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by Samantha Mok (Grade 10 – Rizal) as we walk the shoreplanting footprints in the sandwith those beside us we look back to seethe waves come and steal them likethey were never there though the prints have gone,they’re in the souls of the seaand sand on our feet and though the feet ofthose beside us...
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no matter what happens

by Yanna Yao (Grade 7 – Li Bai) i have no expectationsonly control over how I want to feelso no matter what happensI know I will have a great time Graphics by Theone Tiu (Grade 10 – Rizal)
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We are Women

by Samantha Mok (Grade 10 – Rizal) They have told us to be silentBecause flowers never really talk,Only there to be pretty and sweetAnd delicate and pliant and plucked. They have told us words of mock,Of blame, of curse, and yet thirst,With tongues that they forget are hewnFrom the wombs of their own mothers They...
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Song of the Thrush Bird

by Patricia Gaille Tiu (Grade 11) a whistling chorus of the thrushchides me gently to listen, hushnow to the sweet, sweet melodyof a mother ‘bove her aerieand as I ponder ‘neath her tree –a picture in burgeoning green,glistening in the sunshine’s hues,and buds that bloomed the brightest blues “how dost the wintry season gofrom the...
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These Tired Eyes

by Samantha Mok (Grade 10 – Rizal) These tired eyes have seen and burnedThrough words and numbers and linesThey were only able to comprehendIn smudges of dancing, senseless strokes. They’ve seen sunny days in monochromeAnd sometimes monochrome in mirrorsWhen they see circles under their borders,Battle scars from wars against sleep and tears. But they’ve also...
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Forgiveness

by Samantha Mok (Grade 10 – Rizal) Forgiveness is a blooming bud of springMeant to grow after cold, harsh winters,Meant to replace frost-shrivelled blossomsThat’ve fallen, buried in blankets of snow It is a blade of incomparable calibreForged only by the eternal warmth of loveMeant to be unyieldingly merciful, gentleMeant to defeat foes through the sharpness...
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Don’t Quit

by Yanna Yao (Grade 7 – Li Bai) When things go wrong as they sometimes will,When the road you’re trudging seems all uphillWhen the funds are low and the debts are high,And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,When care is pressing you a bit,Rest if you must, but don’t quit. Life is...
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Treasures of the Heart

By Patricia Gaille Tiu What do you seek, to hope to find?Perhaps a treat, some peace of mind,a friend to share your joyful smiles,momentous moments made worthwhile, an epiphany! of the self,or ribbon-laced gifts wrapped in felt —think, dear friend! oh, what do you seek?for this may just be yours to keep
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Radiant Existence

by Sofia Geolingo (Grade 9 – Mendeleev) I do not know whyBut despite the far distanceEvery time I glance at the dark skyYou comfort me with your mere presence Your beauty is timelessAs you shine bright every nightYet I know it’s not effortlessAs you burn with all your might Loneliness I do not feelFor even...
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the Fall of Summer

by Theone Tiu (Grade 10 – Rizal)Graphics by Theone Tiu it was now fall.and i’m not ready. i’m not ready to pull out those fluffy jackets.i’m not ready to go outside and step on crispy brown leaves.i’m not ready to be hugged by the cold autumn breeze. it was now fall.and unlike me, you were...
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