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Luneta, I used to almost venerate you once
but glassy skyscrapers have put you away…
still, I kept the fragrant lawns deep in my bones,
with Muppet tricks and hazy star-gazing.
Although recollections pump on my mind,
you’ve transformed, you’ve changed...
I buried you away till on mellow, rainy days
memories pass …just like kites in the evening
or those riotous, girlish escapades
igniting shadow-plays to all come out…
and everything is drowned in retrospection.
Tonight, I visit your new ponds and clinch my hand 
because for all my affinity to remembrances,
it's the shadow of childhood, of impish friends

that make the most languishing stories. 



2/20/2016
Contest of Craig Cornish: The Park 
*Luneta (Rizal)Park ~  one of the most historic
areas in our city

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 2/21/2016 9:55:00 PM
Congrats on ur awesome win nette!
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Date: 2/21/2016 8:13:00 PM
This is beautiful Nette: The mood and tone you created is outstanding and soulful. Hugs, SuZ
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Date: 2/20/2016 9:33:00 PM
Nette, Congratulations on your awesome win. Always ~LINDA~
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Date: 2/20/2016 6:00:00 PM
I knew this was top-notch the first time I read it, Nette. Many congrats. Elaine
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Date: 2/20/2016 5:36:00 PM
I love yours because it is also about nostalgia. That is what really came to me. With your usual flair, you created a beauty. Congrats on the win.
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Date: 2/20/2016 5:32:00 AM
STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL! Sure to top the winners list, Nett. Elaine
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Date: 2/19/2016 7:36:00 PM
Nette, beautiful poem, good luck in the contest -luloo
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Date: 2/19/2016 3:18:00 PM
Great tribute to the park and your memories, nette. My fear is that even though we still have parks, kids just aren't safe to play anymore like we did as kids. Sorta takes all of the fun out when you have to be chaperoned all of the time. Good luck my poetic friend. Peace
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Date: 2/19/2016 3:16:00 PM
I have not seen an excellent poem like this in a long time--pensive, haunting. It grabbed me until I froze on your last line. How unique in style, approach, and substance.
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Date: 2/19/2016 2:01:00 PM
- A green paradise in a modern city, a great place to enjoy - Good luck in the contest - Have a lovely Friday, Nette - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 2/19/2016 1:35:00 PM
Our memories of childhood will remain even when the actual place has changed beyond all recognition - vivd descriptive write Nette good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 2/19/2016 1:32:00 PM
We need more parks and less skyscrapers... Lovely nette ...
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