For all the girls in Potchefstroom
I am the Protea of Potchefstroom, a firce,
firm, frankly ferocious fortress of female force
I am a relic of Rhenosterfontein royalty, a robust, resilient, regal ruler of the landscape.
My heart is made of unbreakable stone, yet I
nourish all who come into my powerful, protective orbit.
My leaves are sharper than wit, and my beauty cuts right to the core of your very soul.
I am the definite determined, dazzling diamond in Potchefstroom's strong, serene crown.
The Starry Night
Holding onto the iron window, gazing at Alpilles,
It's a magnificent night, filled with stars,
I wonder, is it possible? I'm on hills,
Reaching the peak and touching the stars.
I truly enjoy walking in a wheat field,
I'm about to lose my mind in front of the Morning Star.
The smoothly breezing wind hits my face,
Making me feel among the gorgeous stars.
I was thinking, how amazing it would be to live here,
Then I realized I am in the asylum; I must live here forever.
It isn’t the big celebrations,
Enormous dinners or huge gifts.
Parties never rouse foundations,
Jamborees or festivals.
It isn’t the life-sized creations,
Who impress kings, rulers or monarchs.
It’s the little things, a gentle expression,
When hearts meet in the deserts,
When dreamers discover their profession,
When simple reaches into the heart,
Pulls out a feeling, an impression,
The beautiful that inspires the light.
It isn’t in the impressive,
When a life gets made –
It’s in the thoughts, so obsessive…
Which bring feelings we want to save!
Forms most enormous seen from our earth,
Dwarf the tallest, the grandest of mountains’ girth.
Magnificent spectacles rounded up in the sky:
Sculptured foam, floating frothy, towering high.
Black ominous clouds of malevolent breadth,
Funnels of doom, destruction, and death,
Whirling and wheeling, zigzagging tyrants
Twisting down alleyways, roaring in rants.
Scalloped and mackerel in all shades and hues,
Textured cloud patterns, sunlit paintings to view.
Imagined likenesses of earthlings below;
They dwarf us, impress us, then just fade away.
Menacing, magnificent, visual delight:
Dilemmas of wonder any day, any night.
I am not impressed by beauty anymore, for it is not difficult nor extraordinary to turn someone on
I am not impressed by fame anymore, for it is not impossible or improbable to take the spotlight now
However if you have the knowledge to work on my soul, to stimulate my mind in ways others have failed, well that’s Triumphant, that’s impressive, that’s magic to me
The cat from our house,
it's all over the way...
If I come to the living room,
he stands in the middle,
if I come to the kitchen,
the same thing...
When we pass it,
he touches us with his paw
or with the tail...
our cute kitten
seems to denote:
" I'm human too and I wish
your affection " !
E-xcellent
D-enotation
E-mploys
N-ame
J-ust
U-sing
N-oble
I-mpressive
O-bjective
Topic: Birthday of Eden B. Junio (August 26)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Owl is insistent, persistent, making her plea.
Sleepy dog is pleading, can you get her off me?
Owl is string bullet through me. Go away sir.
Dog is giving me a helpless look; the sweet minded cur.
Tell her yourself, I implore the dog. Pretend she’s a squirrel.
But he is tucked tidily under the leaf blanket. He does not want to unfurl.
The owl gives me the two eye warning. Her eyes are shouting to leave.
The more she insists the more I want to help my hound, sweet fellow Steve.
So I stay, much to the chagrin of the tenacious big-eyed owl.
She gives me a hoot, hoping she can scare me back to my gal.
Come on, I tell Steve. It’s got to be now or never.
I don’t have better words. I am not terribly clever.
Steve gives a deep sigh and goes back to his sleep.
He can snooze through a rain storm or women who weep.
The owl glares at me with the hatred of a thousand men.
I roll my eyes at her, and go back inside again.
E-xcellent
L-itterateur
A-uthors
I-nspiring
N-ote
E-mploying
M-use
A-bout
N-ame
I-n
U-nique
L-ine's
I-mpressive
T-heme
Topic: Birthday of Elaine Maniulit (October 19)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
B-ehold
U-nbelievably
K-nown
I-mpressive
D-estination
N-icely
O-bserving
N-ature
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
S-cribe
H-as
E-mployed
R-ighteous
L-ady's
I-mpressive
N-ame
E-xpressing
A-wesomeness
B-y
E-ndorsing
L-ine's
L-ovely
A-crostic
Topic: Birthday of Sherline Abella (November 29)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
He came sneaking through the grass on a summer’s day.
We jumped as we saw him heading our way.
A Komodo dragon, lizard, iguana or dinosaur?
We did not know, but some did not want to see more.
The chips went flying, and the dip fell on the deck.
I stayed to watch, because I thought what the heck?
He came closer to me; his legs running quite fast.
Got a really good look; he was actually a blast!
He stopped quite suddenly about six feet away.
I knew he could take me, but actually felt okay.
So how are you? I asked him. He nodded his head.
I threw him some potato chips which he bit ‘til they bled.
His choppers were impressive; his chewing quite loud.
Neighbors came out and took photos; it was quite a crowd.
As easily as he had slunk up to give me a quick hi.
He turned and was gone, a pretty impressive sweet guy.
P-oet
A-uthors
U-nique
L-ines
E-mploying
F-riendly
R-egards
A-s
I-mpressive
M-ovies
B-egin
A-ttracting
R-emarkable
R-eaders
I-n
E-normous
N-obility
T-ill
O-bservers
S-ee
Topic: Birthday of Paul Efraim Barrientos (December 05)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-y
I-mpressive
T-hought
C-reates
H-eavenly
I-nspiration
E-mploying
M-arvelous
E-xpression's
R-ighteous
C-omposition
A-bout
D-ivine
O-bjective
Topic: Birthday of Mitchie S. Mercado (February 24)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
H-eavenly and impressive,
E-ach name implements quote;
L-ovely lines of message
E-mploy phrases of
N-ote.
S-cribe's natal acrostics
A-re truly nice and creative;
D-ecember twenty-first
D-ay is heavenly and
I-mpressive.
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