Best Abates Poems

Hanging on hope, acknowledging 
I wade along through empty promises
Away, farther and farther, I drift 
Outside realms of delusions I’ve seen
And like a child hold to 
Words ever spoken in faith, august
By a Father who loves unconditionally 
Each person regardless of hue,
Origin, creed, ethnicity, religion…
All,...

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after the storm the sky sighs
relieved the rage has expired
with a rolling fade rumble
all is quelled to quietude

after rain a damp dank shroud
covers the earth utterly
enveloping everything
in slimy glint of wetness

after the lightning is sheathed
the earth is spared more sharp stabs
and brutal bang afterthoughts
in rolling...

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J-ust
O-penly
S-ee
H-ow
U-nity
A-bates

R-age
O-f
D-ivided
R-ace
I-f
G-roup
U-nloads
E-gotism
Z-one

Topic: Birthday of Joshua Rodriguez (August 18)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-adiant
H-ope
E-ndorses
A-nother

C-hance
A-s
D-awn
A-bates
W-ind
A-nd
S-torm

Topic: Birthday of Rhea Cadawas (November 12)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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M-orn
O-pens
I-n
S-hining
E-arliness
S-o

S-un
A-bates
N-ight
C-hill
H-aving
E-ffulgent
Z-enith

Topic: Birthday of Moises Sanchez (December 26) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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I-n
V-ividness
Y-ou

R-ejoice
O-ver
S-orrowful
E-vening's

D-isappearance
A-s
S-unlight
A-bates
N-ight

Topic: Birthday of Ivy Rose Dasan (October 09) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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K-eep 
E-ndorsing 
N-ice 
N-ewness 
I-n 
A-pparent 

V-iew 
O-f 
N-ature 
A-s 

E-arly 
M-orn 
A-bates 
N-ight 

Topic: Birthday of Kennia Vona M. Eman (November 30) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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B-ehold
E-arly
R-adiant
N-ewness
A-ft er
R-ainy
D-ark
I-s
N-egated
A-s

T-winkle
A-bates
Y-our
A-nguished
G-ray

Topic: Birthday of Bernardina Tayag (November 09)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-ays
O-f
S-un
E-merge

A-s
N-atural
N-ewness

A-bates
R-ain
E-ndorsing
V-ivid
A-nd
L-ovely
O-penness

Topic: Birthday of Rose Ann M. Arevalo (December 29) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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M-orn's
E-arly
L-ight
A-bates
N-ight
I-n
O-pen

P-icture
A-s
N-ewness
U-ses
G-low
A-gain

Topic: Birthday of Melanio Panuga (November 30) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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S-un
H-as
E-agerly
R-elieved
Y-our
L-oneliness

A-s
G-low
U-nder
I-lluminate
L-ight
A-bates
N-ight

Topic: Birthday of Sheryl Aguilan (October 24) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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