#56 Accettazione

“Accettazione”

One moment you’re here;
Next moment you’re gone.
So much for my tears,
For they have ran out.

A glimpse of the night
Shows me a surprise.
Not the real fearful kind
Nor a dreadful demise,

But I thought I saw you
And that you are still here.
If only it was true,
Then got nothing to fear.

If I could see you one last time,
Then no problem seeing you go;
But it is not like that–not nice
Yet have to go on with the flow.

Written on Thursday, July 21, 2011
Theme: Love | Stanzas: 4 | Lines: 16
Rhyming sequence: ABAB | Syllabic range: 5555, 5566, 6666, 8888

Random: “Accettazione” is Italian for acceptance. Hope I got that right…

#25 Campus

“Campus”
See you again.

It’s Friday today. Let’s go to the meeting!
Let’s worship the Lord whom we’re seeking!
The message is wonderful. C’mon let’s go.
After this, let’s go somewhere and eat froyo.

I’m happy whenever I see you smile.
I love your funny jokes and style.
Queenie, I hope to see you again.
Thanks for the pic I got in the meeting’s end.

Written on Friday, March 11, 2011
Theme: Special | Stanzas: 2 | Lines: 8
Rhyming sequence: AABB | Syllabic range: Unordered

This is actually a letter for my church-mate during campus meeting held near my school every Friday. Her name is Queenie, and she’s now a freshman in college in UST. The pic in the last line refers to the grad pic she gave me during the last meeting of the school year. We aren’t that close, but I miss her though. :’)

#4 Bittersweetness

“Bittersweetness”

A letter came to me one day.
The envelope said that it’s from you.
I’m curious of the contents, I musy say,
For there was not just one letter but two.

I tore the envelope from the side
And pulled the letters out.
My hand was shaking while I cried;
Those terars of mine carried doubt.

I couldn’t believe what I just read,
But the letter in black and white said,
“I’m sorry; your eyes may now be red,
But your love was shot and is now dead.”

My face sank when I heard the news;
No way that can be true.
My heart felt like it got a bruise.
Of all things, why did it happen to you?

I unfolded the second letter
And began to read it slowly.
My emotions began to feel better
When I saw the page from your diary.

I began to feel bittersweet
When I saw exactly what you wrote.
You made my heart skip beat,
And here I’ll say it; let me quote,

“I was always greeted by my lovely sunshine
In the beautiful, sunny mornings.
Her cheerful smile makes me day sublime,
But today I will go to a journey.

“This journey is not like any other;
It’s more than just a simple trip.
Someone wants to take the like of another,
And I must make sure that plan get ripped.

“While I may not meet my love again,
I hope that I’ll survive the blow.
I’ve always wanted to say to the maiden
That I love her with all my soul.”

My eyes were swelling from all the tears
When I read all the writings of the letter.
Your love gave me comfort from my fears;
You made me so happy and light as a feather.

I caress the diary page
And hope to see you again someday.
To the one who killed you, I’m enraged;
To my knight, I love you, I must say.

Prequel to #5 Visit of Remembrance
Written on Monday, October 25, 2010
Theme: Love | Stanzas: 11 | Lines: 44
Rhyming sequence: ABAB | Syllabic range: unordered

I figured that my first few poems were so…more on the melancholic side, and Andrea said I should write about love. I’m not so accustomed to love and the experiences, so this is just a random shot at it. Hihi.

Like I said, I’m not that experienced when it comes to things of love, and this beginner’s work is proof of it. I see it now, and there’s so much uneven syllables (so strict of me to consider that). Anyway, it’s just my first shot to writing a love poem. More of a story here. In addition to that, this is the first poem that I’ve written that has a sequence of ABAB. I favor the AABB style more that time, so I kinda had a hard time writing this once.