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O-ften
S-ee
E-motional
V-erses
A-s
L-ines
D-escribing
E-rstwhile
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Monocrostic (Birthday of Rose Valdez)
This is the last poem on the history of Felicity, a person I know from correspondence with a friend abroad. No relation of mine.
In one year's time, I shall retire
What is there to look for?
Two of my daughters got married.
They live quite far from me.
Only Felicity remains, the middle one,
The one I loved most.
Mind you I paid for a grand wedding for both of them.
No favouritism would impede me from
Granting their wishes., but living far
I rarely see them especially as babies came
To brighten our humdrum life.
But where was Felicity? She spent so much time
At the hospital, except for our usual Sunday lunch.
Until one Sunday, a bomb blasted my brains.
Felicity had a fiancée, whom she invited
To our Sunday lunch. Was I angry? Confused?
He was a comely fellow, a brain surgeon to boot.
He promised to buy a house adjoining mine,
And a door would join both our houses.
Soon Felicity got married and what a wedding I paid.
They were the happiest couple on earth.
And soon she gave birth to a bundle of joy.
From that day on I did not act as a father
But a nanny for my lovely grandson.
I had three daughters and I loved them all.
And they knew I had the biggest soft spot
For Felicity, the middle one. Her grace followed
Everywhere and everyone in the village knew.
Her golden yellow tress, her fluttering eyebrows,
Her small upturned nose enhanced the small sweet lips.
And she was always laughing, affecting everyone.
She found a job in a children's paediatric hospital.
Children were her love and she would attend to them
As often as time permitted, leaving her to laugh,
Echoing in the corridors, by far a favourite of all.
One thing she never missed. The service was on Sunday.
In the end, by permission, she would sing her hymn.
Many came to hear her angelic mellifluous voice.
She always chose "Amazing Grace". Soft notes that came from the heart
And rising to a crescendo. No one was allowed to clap.
Her final words were always the same.
You come to adore God. Praise His Holy Name.
I named her Felicity.
Don't know why
All babies look the same to me.
Yet she grew up into a lively girl,
so well accomplished.
She learned the piano all by herself.
How I delighted to hear her lento
and arpeggios. Heavenly music.
Then she took to singing her own tunes.
Oh, what a delight to my ageing soul.
Such melodies, such delicacies.
The neighbours flocked to hear her sing.
Then I decided to enter her into a contest:
The famous " America’s Got Talent".
You could not fail to admire her beautiful face,
Her slim figure, the elegant dress I bought her.
Her singing brought her great ovations.
She came second. I could not help but cry.
Zoe Lei
Free Verse
A lei of beautiful fragrant rose
That blooms in the garden of love
A citrine California poppy
That attracts everyone.
Zoe Lei, you're so cutesy
Your manner is sociable, folksy
Intelligent girl, pride of the family
God’s glory as you perform your duty.
Keep up the good work baby
We pray for you everyday
Asking God's guidance and felicity
That you may continue to feel His mercy.
Though we may be away in distance
But our heart is deeply entwined
Someday, we'll be again inweave
And together enjoy a family's happiness.
On the Road of lies
travel the Dharma detours
at the signpost up ahead
next stop---the Outer Limits
B-eautiful
E-vent
L-ets
I-deal
N-ote
D-eploy
A-nnual
F-elicity
A-s
L-iterary
S-entence
A-pplies
R-egards
I-n
O-pus
Topic: Birthday of Sis. Belinda T. Falsario (February 14)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
stark felicity
on a hot and humid day ~
a dip in the pool.
Date written: 10/21/2020
J-ust
E-xperience
N-atal
N-ote
I-n
F-elicity
E-njoying
R-egards
I-n
N-ame
A-s
B-irthday
L-ines
A-pply
N-obility
Topic: Birthday of Jennifer Inablan (February 01)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ust
E-njoy
N-atal
F-elicity
A-nd
J-oyfully
A-ppreciate
R-egards
D-uring
O-ccasion
Topic: Birthday of Jen A. Fajardo (January 30)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ovial
O-ccasion
S-imply
E-mploys
F-elicity
I-n
N-ame
A-s
N-ote's
E-uphoric
R-egards
J-ust
A-rrive
Topic: Birthday of Josefina P. Nerja (January 27)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
F-elicity
I-n
E-motion
L-ets
E-xcellent
R-egards
V-erily
Y-ield
N-atal
T-hrill
I-n
O-ne
S-weet
E-xpression's
N-ote
Topic: Birthday of Fiel Ervyn Tiosen (January 02)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ust
H-appily
U-se
N-otable
L-ine
H-aving
Y-early
N-oble
F-elicity
A-s
J-oyful
A-crostic
R-eaffirms
D-elightful
O-bjective
Topic: Birthday of Jhunlhyn E. Fajardo (June 12)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
N-oble
E-xpression
S-tarts
T-o
O-ffer
R-apturous
F-elicity
E-agerly
R-elieving
N-egativity
A-s
N-ice
D-elight
E-mploys
Z-est
Topic: Birthday of Bro. Nestor M. Fernandez (May 02)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
I'm sitting here alone,
watching the sun rise,
life of leisure is my favorite song,
it's also showing the shine-
Waiting inside of a long day,
scrollin' the folly-
like a lick on the Zooxxzzzy!
Face is of-the-cream,
obscene mean but hey I tasted the scene on a ween,
couldn't agree with you so politely as I danced the x's out of the sightly!
Rightly,
so roughly,
caustic matches brought the classes,
heightened and fastened-
flattening all plastic as I'm being a magnet.
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