bouquet of harmony
from a smile.

a river of understanding
from acts of kindness

a world of Peace
from acts of Nonviolence

choice

2011-11-12T06:03:00.000-08:00

Silence seem like God
The opposite, Noise - a devil
appear undisguised.

The Rising Sun(*)

2011-11-04T14:14:00.000-07:00

" Nippon Maru,sailing
the blue, blue ocean...

Riding the waves, over
the deep blue sea"...

Lyrics born
Of dreams and schemes;

Then and now
Amidst tidal waves...

The singing rise,lifting
Deep blues that veil

The House
Of the Rising Sun

(*)dedicated to batchmates of 1976 Ship for Southeast Asean Youth Program for its reunion on November 29, 2011 in Japan.

continuum

2011-10-13T07:25:00.000-07:00

words, like weeds
grow not on
artificial turfs.

its tender buds
timely nipped,
a bougainvilla blooms.

Redwood giants
they become, burls
surpassing the gold rush*

* remembering the Avenue of the Giants
in Eureka, California

notions in motion

2011-10-08T06:37:00.000-07:00

laying underneath
beckoning from above

lying behind
becoming ahead

darkness glowing
in a candle light

shadows sheltering
at highnoon

notions in motion
turning blues into songs.

changing suits

2011-09-20T05:58:00.000-07:00

Sweet adieu, Winter...!
Green tendrils peeking from branches
Signal, " Spring is in the Offing!"*

dedicated to Morgan

truly..

2011-07-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

things real or imagined
populating the landscapes
within reveal or hide,too
those in the landscapes without.

beyond man-made din

2011-07-20T09:31:00.000-07:00

endlessly
do angels sing

in winter chill
or in summer heat;

endlessly
do angels sing

a lullaby
when body needs rest;

endlessly
do angels sing

beyond, above
in spite of, man-made din.

knowable occurence

2011-07-20T09:26:00.000-07:00

where true needs arise
there, too with deep search for help
fulfillment comes about.

note worthy...

2011-07-09T09:42:00.000-07:00

blessed is the evening
when shadows, too retreat.

o0o

verdant forest rise
where before burning lava
enveloped the land.

o0o

along side some apples
more trees are growing in the garden...
where is Eden?

invisible to the eye...

2011-06-19T05:54:00.000-07:00

in total darkness
shadows stay out of sight

in broad daylight
countless stars glow unseen

in twilight and dusk
dreams and dreamers stand out

placement

2011-06-19T05:50:00.000-07:00

mindless,
past and future
butt heads
in the present

" a blessing in disguise"

2011-06-19T05:40:00.000-07:00

"false hope seeks refuge
in the land of nostalgia

true hope rises
from the land of the future

one steps back
while the other moves forward".

said a whisper
gliding on teardrops.

same feathers are these

2011-04-19T09:17:00.000-07:00

coming like a thief
believing there is something
to steal, such is death

o)o(o

things appearing real-
an end all magicians seek.
ego does the same

written 19 April 2011

about "a song called haiku"

2011-04-19T09:15:00.000-07:00

a note becoming
a tune into music
a gem named haiku

written 18 april 2011

traffic lights within

2011-04-19T09:12:00.000-07:00

familiar faces
in unfamiliar grounds turn
yellow, red or green.

written on 17 April 2011

beyond shadows' reach

2011-04-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

Heartbeats resonating with the rhythm of life
Biased joy under a moonbeam
Fragrant corona from tendered seeds.

Like waters in a stream meandering,
Cascading gently at times, forcefully
Joining rivers, to rendezvouz with the sea.

Movements seen not-seen, gyrating
In various planes, in degrees, in rhythms, cylces
A rainbow, in its arc, colors live.

An abode whose ceiling is the universe,
The Earth its ground, - expressing
Light in manners of being,...

Often beyond human eyes
Destinty beckons:
LIFE - ETERNAL.

written on 10 april 2011

In all, ONE

2011-04-19T08:58:00.000-07:00

Gift and giver grow,
in the heart, in the mind
from whose body
the spirit soar
there, where here and beyond
gift-giver-receiver
Is - One Marvel, Life

written 2 april 2011

What a Gift!

2011-02-18T05:57:00.000-08:00

Language
Humanity's
Present
To the World
Grows from
Name-calling.*

*while searching for a narrative to describe an on-going work, this verse and the other 2 before it, was written, instead on 17Feb.2011. the search for that narrative continues.

About the Crowd

2011-02-18T05:54:00.000-08:00

From the ground
Pulchritude rises
In ovation to
Liberty knocking
Off censorship

Identification

2011-02-18T05:51:00.000-08:00

seeing itself mired,
wired, mirrored in tangibles -
one asks, " Who Am I?"

2010-09-30T18:05:00.000-07:00

Humanizing look
sees underneath every skin
Life searching for growth.

2010-09-30T18:04:00.000-07:00

Beyond distension
its registers expansive,
Growing Liberty.

2010-09-30T18:03:00.000-07:00

Spirit soar unlike
One's body, like one's ego
To dust it returns.

2010-09-30T18:00:00.000-07:00

In what kindom
cruelty and violence reign?
Of giant egos.

2010-09-30T17:59:00.000-07:00

Identification -
No, not proof of birth
Nor a name one is given
Rather of beauty in the eyes
Of the beholder, and ugliness, too.

haiku

2010-07-14T19:51:00.000-07:00

from within - without,
a fusion divides toward
infinite union.

haiku

2010-07-14T19:49:00.000-07:00

in each breath a gift
in each sigh, shadows retreat
in darkness till dawn.

haiku

2010-07-14T19:44:00.000-07:00

mindfully does one
recognize an absent mind
mirrored in blank eyes.

haiku

2010-07-14T19:41:00.000-07:00

rekindling embers
lulled to sleep in darkness
is earth turning east.

Supplication

2010-07-14T19:36:00.000-07:00

Would that when tears fall,
Is seen our vision clearing
Revealing the eternal unity
Behind illusory divisions;

Would that the yes and no
Are in our hearts embracing
In a glorious dance to the tunes
From the melody they make;

Would that In rhythm and rhyme
Shall our world goes on growing when crystalline
Tunes rise at Dawn then at Sunset,
In them we lay cuddled in a lullaby;

And when shadows rise, as they always will --
Would that their darkness nurtures light
Like the moon whose glow appears
In an evening of star studded skies.

Words and Autumn Leaves

2010-07-14T19:30:00.000-07:00

words are more than
like the leaves dancing
their way to the ground in Autumn,

they don't crumble nor fall;
they spread like the clouds
and in stillness they move;

not deciduous at all,
words when born
even in bubbles they find a home.

more colorful than autumn
leaves, words travel to and fro
in hues beyond a rainbow's arc.

Yet, like autumn leaves that
nourish the earth, words, too
enrich the worlds from which they grow.

DETERMINISM

2010-05-31T22:09:00.000-07:00

questioning,
responding...

remembering
dreaming ...

sensing,
needing...

paving
opening ...

minding
not minding

existing
living

moving
advancing

perpetuating
everlasting.

recognition...

2010-04-10T11:53:00.000-07:00

For whom stillness dances
for those who taste sound
who hear smell
who, day and night see
shadow and light
as one.

not surprisingly...

2010-04-10T11:46:00.000-07:00

A way to emptiness-
Buying and selling
Of, by, from and for
oneself- oblivious
otherwise

fruition

2010-04-10T11:43:00.000-07:00

Palms in the desert,
Corals under the sea,
Wheat above ground-
When seeds grow.

placement

2010-04-10T11:42:00.000-07:00

When Present is here
Not there or somewhere
Life gains a footing.

sweet dreams

2010-04-02T07:46:00.000-07:00

Imagine Life when
illusions are confined
In the circus' tent.

breaking up

2010-04-02T07:41:00.000-07:00

Attachment, let go
Cry if you wish but
Identification
must leave.

An Asking

2010-04-02T07:37:00.000-07:00

Attention, please stay
Without you present, Life grows
Unmindful of me.

gratitude

2010-04-02T07:35:00.000-07:00

Bless the Registers
Of unholy Trinity-
There is room for Change

a conductor

2010-02-21T21:36:00.000-08:00

Orchestrating life,
Purpose creates harmony
Amidst dissimilar tunes.

apostrophe

2010-02-05T16:45:00.000-08:00

HOW TIMES FLY!
LIFE, TOO UNMINDFUL OF SUCH.

essentially....

2010-02-05T16:42:00.000-08:00

A party among many
This masquerade ball -
Humankind with
Different masks,
Put on, not born with

eternity

2010-02-05T16:39:00.000-08:00

Events care not
If it is Day or Night
The Movement continues.
Morning dew from chilly night
Awaits a tender bud.

about living...

2010-02-05T16:32:00.000-08:00

But for lessons gleaned
Mounting To-do List
Can bring Anxiety.
A growing seed breaks ground
To Follow the Sun.

wrong company

2010-01-15T20:24:00.000-08:00

Violence welcomes
Chaos to a party where
Incoherence lives.

false models/false hopes

2010-01-15T20:19:00.000-08:00

shards from broken dreams
puncture that satin skin
masking false models

illusory "I"

2010-01-15T20:17:00.000-08:00

from illusory acts
emerge illusory things
illusory serving
illusory needs
of illusory "I".

real cool!

2009-12-22T16:04:00.000-08:00

so softly curtains
sway caressed by a breeze
a cool summer show.

a welcome guest

2009-12-22T15:59:00.000-08:00

landing on a leaf
a dragonfly casts a glance
mending wantonness

along the way

2009-12-22T15:57:00.000-08:00

who and where am I
going are vital questions
in response to life.

forces at play

2009-12-22T15:55:00.000-08:00

AT THE FUNERAL
OF FALSE HOPES COME ILLUSIONS
FIGHTING FOR SPACE.

crafting

2009-12-13T16:37:00.000-08:00

human toils make sense
when from dusts are fashioned clays
from which to build home

a balancing act

2009-12-13T16:30:00.000-08:00

reaching the circle's
ark on a pendulum ride -
an aspiration

no, thank you!

2009-12-13T14:46:00.000-08:00

hard to digest are
gold plated insults served
with a smiling face

move further up, pls.

2009-12-13T14:44:00.000-08:00

at the lowest rung
incoherence reigns supreme
in lofty camouflage

not a fiction

2009-11-22T17:07:00.000-08:00

Reasonableness
employed to humanize life
is still a.w.o.l*

* away without official leave

vital project

2009-11-22T17:03:00.000-08:00

Crafting a lifestyle
imbued with Peace, Force and Joy
befit human race

illusory-ness

2009-11-22T17:00:00.000-08:00

What is a future
veiled by shadows of the past
but another ghost.

"namer of names..."

2009-11-18T11:11:00.000-08:00

LET ME NAME SOME FRIENDS
WHOSE PRESENCE IS OFTEN MISSED,
HUMOR AND PATIENCE.

what a ride!

2009-11-11T04:35:00.000-08:00

KNOWING WHERE TO GO
CYCLES CAN BE LIKE RAILROADS
FOR A TRAIN YOU'RE ON

peek-a-boo

2009-10-30T12:38:00.000-07:00

COMPASSION IN DEEDS
REVEALS PROFOUND SENTIMENTS
OFTEN UNDER WRAPS

worth trying

2009-10-30T12:32:00.000-07:00

WHEN LONELINESS COMES
IT HELPS TO MOVE OFF - CENTER;
MAKE ROOM FOR OTHERS

beyond Q&A

2009-10-28T08:47:00.000-07:00

PROFOUND SENTIMENTS
EMERGING FROM COMPASSION
GIVE MEANING TO LIFE

placement

2009-10-28T08:46:00.000-07:00

WITH COMPREHENSION
ONE GLIDES OVER INSULTS
SOFTLY WITHOUT IRE

revelations

2009-10-23T13:45:00.000-07:00

FALSE MODELS ABOUND
SOME RESIDING IN ONE'S HEAD
ALL PROMISE FALSE HOPES.

<)0(>

"EUREKA!" ONE FEELS
NOT ABOUT FINDING GOLD THERE
BUT HERE, IN ONE'S LIFE

twists and turns

2009-10-16T20:46:00.000-07:00

How tired one becomes

When automation sets in

Leaving life behind.

<)0(>

Heaps of belongings

Deemed to give comfort and joy

Make living a drag.

<)0(>

Along side movements

proportion and perspective

Life dances in tune.

<)0(>

instability

2009-10-16T17:13:00.000-07:00

humbled by events
a child of the universe
gets a chance to learn.

Peace blossoms

2009-10-16T17:11:00.000-07:00

Now is our time
the moment
ripe
to stir the grounds,
of every landscape
within and without;
"wake" said the Dawn,"
quench your thirst", said the Rain;
shell brakes, out of the darkness
in hibernation no more,
come the soft tendrils
of PEACE!

timeliness

2009-09-05T17:19:00.000-07:00

NOON DOES BRING A POINT
WHEN SHADOWS LIKE ILLUSIONS
DISAPPEAR FROM VIEW

haiku

2009-08-25T14:46:00.001-07:00

freed from an earthy
womb the universe welcomes
life lighter in form

Here, Now and Beyond

2009-08-21T16:08:00.000-07:00

like the waters
in oceans, rivers and streams;

like the earth upon
whose grounds seeds grow;

like the wind that gently leads
the autumn leaves to rest;

like the fire that bends iron
and steel to submission;

like the fragrance of fresh blossoms
that permeates the air

while the rain reveals
a rainbow;

Life is movement advancing
indifferent to place and time

transforming itself necessarily
as it struggles along its journey

making sense for itself
giving meaning to its being-

surpassing fear of death
as it lives

here, now and beyond
towards cystalline horizon

dying, living and life

2009-08-21T16:05:00.000-07:00

alas! shedding its
material womb, life reaches
the light , its new home.

Kapayapaan Sa Mundo

2009-08-08T13:52:00.000-07:00

>
> Kapayapaan sa buong mundo
> Ang hinihiling namin sa inyo
>
> Iba-iba man ang kulay natin
> Kapayapaang hiling ay dinggin
>
> Ito ang nais ng mga tao
> Hiling din namin ito sa inyo
>
> Tigilan na ang mga digmaan
> Tigilan pati na pamamaslang
>
> Tigilan na ang mga salpukan
> At problema'y ating pag-usapan
>
> Harapin natin ang mga gulo
> Lutasin natin ang puno't dulo
>
> Ngunit dapat mahinahon tayo
> Upang kapayapaa'y matamo
>
> II
>
> Maraming gutom dahil maraming ganid
> Di nagbibigayan ang magkakapatid
>
> Ang maraming problema't mga hilahil
> Ay nais lutasin sa dulo ng baril
>
> Ang iba'y nag-aari ng laksa-laksa
> Ngunit barat sa sahod ng manggagawa
>
> Ang iba nama'y maraming lupang angkin
> Ekta-ektarya kasama pati bangin
>
> Gayong maliit lamang ang kailangan
> Upang pag namatay ay mapaglibingan
>
> Dahil sa angking pribadong pag-aari
> Marami ang nawalan sa tao't lahi
>
> III.
>
> Lumaganap na itong kahirapan
> At kagutuman sa maraming bayan
>
> Nagpapatayan kahit sila-sila
> Upang maibsan lang yaong problema
>
> Habang ang ilan ay nagpapakabundat
> Kahit maraming tao'y nagsasalat
>
> Nagpapayabangan naman ang iba
> Ng armas-nukleyar, mga panggera
>
> Pera'y kung saan-saan ginagastos
> Imbes sa pagkain, gamot, pantustos
>
> Ang ginhawa ba'y para lang sa ilan
> Di ba't ito'y dapat pangkalahatan
>
> Matatamo lang ang kapayapaan
> Kung ating puso,isip at gawa ay may kasunduan
>
> IV
>
> Kayganda ng daigdig na payapa
> Walang karahasan sa bawat bansa
>
> Walang gutom ang tao, kahit bata,
> Pagkat pag-ibig nasa puso't diwa
>
> Kaya simulan nating iadhika
> Ang pagsusulong ng mundong payapa
>
> Upang maraming problema'y maibsan
> At magkaroon ng kapayapaan
>
> Ipalaganap natin ang pag-ibig
> Sa bawat puso'y ito ang idilig
>
> At sa Di-karahasan tayo ay sumandig
> Upang maging payapa ang daigdig

Tagalog poem by: Gregorio Bituin

A Graceful Dance

2009-08-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

When vital necessity gains the upper hand
over gross desires - derived from beliefs and
and values gone awry-

When living is motivated by
harmony, peace and nonviolence-the fruits
of diverse cultures, converging-

When poverty is erased, wars eliminated-the outcome
of science and technology driven by affection
to help ease each others' pain-

When the surpassing of suffering
common among human becomes a common
aspiration, a common goal-

Is when living turns to the future
in a graceful dance; When all
without reservations,

and with dignity affirms:
the human in you, and in me
are one and the same.

Ah, HUMAN-
yet to unfurl its petals
on its way to perpetual bloom.

vital moment, vital need

2009-07-03T21:15:00.000-07:00

The present crisis is exposing the values, beliefs, looks and landscapes that support the cruel, inhuman, anti-human System - indiscriminately tearing apart, crushing and destroying lives.

Mindful of the teachings of our spiritual guide Silo when he said, " May your future joy remind you in the darkest moment, that life searches for growth, not the compensation of nothingness", please join me in asking for the well-being of all who are in anguish, in pain and suffering for themselves, their dear ones, and for all of humanity.

WITH OUR MOST
PROFOUND AFFECTION
AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS,
WE ASK:

LET THIS
MISFORTUNE
ILLUMINE
THE PATH
AHEAD...

LET PEACE IN THE HEAD,
JOY IN THE HEART, AND
FORCE IN THE BODY
PREVAIL IN EVERY
HUMAN BEING...

LET WISDOM
KINDNESS AND
STRENGTH

ACCOMPANY OUR ACTIVITIES
TOWARDS PEACE
NONVIOLENCE AND
DISARMAMENT...

LET OUR JOURNEY
BE FILLED WITH
MEANING, AND
FULFILLMENT.

MAY THIS PROFOUND ASKING
FOR WELL-BEING
REACH ALL

WHO RECOGNIZE
THIS VITAL MOMENT,
OF VITAL NEED.

open or close

2009-07-01T16:58:00.000-07:00

prejudices or preferences
are like the opening or
closing of doors to fulfillment
or stagnation

A Phoenix-shn symbol

2009-07-01T16:50:00.000-07:00

a lotus rises from muck
in a lake man-made or not
Life's intention is to grow
as Human, lotus, muck and all.

renewal

2009-07-01T16:48:00.000-07:00

in the dark again,
not to fester this time but
to reconstitute.

To whom It May Concern

2009-06-16T16:31:00.000-07:00

what do you taste?
sweetness, bitterness..
what comes out?
words that construct, destroy
or does it matter at all
what gets into or out of one's mouth

what do you smell?
scent of fragrance, foul
odor, or does it matter
at all what passes thru one's nose

what do you see?
a blossoming of realities,
blight cruel world, or does
it matter at all what sights
one's eyes focus on?

what do you hear?
harmonious melodies
of movements and cycles,
roars of cruelty and violence,
or does it matter at all
what sounds one's ears
hear or listen to?

what touch your body?
affection, pain,
or does it matter at all
what reaches one's skin?

what 's in your head?
How do you feel in your heart?
Where is your body?

Who are you?
In what direction are you going?
What for?

Answers may come
from these images
whence arise

thoughts, feelings and action
that when in agreement bring
Peace, Strength and Joy;

that when incoherent
give rise to violence, suffering
and non-meaning..

to a journey called living..
for a being called
Human

to whom
for whom
images matter.

an occurence

2009-06-15T09:58:00.000-07:00

discerned, the sacred
sheds embers to keep aglow
a new horizon"

*another version of an earlier haiku

It Matters...

2009-06-07T21:11:00.000-07:00

What thoughts come:
just another day?
a repeat of the day before?
or a welcome adventure?

What sentiments arise:
renewed?
riled?
grateful for a new day?

What actions are carried out:
robotic ceremonies?
fresh strides?
attentive moves?

Yes, it matters
how one gets up
each day in the morn...

a peaceful mind
a joyful heart
a body nourished-

In grateful chorus
to greet life from
within and without.

*a poem began in May 2 and finished on June 7 in Georgia with my sister and her lovely children.

"The Blues" turns Bright

2009-04-27T20:57:00.000-07:00

awful, awfully wrong
moments passing without a tune

awful, awfully wrong
moments hijacked out tune-

but one lives..and living is
designing melodies from din
into a song.

after the rain

2009-04-22T01:31:00.000-07:00

unobtrusively,
gently it
adorns the horizon;

it displays
colors previously
unseen;

a rainbow
cuddles the earth
and bends-

to kiss
the earth
after the rain.

wished life's a lullaby

2009-03-08T15:18:00.000-07:00

thru vicarious means
one compensates but briefly
for some goings-on

thru experience
one discerns maybe
bright occurrences

thru a fusion of both
plus some knowledge-
may bring insights...

"about what?"
oh well, since you
care to ask

'tis about pathways
that lead to
meaning...

a journey
amidst landscapes
whence life grows.
***

true or false

2009-02-25T21:31:00.000-08:00

DEATH IS THE GREATEST
MENDACITY EVER TO
OCCUR IN THE MIND!

solid-a-rarity

2009-02-19T02:19:00.000-08:00

your spirit is elusive
like the golden fleece
when heart and mind are
mired in mediocrity-
Oh, Solidarity, come
and stay!.

alms, please!

2009-02-19T02:02:00.000-08:00

Hercules, awake!
uproot these beliefs that cast
shadows on Eden..!

Poseidon, be kind!
Appease the gods-let not tempest
rule the open seas!

"something of a koan"

2009-02-18T04:06:00.000-08:00

I am a New Moon
that reveals a face of the earth...
I am a Garden
home to bonzai of flowering plants
and fruit bearing trees...
I am Butterfly
cuddled in a frail cocoon...
I am Dawn
knocking at heaven's door...
I am a breath of Life
struggling to be
truly HUMAN

terse

2008-12-21T01:13:00.000-08:00

"THE HUMAN IN YOU
AND THE HUMAN IN ME ARE
ONE AND THE SAME"
Silo

a treat, indeed

2008-12-21T00:55:00.000-08:00

for a troubled heart
a mind curiously quiet
is a treat indeed!

a verse

2008-12-21T00:53:00.000-08:00

movements to and fro
here, there and beyond
dance not collide in
boundless space and time...

recognition.

2008-12-20T16:13:00.000-08:00

it's kind to give thanks
to one's body- an abode
for mind, heart and soul.