WHAT KIND OF SEEDS DID YOU SOW

WHAT KIND OF SEEDS DID YOU SOW
my son archie

POM-POM GIRL, INDIAN BRIDE

POM-POM GIRL, INDIAN BRIDE
the run-away bride, your Mount Everest

WAR OF THE UNIVERSE

WAR OF THE UNIVERSE
Seek protection under the dove's wings

Our Lady Of Guadalupe

Our Lady Of Guadalupe
Graced by Nay Tita, your light shines on

THE HOLY TRINITY

THE HOLY TRINITY
FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT

Just A Piece In Her Chessboard?

Just A Piece In Her Chessboard?
To restore Arts Health and integration back to society

Eulogy For Marina

Eulogy For Marina
In Honor Of The Virgin Of Antipolo

I Am The Clown Bobo

I Am The Clown Bobo
Through her eyes, my grand daughter, Tiara Luise Imperial

Blessings To My Soul

Blessings To My Soul
Mama Tita, Your Light Lives On

Solar Energy From Lifeless Objects

Solar Energy From Lifeless Objects
A collection from my antiques

Oil In Nana's Kitchen

Oil In Nana's Kitchen
I Big Mo...from my cash register....

Born In The House Of Levi

Born In The House Of Levi
A design, concept and rendition in collaboration with my son

Artist In Saint Bartholomew

Artist In Saint Bartholomew
My niece Malen

Bitter-Sweet Memories

Bitter-Sweet Memories
Held at the entrance

Coconut Vendor, done by Carmen Herrera-Uy, early '80's, oil on canvasss

Coconut Vendor, done by Carmen Herrera-Uy, early '80's, oil on canvasss
Reserved for Manang Grace E-M...Herrera

Lotus, Emblem Of Truth And Purity

Lotus, Emblem Of Truth And Purity
By Oscar M. Figuracion Jr.

Keep Still My Jittery Bug

Keep Still My Jittery Bug
Kalachuchi flowers, a reflection....

My veil as a bride

My veil as a bride
Mother of one, surrogate of many

Monday, July 11, 2011

For You I Pray

For your pains be eased, I pray to the Lord
Treatments you receive may your body absorb
And heal every broken cell inside
May they stop multiplying and be washed by the tide

May the Lord strengthen your will and Faith
Everything happens with His grace so great
Don't be defeated you are not alone
A host of angels are praying in your Father's Home

May your Faith in the Lord heal your spirit
And your body be built again and be fit
To make up for lost time with the family
Who are grieving for all the pains they see

The Lord will take care of you don't you worry
Hang on and go with Him to a complete recovery
This simple prayer I offer for all with cancers
For everybody ill and painfully suffers

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Looking For The One I Love

As I lay in my bed I could not sleep
I remembered my loved one with a sigh so deep
So I stood up and went to the garden
Hoping to ease the pains of this solitary maiden

I have been wandering of my loved one's whereabouts
I turned to the moon up above to ease my doubts
But the shy cowardly thing hid behind the cloud
Oh will you come out and give your answer aloud?

I walked in the garden to ask the flowers
A butterfly might have whispered to them as he hovers
But they turned still and silent as can be
I think I have to be contented to being with just me

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Yes, My Tears Belong To You

During Your final years my darling
I couldn't help to be unceasingly crying
I would not care if all our money runs out
As long as it prolongs your life
And it was extended to two years

Years of lying side by side
Silence between us convey the love
For each other that your illness can't defeat
Now with the sound of the music in your radio
I pretend that it is all coming from you

You refused to be less than a man
Refusing doctor's orders
That you will be reduced to be an invalid
Refusing your tongue to be cut
Nor put a whole in your stomach

At the end you turned out to be the victor
Dying in God's grace quietly with His blessing
And a decent burial attended by so many friends
A man of few words loved by everybody
Now I believe you are in Heaven trying to protect me

Shall I Fall In Love Again?

Tell me my darling, shall I fall in love again?
I cannot stand the pains of being all by myself
Especially at night when I am alone in our room
Your pillows are all that I embrace as my company

Work at the restaurant seems to make me forget
The uncertainties of tomorrow and all that I regret
Especially losing the chance of ever telling you
Of how I love you and miss your just being around

It has been eight months since you died
Some men manage to attract my attention
But I am not yet ready to give affection
Tell me, shall I fall in love again my darling?

Friday, July 8, 2011

Floating In Space

I feel like a feather separated from the Eagle's wings
Gliding down as pulled by the Earth slowly
For the air caresses me to buoy me up
Resisting the dictates of gravity

I tarry slowly playing in the wind
Going along wherever it leads me
I know my final destination will be on the ground
I hope I end up in some Indian Maiden's crown

Then I will stand as proud as can be
Atop the head of a beautiful lady
Will she meet her Prince that soon
What a moment's perfection that would be

I Just Make Believe In Lonely Nights Like This

I just make believe that we are the personification
Of the immortal Elizabeth and Robert Browning
Expressing their love for each other through poems
Me with the love poems I enter in my computer
And you with your songs on the radio playing
Oh I know I am a fool but a happy one indeed

Another lonely night alone supposed to be
If not for my newly acquired MP3 player
I make believe you give the answer online
To all my love pleadings through verses I write
But maybe it is God doing all these arrangements
Making all His lonely creations happy once more