Mahidlawong Paghandom

CDXLI ~> Rosales Reprise* (Opus441 ~> Rosales Reprise ) (1) {CXIX | Rosales Propensities} Disdain for contrived ambiguity Even in the domain of make believe Lends strength to gain fleeting sobriety Suffice disguise all intents to deceive Might galvanize latent instincts to grieve: Loquacious superfluity in vain Contain the noxious stench of dormant sin! (2) In cavalcade of ill-begotten schemes Bid overcome terrain of vast unknown Challenge the wits and flirt with all extremes The consequence with nonchalance disown Sans second thoughts consign to oblivion: With words to drown when reason fails to probe Wherefore unsure what you are anxious of! (3) {CLXIV | Rosales Ambiguities} As it fell upon one obscure siesta After a taxing table tennis match Sweating stench with hints of turgid fiesta Seduced by my propensity to watch The napping damsel on my couch to catch: One stolen kiss could last the lifelong while...

CCLXXXI ~> Reluctant Remembrance* (Opus281 ~> Reluctant Remembrance) (1) When making a choice between oblivion And recall, chances are you gravitate Towards the former.  With indignation, Remembrance invites remorse in surfeit; Quest for vengeance, makes harder to forget: Footprints you find ill-hidden on the sand, How they got hid, lost lovers understand! (2) Getting past the list of wasted chances Proves more taxing than a Sunday picnic Flipping through relics of near-romances Weighs on the conscience waxing sardonic To anchor reason vexing laconic: Footprints you find at fringes of your mind Haunt you like crudities to be refined! (3) Sensing the end is near, you venture ask What was it all about; you wish for more. Only to find it’s such a daunting task To keep your vigilance and just ignore The errors that beset your paths before: You’re but the hapless shadow of the show That follows you wherever you might go! (4)...