Best Acknowledgment Poems

Every flower has its own color
With annual observation,
this we springtime discover

Give a womb kernel cede
of acknowledgment
To the spectrum birthright
of each other

We are all one,
tho’ from...

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Fingers tapping....

Upon the windows pane

To a certain rhythm inside

Inside, as the colors and the sights

Out of concious mind

Quickly pass me by

Contemplating deeply, I suppose

Heaven knows....

While...

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Finding the plot

Of lost innocence
engrained in untold memories

The silenced absence 
in past present unspoken
stories well hidden
and therefore evoking
my past and my future
not mine and mine

Quite...

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In my desire of acknowledgment, I’m
not much different than a piece of paper;
Crumpled and wrinkled
No weight ‘n easy to eradicate
Without stain marching through the lane
In...

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The parched sycamore leaf
Walked across the patio
Past the portal of my dwelling

The alder slab was immobilized
By a decorative door stopper
Arranged to let the warm
November day...

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Gypsies

Across a misty channel
Sensor fingers
Stretch
Through foggy, silent waves
Where two souls embrace
In expeditions of speechless discovery
Two minds stand naked,
Face to face,
With wordless words
Each knowing the inner...

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i am as the old woman in the park
set up my easel
prepare the paints
not about wanting to become Picasso
no set course or a master plan
but...

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wholly
utterly
completely
devoting
dedicating
committing
striving
exerting
straining
victory 
triumph
conquest
smiling
grinning
beaming
gratitude
appreciation
acknowledgment
modesty
humility
prayer...

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Excise Exercise 1.

Today is the Day she prints out her poems-
a careful first time collation of black and white,
and every color to be seen, in...

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A familiar sensation lingers, a sense of repetition,
Yet, does it carry significance?
A motion unveils its path in a certain direction,
Guiding me onwards... 
time to watch...

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Blessed by God as a full-blooded Filipina
I’m endowed with great cultural heritage of Asia
Distinctively that of the Benguet “Kankana-ey” tribe of the Cordillera
Enriching my country,...

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Heard through the office grapevine
the boss will now resign.

Have to beat the deadline
or that position won't be mine.

I need to work and sacrifice
no sleep tonight,...

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An Empty Tomb

An Empty Tomb
Gives us hope for the future
An act of God
Not a freak of nature
When the stone was rolled away
By angels unseen
Christ stepped...

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I may not be perfect but I'm still here.
Maybe I wasn't there for you.
Maybe I didn't fight hard enough or you, 
 for your rights.
I...

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We commend you, beloved women*... grateful to God for your roles
Enabled as life-builders by His grace and love
Blessed to help shape grand future with His...

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