Picture Poetry Series 1

See Picture Poetry Series 2

As a past time and constant mental sharpening :) I write - or try to, :) pieces of poetry posted in my Instagram account.

Here are some of them...

Mt Vinson Massif, Antarctica (to high camp)

Just like a ghost, quietly it follows,

In the high mountains, or in the shallows,

It mimics you, in triumph or in pain,

Shooing it away will just be in vain.

(Shadows)

***

Nuvali, Laguna

Bike rolling down the hill,

Past the cow that is standing still;

Clouds drifting in the nice blue sky,

All these lifting my spirit high.

***

Balayan Bay, Batangas

Eggs laid in a sandy shore, hatchlings appear around day 54,

Crawling slowly to be free, some eaten – you will never see,

7 days swimming in the deep blue sea, and hiding to safety until maturity,

But alas the lucky few re-appears, after like 15 or 20 years;

Now elegant, confident and free; eating jelly fish and sea sponge before they flee, 

But unlucky ones - in the net were caught, or choked on plastics that you once bought, 

At least the mothers go back to the same shore; laying eggs for their future - to restore, 

And so this sea turtles’ extraordinary journey , believe me - is one of the best survival story!"

***

Mt Dulang Dulang (Bukidnon)

Nice, mossy and enchanting - is the forest,

Big, old and odd - are the trees;

Tired, hungry but happy - are we, 

Curious, excited and ready - you should be.

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Mt Aconcagua (Argentina) post-summit.

Stay close together,

In good or bad weather;

And stay on the course,

For better or worse...