“Foreign Word”

November 10, 2012November 22, 2012 / Janice / 2 Comments

Day 10 of 2012 November PAD challenge.

I am fluent in both English and Tagalog. I can read and write in both.

I’ve also taken French and Spanish classes. I barely remember French; I only know those Spanish words which Tagalog originated from.

But there’s one language I’ve been taking for 2 years now. Six years ago, I took it for 2 years also. Next year, I will take it again for another 2 years…

That will be a total of 6 years…and still…I can’t decipher it!

Foreign Word

You sure talk funny
with your squeals and babbling
I wonder what you feel
and what you’re thinking

You have your own language
though sometimes I understand you
It’s hard to decipher your words
So I just look at what you do

There’s really no way of figuring out
Exactly what you are
Toddler… what a foreign word,
and a beautiful star!

“When He’s Gone”

November 9, 2012November 16, 2012 / Janice / Leave a comment

Day 9 of the 2012 November PAD Challenge

When He’s Gone”

Rivers will continue their endless running
The sun will not cease from shining
The moon will still cling to the sky
Flowers and fields won’t wither and die

Ships will keep sailing on
The fog will still come every dawn
The harvest season will come ’round once more
Waves won’t stop lapping on the sea’s shores

The world will still stay the same
Though it will no longer utter his name
And me, I will go on and on
Even later, when he’s gone.