boat engines roaring

hearts pounding with excitement

dolphin watching time


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not a regatta
boats carrying local guests
dolphin watching fun

its presence unfelt

the clothesline remaining taut
just a dragonfly


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a lone dragonfly
comes flying and lands on clothesline
soundless and weightless

beauty that beckons
ball of multicolored mums
singing in freshness


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people pause and pose
a big ball that does not roll
fresh colorful mums

adorning a field
hundreds of sunny side ups
my day so brightened


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the silent laughter
as they meet the morning sun
flowers in the field 

lying on the white sand

a lifeless black sea urchin

little boy amazed

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his eyes on the spines

a curious boy stays waiting

sea urchin...lifeless

blanketing the ground

pinkish white almond blossoms

beauty of springtime

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entranced by a scene
rows of blossoming almonds
my heart sings with joy

a view from the road

escalating rice paddies

bursting with green life


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passing by ricefields
sweet scent filling my nostrils
waft of ripe palay

a brief stopover
looking at expensive toys

yachts at subic bay


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floating on a bay
white yachts not few in number
a dream awakened

towering so high

in the company of clouds

mayon volcano

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its view cut by clouds
perfect symmetry unseen
cone-shaped mount mayon

visiting a park
eyes drawn to a lonely tree
naked yet lovely


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bare branches and twigs
making me feel nostalgic
a wistful yearning

awestruck at a scene

play of colors in the sky

sunset in coron

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magical moment
sun going down the horizon
leaving me breathless

down the railed stairway

a relaxing sound i miss

waves lapping to shore

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windy afternoon
squatting on the shore with friends
waiting for sunset

enjoying breakfast
hazy view of the outside

curtained glass window


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like a clouded mind
view through a lacy curtain
a tainted beauty

closing her eyes

she savors the abundance

water from the falls

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the joyful music

rushing waters from the falls

soothing and glorious

tiny grasshopper

turned off by perforations

wilted bloom triumphs

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perforated leaves

repels a young grasshopper

choosing pink not green

a shy pink lady

hiding behind green covers
gumamela bloom


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even in hiding
pink lady meets morning sun
no choice except smile

a windblown dry leaf
silent ripples it create
on the seawater


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awe-inspiring scene
summons happy morning thoughts
small boat docked nearby

balded weeks before
old branches now so alive
the prize of pruning


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now teeming with life
pruned branches of hibiscus
regrets turn to joy

tiny they may be
but beauty is in numbers
white buds and flowers


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almost covering
a low canopy of green
hundreds of white blooms

rolling hills before me
happy childhood memories
reverberating


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scene of rolling hills
fun days of childhood comes fresh
coconut palm rides

enjoying his pose

my grandson and his antics
afternoon bonding

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sweet smile on his face
the camera his good friend
joys of yesterday

ascent rewarded
breathtaking panorama
greenfields...sea and sky


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view from a hilltop
melting away the day's stress
old dream remembered

from under a tree

view of floating white islands
visit to vimpark

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holding my two eyes
puffs of white clouds in the sky
beauty through branchlets

just one in full smile

surely more will follow suit

pink buds and a bloom

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one bloom makes me smile
but a wider smile if more
the joy of waiting