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Pearl of the Orient

Pearl of the Orient, the archipelagic goddess of the Sea, beautiful as the Magindara, who's siren song calls to me, her soul is as rich and sweet, as the chocolate hills of her bosom, terraces act as stairways to her heart, where she bleeds of Red Jasper, her eyes are lustrous and alluring, glowing like star lanterns and fireflies, the North Star and Southern Cross, to my astronavigation of clinquant skies, she is kissed by the Sun and caressed by the Moon, forever cradled in an oceanic embrace, esteemed by the Earth, and as pure as the Sampaguita. she is a pendant worn around the neck of our celestial body, resting nearest to the heart, its most precious gem, Pearl of the Orient.

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Date: 2/26/2024 12:40:00 AM
Wow! Congrats. Thanks for sharing this.... Your poem make me proud of my country, the Philippines. May you be given the chance to visit. God bless you.
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Date: 2/25/2024 12:21:00 PM
Beautiful descriptions, Shane. Much enjoyed your ode to Philippines. BIG congrats!
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Date: 2/25/2024 7:32:00 PM
Thank you, Vijay. It means a lot that you liked it.
Date: 2/25/2024 12:11:00 PM
Congratulations, Shane. Your poem is so descriptive that the Philippines is like a beautiful maiden in the Orient. So wonderfully written.
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Date: 2/25/2024 7:32:00 PM
Thank you, Marilene! I appreciate the encouragement.
Date: 2/25/2024 9:59:00 AM
Back with huge congratulations on your 1st place win ! A well deserved win for a fabulous poem. Well done Shane. You are a talented poet, I look forward to reading much more of your poetry.
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Date: 2/25/2024 11:16:00 AM
Thank you, Wen. Congratulations on your 1st place win, as well. I've been reading a lot of the poems entered into the contest and so many of them are incredible. Hopefully, I can post more soon!
Date: 2/17/2024 11:21:00 AM
Your words glitter like the Milky Way. Consider me impressed and a little bit jealous of your prose and vocabulary. You capture the Pearl of the Orient and noosed it with words. Thank you.
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Date: 2/17/2024 11:43:00 AM
Thank you for such a lovely comment, Triny. I'm so happy that you enjoyed it. Your affirmations mean a lot, as you are such a talented poet/poetess yourself. Thank you.
Date: 2/16/2024 3:11:00 PM
Such a beautiful poem dear Shane and marvellously written. It’s full of creativity and wonderful imagery. A captivating read. ‘ Forever cradled in an oceanic embrace ‘ - love that line especially! The last stanza really stood out too. An impressive read of which I so enjoyed. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend :)
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Date: 2/16/2024 3:26:00 PM
Thank you for reading it and leaving such a lovely and encouraging comment, Christina. It was a wonderfully themed contest, so it it was an absolute pleasure writing it.
Date: 2/14/2024 6:01:00 PM
The imagery was exquisite, Shane. I hope you entered this one in the contest, my friend. Good luck if you did. Your poem was very engaging and held my interest throughout. Have a great week! Bill
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Shane Thacker
Date: 2/14/2024 7:44:00 PM
I did enter it into the contest. I think Valsa secured the win with her poem though, it's stunning!
Date: 2/13/2024 8:21:00 PM
So beautiful and so very poetic.... ! "her soul is as rich and sweet, as the chocolate hills of her bosom, terraces act as stairways to her heart, where she bleeds of Red Jasper," Lovely lines so close to the topography of Philippines. All the Best. Thank you dear Shane for your visit to my page and the comment !
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Shane Thacker
Date: 2/14/2024 2:59:00 AM
You're welcome, Valsa. Thank you for the kind words and sentiment, as well. Happy Valentine's Day and best of luck in the contest.
Date: 2/13/2024 6:59:00 PM
Fabulous description of the pearl of the orient Shane. Originality is paramount when everyone is writing about the same subject. Never in any poem, about anything have I seen "my astronavigation of clinquant skies', this is such an awe inspiring phrase. Best of luck in the competition.
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Shane Thacker
Date: 2/13/2024 7:16:00 PM
Oh, wow. Thank you, Wen! It was such a wonderfully themed contest. I really enjoyed writing about it. I appreciate your feedback.

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