Sunday, March 30, 2008: As I am writing this prose my Pandora Radio is on. I am listening to Country Western Music. Writing prose and poetry is similar to composing a song. They are very similar in a way that both writers express their thoughts, opinions, principles and ideas about life and lives surrounding them. Country music is a tradition in America especially the USA. It can be traced back in the 1900's when the early Americans were building this country. The country western music is said to have originated from the fiddle tunes in Southern Appalachians which at that time they called the "old times music". The songs reflected their daily lives from working in the fields, in the mines, in the ranches and steel factories. It was during their days off that they got together playing instruments, ( guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, mountain dulcimer ) singing, dancing, and drinking at the same time. Their songs expressed their love and joy, pains and hardships especially during the Depression years. Of course, they were expressing their dreams and hopes, too. The love, the courage, the trust and faith for one another and the camaraderie among themselves kept them going which resulted to the creation of this music. Country Western Music is a tradition and every American in this great country have all but praise to this music genre.
I, myself love it! Music is an integral part of my life. For me, music is a discipline. It creates a lot of good and great things. It gives me joy, inspiration, courage, love and peace. As I listen to the lyrics, it tells me about the truth and reality surrounding us. It makes me come into a realization, into an acknowledgment and appreciation of all the beauty within me and the people around me. I always say, " Magnify the beautiful and the good, dwarf the ugly and the bad."
That is a poetic phrase I offer everyone to think about. The loveliness of this saying is as good as it gets. Ponder, create and live the way you want to live!!
Taking life as it comes ....
Be serene and yet cheerful ! It creates the beauty in you ......
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
A Smile that Warms
Toss a smile and it warms
even the loneliest soul
Toss a smile and it delights
even the coldest heart
Toss a smile and it sparks
even the lousiest beat
Toss a smile, it surely restores
a dissipating feat.
What is the smile that perks me up?
it is a smile, earnest it is
A smile that's given free
truly extolled deep from a tree
A tree of smile filled up with love
and warms me up all through the night
Indeed, the smile that truly warms
is a smile that swarm around.
Why don't you smile, go find a joy
A smile can bring to anyone
Smile, smile pass it around
What a nice feeling it goes deep down
So, toss a smile whenever you can
Toss a smile to a twisted guy
Toss a smile to a passerby
Toss a great smile to everyone.
even the loneliest soul
Toss a smile and it delights
even the coldest heart
Toss a smile and it sparks
even the lousiest beat
Toss a smile, it surely restores
a dissipating feat.
What is the smile that perks me up?
it is a smile, earnest it is
A smile that's given free
truly extolled deep from a tree
A tree of smile filled up with love
and warms me up all through the night
Indeed, the smile that truly warms
is a smile that swarm around.
Why don't you smile, go find a joy
A smile can bring to anyone
Smile, smile pass it around
What a nice feeling it goes deep down
So, toss a smile whenever you can
Toss a smile to a twisted guy
Toss a smile to a passerby
Toss a great smile to everyone.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
SILENCE: a plus or a minus
Serenity: quiet and peace
so lull and dreary
Intimacy: state of passion revered
however weary
Love stands out as KEY
to lives of so many
Earthly desires and dreams inauthentic
always had been phony
No sense of direction
like tinker bells in tow
Communication at its' best
better shout and show
Exemplary behaviour in deep SILENCE
a dough
Excellence on things you do
The world will know
The world will glow.
Is silence a plus? Is silence a minus?
The real answer lies like cash that flow.
Is silence a plus? Is silence a minus?
"Silence is golden," people say so
Is silence a plus? Is silence a minus?
Silence runs deep, it goes down through.
so lull and dreary
Intimacy: state of passion revered
however weary
Love stands out as KEY
to lives of so many
Earthly desires and dreams inauthentic
always had been phony
No sense of direction
like tinker bells in tow
Communication at its' best
better shout and show
Exemplary behaviour in deep SILENCE
a dough
Excellence on things you do
The world will know
The world will glow.
Is silence a plus? Is silence a minus?
The real answer lies like cash that flow.
Is silence a plus? Is silence a minus?
"Silence is golden," people say so
Is silence a plus? Is silence a minus?
Silence runs deep, it goes down through.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
THERE IS A LIGHT
There is a light. It gives you light.
Day in, day out.
There is a light. It gives you sight.
Night after night.
There is a light. It guides your path.
Whether left or right.
There is a light. It follows your heart.
Beat after beat. Life after life.
There is a light. It leads your way.
Day after day.
There is a light. Up from above.
It gives you the impulse.
To be good, healthy and wise.
There is a light. It gives you energy.
It drives you around.
To make you full of life.
There is a light. It makes you see.
The beauty inside out.
There is a light. You are the light.
Why not shine?
Make your light shine bright.
There is a light. It gives you love.
It overflows. Love spreads out.
There is a light. It guides your thoughts.
It gives you wisdom.
It educates.
It makes you prosper.
There is a light. Light is everywhere.
It gives you hope.
There is a light.
It makes you go.
It makes you stop.
There is a light. It looks like a rainbow,
a kaleidoscope.
There is a light. It magnifies an object,
pea-size or otherwise.
There is a light. God-made. Man-made.
The sun, the moon, the stars in
our heavenly skies.
The bulb, the lamp, the candle,
the fire on a gloomy night.
There is a light. There is always a light.
There will always be a light.
Reprinted: The Way to Becoming a Total Person
Poems that Inspire
MMHonkala 2004 p.74
Light the World: A Man's Task
This is the title of a narrative I included in my book entitled, The Way to Becoming a Total Person: Poems that Inspire" published in Brainerd, MN in 2004.
As a person, I believe that we are born in this world with a mission. Each one of us is unique. However, we have similarities and differences.In whatever manner we live our lives is our own choice. We practice the gift of choice that God had given us. I have always looked at choice as a gift, freedom, an opportunity and a privilege.How about you? Do you look at choice the same way,too?
"You are the light of the world! A man does not light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket! He sets it in a lamp stand where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, your light must shine before men so that they may see goodness in your acts and give praise to the Heavenly Father."
Matthew 5:14-16
How many amongst us do really light our candles and share the light to others? The many tragedies, hardships, misfortunes, afflictions and miseries are coming onto people's way everyday. We are very resilient as a people. We can always pick up and move on forward. There are still many people in this world who inspire others. There are still a lot who give and extend help to the unfortunate ones. There are always people who step forward and dedicate themselves for a good cause. I thank God these kind of people exist. The goodness in a person always surfaces out no matter how big or small it can be. We, all of us can share our gifts!
Do you think you have a gift you can share? Give it. Share it. Keep it. Hide it. That is your choice! You have the choice to make a difference or not. You have the choice to do as you please.
You have the choice! Do you intend to keep that light glowing and extend the light to the person next to you? The decision is up to you!
It's all up to us to share and give our light to men around us.
"Share your gift, the initial spark God planted in your heart. Even a spark, your little gift can become a flame."
As a person, I believe that we are born in this world with a mission. Each one of us is unique. However, we have similarities and differences.In whatever manner we live our lives is our own choice. We practice the gift of choice that God had given us. I have always looked at choice as a gift, freedom, an opportunity and a privilege.How about you? Do you look at choice the same way,too?
"You are the light of the world! A man does not light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket! He sets it in a lamp stand where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, your light must shine before men so that they may see goodness in your acts and give praise to the Heavenly Father."
Matthew 5:14-16
How many amongst us do really light our candles and share the light to others? The many tragedies, hardships, misfortunes, afflictions and miseries are coming onto people's way everyday. We are very resilient as a people. We can always pick up and move on forward. There are still many people in this world who inspire others. There are still a lot who give and extend help to the unfortunate ones. There are always people who step forward and dedicate themselves for a good cause. I thank God these kind of people exist. The goodness in a person always surfaces out no matter how big or small it can be. We, all of us can share our gifts!
Do you think you have a gift you can share? Give it. Share it. Keep it. Hide it. That is your choice! You have the choice to make a difference or not. You have the choice to do as you please.
You have the choice! Do you intend to keep that light glowing and extend the light to the person next to you? The decision is up to you!
It's all up to us to share and give our light to men around us.
"Share your gift, the initial spark God planted in your heart. Even a spark, your little gift can become a flame."
Thursday, March 20, 2008
AS A NEW LEAF TURNS
As a new leaf turns, a new dawn comes
Beckoning the times, the long lost time
From therein I thought and learned anew
Time lost is forever gone.
What awaits me now is use the time
To more important things than mess around
Time is of the essence, so I'll be wise
As a new leaf turns, I'm a better man.
What can a better person do, but make the best
Of what he can do in a period of time
As a new leaf turns, he can say he has done
A good deed to someone, to himself and mankind.
As a new leaf turns, a new world rise
Where beauty and love is a guiding light
Where people's laughter can echo back
To bring joy and peace to all men alive.
Reprinted from: The Way to Becoming a Total Person
Poems that Inspire
by MMHonkala 2004
Beckoning the times, the long lost time
From therein I thought and learned anew
Time lost is forever gone.
What awaits me now is use the time
To more important things than mess around
Time is of the essence, so I'll be wise
As a new leaf turns, I'm a better man.
What can a better person do, but make the best
Of what he can do in a period of time
As a new leaf turns, he can say he has done
A good deed to someone, to himself and mankind.
As a new leaf turns, a new world rise
Where beauty and love is a guiding light
Where people's laughter can echo back
To bring joy and peace to all men alive.
Reprinted from: The Way to Becoming a Total Person
Poems that Inspire
by MMHonkala 2004
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
FROM WHENCE ...........
FROM WHENCE ........
From whence .....
does a poet procure a subject to write
From whence .......
does he start, compose a poetry delight
From whence .........
does he tend an energy so sharp
express his feelings, his experiences so smart.
Is going back in life something he should have gazed?
Would reminiscing memories be helpful with the maze?
Would pointing to an acumen contribute to the race?
Crowning glory of life is reached, should be the pace.
From whence ...
does a poet draw the wonderful insights
From whence ...
does he tow passages so might
From whence ...
does he fetch the colors that light
append beauty and grace to the creator's plight.
From whence ...
does a poet's wisdom commence
From whence ...
does a poet's inspiration advance
From whence ...
does a poet's expression begin
Coming from a SOURCE, the greatest of all.
POETS are SOUNDS,
spread their thoughts
spread their charms
From whence ...
does a poet begin
From his heart up to his head
From his head down to his hand
From his hand out in a print
The poet reads, then he exults.
POETS are SOUNDS
SPREAD THEIR THOUGHTS
SPREAD THEIR CHARMS.
GOD BLESS THE POETS!
Minerva M. Honkala
From whence .....
does a poet procure a subject to write
From whence .......
does he start, compose a poetry delight
From whence .........
does he tend an energy so sharp
express his feelings, his experiences so smart.
Is going back in life something he should have gazed?
Would reminiscing memories be helpful with the maze?
Would pointing to an acumen contribute to the race?
Crowning glory of life is reached, should be the pace.
From whence ...
does a poet draw the wonderful insights
From whence ...
does he tow passages so might
From whence ...
does he fetch the colors that light
append beauty and grace to the creator's plight.
From whence ...
does a poet's wisdom commence
From whence ...
does a poet's inspiration advance
From whence ...
does a poet's expression begin
Coming from a SOURCE, the greatest of all.
POETS are SOUNDS,
spread their thoughts
spread their charms
From whence ...
does a poet begin
From his heart up to his head
From his head down to his hand
From his hand out in a print
The poet reads, then he exults.
POETS are SOUNDS
SPREAD THEIR THOUGHTS
SPREAD THEIR CHARMS.
GOD BLESS THE POETS!
Minerva M. Honkala
Life is a Journey
If life is a journey, what then do I need?
I need a car and a roadmap,
a compass and a clock
The car should have an engine
Running right, running just
A compass that's reliable,
and a clock that buzz
A roadmap that can lead me
Where to go, where to stop
A ME full of vivacity
No freeze, no cease!
My body needs food
The car needs grease
My body needs sleep
The car needs rest
My body needs bath
The car needs wash
My body needs drink
The car needs gas.
If life is a journey, where would I go?
If life is a journey, how would I flow?
Like a car take a road, so smooth, so straight
Like the car move slow, being cautious, being safe
Like the car avoid the bumps
Avoid the potholes, and the flaws
Like the car keep the gear
Switch to drive or to rear.
What else do I need?
To keep my journey bright
Keep the positive, healthy feelings
absolutely might
Sleep tight when you can
Avoid driving drunk
Stay awake, be uptight
Keep the eyes open wide.
Life is a journey indeed
I now believe
Be cheerful not cranky
Be brave, unafraid
Face life with excitement
Put a smile on your face
Find peace as you go through
Life's journey is so true.
Life's journey is real
No mask to feel
Life's journey a treasure
Every moment of the year
Make life rich as treasure
Nothing to hide, nothing to fear
Live life to its' fullest
make your journey the brightest.
If life is a journey, what do I need?
Just myself, and all the others
In this world full of hope
Live and love, give, forgive
Love each other is what we need.
Minerva M. Honkala
I need a car and a roadmap,
a compass and a clock
The car should have an engine
Running right, running just
A compass that's reliable,
and a clock that buzz
A roadmap that can lead me
Where to go, where to stop
A ME full of vivacity
No freeze, no cease!
My body needs food
The car needs grease
My body needs sleep
The car needs rest
My body needs bath
The car needs wash
My body needs drink
The car needs gas.
If life is a journey, where would I go?
If life is a journey, how would I flow?
Like a car take a road, so smooth, so straight
Like the car move slow, being cautious, being safe
Like the car avoid the bumps
Avoid the potholes, and the flaws
Like the car keep the gear
Switch to drive or to rear.
What else do I need?
To keep my journey bright
Keep the positive, healthy feelings
absolutely might
Sleep tight when you can
Avoid driving drunk
Stay awake, be uptight
Keep the eyes open wide.
Life is a journey indeed
I now believe
Be cheerful not cranky
Be brave, unafraid
Face life with excitement
Put a smile on your face
Find peace as you go through
Life's journey is so true.
Life's journey is real
No mask to feel
Life's journey a treasure
Every moment of the year
Make life rich as treasure
Nothing to hide, nothing to fear
Live life to its' fullest
make your journey the brightest.
If life is a journey, what do I need?
Just myself, and all the others
In this world full of hope
Live and love, give, forgive
Love each other is what we need.
Minerva M. Honkala
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Interlude by Minerva Mendez Honkala
Interlude
Life has always been a drama:
a source of hope and love,
hate and disgust, fellowship
and longing, bliss, and fear .....
Life takes steps, not just one but a myriad
In the course comes interludes in varying degrees:
palpitations
anticipations
connotations.
Life comes fast as it goes away
In between are strings of interlude
giving meanings
perceiving ideas
sharing knowledge
developing insights
learning humanness.
Life, a series of interlude!!
Believing life as non-stop
Time ticking at its pace
Every being relating with one another
Love conquering all of humanity
Delivering excellence per se!
by: Minerva M. Honkala, April 14, 2006
Life has always been a drama:
a source of hope and love,
hate and disgust, fellowship
and longing, bliss, and fear .....
Life takes steps, not just one but a myriad
In the course comes interludes in varying degrees:
palpitations
anticipations
connotations.
Life comes fast as it goes away
In between are strings of interlude
giving meanings
perceiving ideas
sharing knowledge
developing insights
learning humanness.
Life, a series of interlude!!
Believing life as non-stop
Time ticking at its pace
Every being relating with one another
Love conquering all of humanity
Delivering excellence per se!
by: Minerva M. Honkala, April 14, 2006
The Best in Life
To my readers:
The Best in Life, " The BEST in life is freedom of choice
BETTER than best is choosing RIGHT
BEST of the best is SUCCESSFUL LIFE."
With my sincerest regards and love.
Minerva Mendez Honkala
The Best in Life, " The BEST in life is freedom of choice
BETTER than best is choosing RIGHT
BEST of the best is SUCCESSFUL LIFE."
With my sincerest regards and love.
Minerva Mendez Honkala
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