Letting Me Paint

you told me

several times

how thankful you are

that i have shown you

how beautiful

and promising life

will be in the next

years to come

and i am definitely

happy

with that...

in my mind

and in my heart

i am greatly

thankful

that you are helping

me paint my future

by letting me

choose the colors

and allowing me

to pick

how thick

the brushes

would be...

i love you!..

(posted for Promising Poets [link])

jjroarodriguez

27 february 2012

tillsonburg, ontario, canada

Carefree/ful Shopping

Warhol At The Grocery Store

Photo Courtesy of Tess Kincaid

Carefree shopping

is long gone...

With the scarcity

of resources,

vast epidemic and

growing number of

diseases and illnesses

that cannot be easily

defined,

controlled

or even cured

make the present day

grocery shopping difficult.

it now needs

careful assessment

and good choices...

posted for Magpie Tales

Photo Prompt no. 106

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Have a blessed Sunday fellow bloggers

and have a great week ahead...

illicit affair

another take for

Magpie [link] Photo Prompt 105

i quietly tried
to answer
when you called earlier

but as i lift the receiver
guess he sensed it
and moved.
maybe he is
just pretending
to be asleep...
have to travel this far
this early morn
with my bike
as the car is loud
to get to this
last existing phone booth
in our location.

gosh!
i hope he is still in bed...

(thought of this while
attaching the picture

on my earlier post)

Communication.... Distance....

Mag 105

phone booth, epic mahoney

In every relationship

Whatever form it may be

Communication
Add lots of understanding
A bunch of forgiveness
Is the way to keep it
Smooth sailing...

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i will cross the deepest sea

I will walk the barren desert

I will travel the distant miles

Just to be close to you

Where my peace

And my heart belongs...

Posted for MagpieTales

Photo Courtesy of Tess Kincaid

Seasons, Trees and Life

I was so inspired of cleaning the backyard and clearing out the garden with some of the dried leaves, leftover of autumn. Things that escaped my eyes when I did my preparation for winter. Becuase i already dreampt of spring. Green leaves, beautiful flowers and trees like waking up from a long sleep and slowly putting up colors. So beautiful to imagine.

And this morning as i am doing the front garden. Wow! There are already sprouts coming out. Wonderful!.. This is what we are all waiting for. (Although, I love winter. Probably because I only have 2 winters in my life that I have snow)... So I asked myself, are we there yet? Springtime...

Waiting to be in my comfy clothes again. Tell you, being small, it is hard to wear heavy and thick clothes. I love my summer clothes, shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops, and sando with open polo shirt...

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Seasons, Trees and Life

Winter had gone by again
the promise of spring
was noticed as i was cleaning
the garden this morning...

But just linke winter
that come and go
spring will just pass by
and soon summer will come
and too short enough
that we will once again feel
the coldness of the fall.

And unlike trees and flowers
we do not just shed our leaves in autumn
and sleep the whole snowy days
and grow anew when the wind of spring has come
and be in its splendor during summer time.

We do grow, mature and become old
so let us be creative, imaginative
adventurous to enjoy life
whatever the season is
for we can never put things back
young and fresh
like seasons, flowers and trees.

on this day 

i do not have anything

expensive gift to give you

and not even

a dinner date on a fancy restaurant

but as i have promised

i have here my first ever

painting...

i love you

always in all ways...

happy valentine...

waiting home to give you

my warm kisses

and tight hugs...

para sa'yo

 i used to draw

sticks for arms and legs

and oval for the body

i use letter L for nose

and a first quarter moon for mouth

a big apple for the eyes

and a watermelon for the head...

borrowing the top of the corn

for the hair

and bananas

as fingers.

i opted to use a triangle

and pretend that it is a pair of shoe

as to not knowing how to 

draw a pair of feet.

but with your encouragement

i was able to hold 

quite a number of brushes

and learned to mixed paints. 

after two errors

including a spill of coffee

i was finally able 

to come up with this... 

happy valentines!

painting entitled "Random Thoughts"

by JJ Roa Rodriguez

february 14, 2012

Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada

S A L V A T I O N

MAG #104

i remember myself

lying there

thought i was alone

thought i am deserted

but later i realized

there are millions of us there

still, as if dead

floating naked in the cold

crawling in our stomach in hunger

some are positioned up side down

trying to gain our strength

to once again
get up and continue

until

a bright light came

and shone upon us

Oh God!

the prayer is answered

the help has come...

posted for Magpie Tales

photo courtesy of Tess Kincaid...

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I am dedicating this post for
Whitney Houston...
May she rest in peace
in the care of the Almighty God.
Amen.

I Look To You on Mis Canciones [link]

the reason why my posts are simple

and my comments too...

is because

one, i have limitations on the

English language

two, i do not want

to confuse people

or to convey vague ideas.
as too my real life conversations...

you may call it drama

but let's make sure
that every word we use
in talking to people
is what is appropriate
or we know the meaning of the word.

not because we are
not into drama
or brave and strong

to take every statement, 

we can just

play with words

when conversing with others,
and instead of being sorry

we tend to call them "drama queen"

when they are starting to

interpret it the way their

feelings or emotions direct them so.

everyone is not the same.
it is like saying,
what is funny or
beautiful or cute to us
is also funny, beautiful or cute to others.
as too what is ugly or disgusting to us
is also the same to others.

anyways,

to make it a healthier
and happier

let us think twice before

making the statement

especially jokes.
remember,
jokes are half meant...


(pics are taken from Google Images)

2 takes on Magpie Photo Prompt 103

MAG #103

a grave at the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow

the gem i have

is the gem

that everyone

is dying to have...

a healthy

and loving heart

that i will cherish

be grateful

and care for

'til the end of my life.

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Whatever treasure you have

Use it to make your life

And those who are connected to you,

Good or even better...

For no matter how hard you try

You can never take it to your grave...

for Magpie Tales

picture courtesy of Tess Kincaid

blessed Sunday fellow bloggers

and an awesome week ahead...

funny how impatient we were

when we were young.

we want to grow old fast

to be free

to have our own life

to be responsible for ourself.

and get away

from the blah blah blah 

of our parents...
and be in control.

pic taken on this site [link]

but when we are already there

we wish to pull back the time
turn back the clock

freeze our age 

like the trees on winter

sleeping temporarily and coming back 

with new branches and leaves

on spring time.

and no matter what we do

we feel like

we are getting old

faster than we thought possible.

body aches

hips and back pain worsening 

our sight getting bad everyday

and our steps that cannot

go with how fast 

our mind is telling them to go.

but you know what

it is not too late for us 

to take it slow

now, we have to learn

to take everyday easy

live your life to the fullest

but keeping yourself

away from harm

away from pain...

let us all be happy

keep things simple

love with all honesty

and be contented with what we have...

Let's Start Having Fun

yesterday after office, JC [link] texted me

something that really made me laugh.

he told me that this site have given them

a good laugh at work.

So as I am thinking of what to post

this first day of February, 2012..

I came up with the idea of why not

start this month of hearts with laughters.

so here is a link to a website called

Damn You Auto Correct [link]

that could or would make you laugh...

although some words might not be

for the angelic ones.

so read it on your own risk... hehehehe...

here are some samples...

14 days before Valentines Day...

Last year I spent it alone...

hopefully this year something wonderful

is going to happen...

(shouting....) J C !....

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My Amateur Shots [link] I Love Winter, I Love Snow