Of zigzag roads and nocturne lullabies.

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August 18, 2011

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After a While

After a while you learn

the subtle difference between

holding a hand and chaining a soul.

And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning

and company doesn’t always mean security.

And you begin to learn

that kisses aren’t contracts

and presents aren’t promises.

And you begin to accept your defeats

with your head up and your eyes ahead.

With the grace of a woman

not the grief of a child.

And you learn

to build all your roads on today

because tomorrow’s ground is

too uncertain for plans

and futures have a way

of falling down in mid flight.

After a while you learn

that even sunshine burns if you get too much.

So you plant your own garden

And decorate your own soul

instead of waiting

for someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn

that you really can endure.

That you are really strong.

And you really do have worth.

And you learn and you learn

with every good bye you learn.

- Veronica A. Shoffstall

August 17, 2011

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Filipino boys sit together to keep themselves warm as they wait for vehicles to beg for alms in a heavy downpour in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Tropical Storm Meari will be set to make its presence known as it strengthens into a Category 1 typhoon sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. It will continue [moving] on its northwestward [path] to the northeast of the Philippines. (AP)

Filipino boys sit together to keep themselves warm as they wait for vehicles to beg for alms in a heavy downpour in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Tropical Storm Meari will be set to make its presence known as it strengthens into a Category 1 typhoon sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. It will continue [moving] on its northwestward [path] to the northeast of the Philippines. (AP)

(Source: ellobofilipino, via iamcaptainanndy)

August 05, 2011

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