National Poetry Month

Enjoy the wonderful world of poetry, not just during this special month, but every month throughout the year!

Introducing - IslanderView, January 2018 Issue

Check out this month's IslanderView 2018 issue produced by Vera Dela Cruz -
https://view.joomag.com/islanderview-digital-magazine-january-2018/0802377001517149453?short  Enjoy!

Happy New Year!

Biba Anu Nuebu!  May the year 2018 bring you much love, joy, peace, and happiness!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

~Minagof Nochebuena ~Felis Pasgua (Chamorro)
~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)
~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)
~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)
~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)
~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)
~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)
~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)
~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)

MY ROOTS

I come from an array of diverse ethnicities

The Chamorro side is salty, sassy, and strong

The Filipino side deals with sinigang and accents

The Chinese side is one that’s inexplicable

The Vietnamese side is one that gives me pride

I’m like pancake batter

Mix Chamorro, Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese, and bam there’s me!

© rinabbta

INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE:  This poem is about my culture. I hope more people will learn to embrace their identity, no matter the race, religion, or social class. Remember that YOU ARE LOVED!

WORRY

Worry is such a stalker

Asking me questions as if he was my father

Making me question what might come next

It's like he never wants to rest

Holding me back from what I want to do

He always talks about my future and loved ones, too

Worry always makes me feel fraught

He stresses me out a lot

He always makes me feel this way

Why won't he just go away?

Worry always turns me into a mess

Well, that is what he does best.

©zevvoplado

INSPIRATION MESSAGE:  There are things that will bring you down in life, but it won't always be that way.

FLOWING WITH THE WIND

Someday the world will hear my roar.

Someday I will master butterfly pullups.

Someday I will have the strength to hold a freestanding handstand.

Someday youths will be emancipated from technology.

Someday drugs won’t encumber people.

Someday there will be a cure for cancer.

Someday abuse will end.

Somedays kids will stop using drugs.

Someday youths will start planning for a better future.

Someday…

©rinabbta

INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE:  It is important to remain hopeful and take action towards a society that will one day improve. Be strong, and be an advocate for what is right!