Fallen Star

Fallen star
I grieve that I
Was not at all able to catch you

It’s not your fault
It’s just the way
Things are

Remember me
As you fade away
I pray

No more light
Yet in my heart
You remain

-jara-
(c. 2013)

Pretend

Pretend
That I am happy
May I soon believe it
Enough to wipe the tears from my eyes
One more time
A smile
I will not fail.

-jara-
(c.2013)

Pag-tuo

Kon mawala
Ning pagtuo
Sa ni-aging pulong mo
Unsa-on na lang
Ning mga huna-huna
Ug ni-agi pang
Pagsaksi sa mga buhat mo

Apan king kinabuhi-a
Puno man ug pangutana
Mga basin man
Kon hina-ut unta
Asa man ang kasiguraduhan

Pero, kay gayud man
Ikaw gi-tuohan
Gikasaligan man
Dili na ko magduha-duha
Wad-on ko kining pagduda
Ikaw ra ang mag-igo
Sa kalalom sa akong pag-tuo.

-jara-
(c.2012)

Castaway

Forever
And the waves rush in
To never
Let this heart begin
To ponder
A sea of memories within
And wonder

Is this friendship adrift
Will make it back to shore

-jara-
(c.2012)

Rejection

You
Cannot please
Everyone
You
Cannot be
Loved by all
Yet
Your rejection
Of me
Is the worst one of all

-jara-
(c.2012)

Pag-ampo

Hinaut unta
Makabot ko
Ang tanan nakong damgo
Ug
Bisan dili man
Magmalipayon gihapon ko.

-jara-
(c. 2012)

Linog

Gi-uyog mo ang
Kalibutan ko, pero
Ni-barog ako.

-jara-
(c. 2012)

Tales of Queen Sunbeam

Her laughter wafts
Into the room
Dark shadows held at bay
To run behind closed doors
And take cover

Light comes to touch
These flowerets awake
That look up to greet the sun
Morning dew is gone
Dried up on blades of grass

She sings a song
Of a lovely morn
When the rainbow crossed the sky
To bid her well
She presents her with a smile

The day is gay
Filled with bright thoughts
She hums a merry tune
Happiness with a dance
Queen Sunbeam drives away my gloom

-jara-
(c. 2012)

Chonicles of the Ice Princess

She walks about
The grass is shocked
Turned to shards of ice

The frozen ground
A hollow sound
The chill will cool your bones

O, snow and ice
So cool and nice
The wind between the trees

Yet no one
Wants to take a chance
To walk with her today

Alone, this icy princess
Yet she still walks
Alone, O she bemoans

-jara-
(c. 2012)

Joys Amidst the Sorrows

If there be thorns
Look around for roses
The breeze shall blow
To dry away the tears

Nightmares shall fade
Sweet dreams lull you to sleep
A calmness shall descend
Upon the raging seas

Dreary may be the wood
But nightingales shall sing
Sunbeams will play again
When the storm and rain would cease

Trials and tribulations
May be your lot for now.
Yet there are joys amidst the sorrows
They are there, someway, somehow.

jara
(c. 2011)