Faces, Phases

Our weekends are spent taking pictures of Sean, our boy genius. Here are some of Sean's many faces taken at different phases of his young life.

Too Beautiful

She taps her red fingernails
on the tabletop.
Staring at the roses.
Enclosed card reads:

To my Love,
You are too beautiful.
Love, Me

She sits back –
looking through the glass.
China eyes holding
a wealth of sadness.

Drops of emotion
trickle down her cheeks.
Sparkling like diamonds.

She tries to stop the flood,
but the gates hold only for so long.

Golden band of vows
haunt her of promises broken:
emotional scars
that only the heart can see.

(C) Jheric A. Saracho
January 28, 2005

Quotes from my feed reader

It's a slow day at the office, so please allow me to post some quotes from my rss feeds.

To lead others, embody their ideals! - Leonid S. Sukhorukov

Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue. - Confucius

In this business, by the time you realize you're in trouble, it's too late to save yourself. Unless you're running scared all the time, you're gone. - Bill Gates

Boy Genius turns 2

My nephew celebrated his second birthday last Monday, January 21. Since he loves animals, his parents treated him to a day at the Manila Zoo last Sunday as a pre-birthday gift. From his stories (yes, he can tell a story), he said he saw all the animals that he reads in his books. My sister said he particularly enjoyed watching the elephant and the big cats. Sean said that the tigers were sleeping when they came so he shouted for them to wake up. HIs mom added that he started singing Barney's Elephant song when he saw the big elephant. When asked what other animals he saw, he said he saw birds, monkeys, a deer, a zebra, the crocodiles, the hippo, and even a flamingo.

30 Days

Tatlumpung araw at gabing pagsubok

ang kailangang daanan
upang ipakita
angking talento't kagalingan.

Mga hurado'y naghihintay
kilos ay binabantayan
bawat pagsubok na daanan
panukat ay palakpakan.

Sa araw ng katayan
isa-isang tatawagan
kung dapat mag-stay
o kaya ay go away.

Buti pa sa 30 Days
tiyak ang second chance
Sa pagsuyo ko sa 'yo
pag-asa'y mailap.

Jheric A. Saracho
December 14, 2004

A Dream

The wind is still,
the sea is calm
and all I can do
is think of you.

As I look in the sky
and stare at the moon
I dream of you
every night.

Us on the beach
under the stars
tonight I want
to get a good start.

I tell you my feelings
and give you my heart.

I say “I LOVE YOU”
and let out a sigh
as I hold your hand
and glance in your eyes.

But that’s a dream,
now I must sleep –
to dream of that someone
beautiful and sweet.

In the morning I awake
and lay my love
for you to take.

Jheric A. Saracho

February 3, 2005