Kalinaw
Wind whispers
calming chorus,
sun sets
in waiting west,
sand sinks
in feet’s foam,
as your harmless hands
take my heart home.
—
©2016 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer
Photo credit: BuzzFeed, Unsplash
In response to Word-High July: 30 Beautiful Filipino Words: Day 5 – Kalinaw.
As beautiful as the word itself! ❤️
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awwww. you are too sweet, Kunal! ❤
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Great and evocative lines, Rose. So heartwarming! ❤
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Yay! Thank you for your lovely comment, Iris! 😀
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It’s a pleasure, Rose. 🙂
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❤ ❤ ❤
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♡ ❤
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Oops! ❤ 😉
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It’s okay, Iris!
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such a beautiful word… beautiful poem too.
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awww. thank you, Hemangini! ❤
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“Harmless hands” a beautiful phrase. There is serenity because there is trust and he is taking her heart home; the are both at home.
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awww. thank you, Mandi! ❤ Yes, love should feel like that. A safe home. ❤
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Oh god was beautiful! So simple and serene indeed. ❤
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*this was beautiful (got too excited).
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it’s okay, Ina! I got the message! 😉 Thank you!
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Yay! Thank you very very much! 😀
P.S.
Ina, a gentle note on your profile. I think you haven’t linked your correct website address to your gravatar.
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Oh? I will keep that in mind. :O
Thank you. 😀
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You’re welcome! I once had the wrong link in my gravatar profile too. A kind blogger just told me and taught me how to fix it. 😉
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I see. I haven’t looked into it yet, but i shall see sooner or later. Thanks for reminding. 😀
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I think it’s okay now. 😀
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Oh Rosey, your writing always takes me away…so good!
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awwww. you are just too sweet, sister Stella!
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I think you should publish a book, make a ton of money so you can quit working!!! ❤ I'll buy a few!
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yay! thank you dear! That’s a dream. To publish a poetry book. But it requires money, too!
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May God will bring you a rich benefactor 🙂
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Thank you for the prayers, sister!
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You’re welcome ❤
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[…] Written for: https://areadingwritr.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/word-high-july-kalinaw/ […]
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Delightful Rose…here are my thoughts:
https://summerstommy.com/2016/07/05/word-high-july-kalinaw-serenitytranquility/
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Thank you very much, Michael! 😀
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Beauty in imagery and sensation. Sister, each word has strength and love!
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Your comment never failed to make my heart flutter! ❤ Thank you, brother!
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oh wow, where is he? I want one! Such a sweet poem 🙂
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HAHA! Let me track him to GPS and lead him to you! 😀 (That’s according to the highest-being I guess? :D)
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🙂 I love GPS will lead him to me! How cool 🙂
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HAHAH! I learned GPS from you, I think? 😀 😀 😀
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yes, I can’t go anywhere without it!
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ooooh. while i don’t know how to use it? HAHA
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You just put in the address you want to go to and it does the rest.
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oooh. like Waze…
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Yes! I use waze all the time!
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Oooh! 😀
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This poem has such beautiful words!
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awww. thank you, Gilda! ❤
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So beautiful.
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Thank you very much, Sarah! 😀
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Of course! 😊
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[…] be sure to visit Rosema, our Word-High July hostess. […]
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Aww what a sweet poem, Rosema. Such a sweet thought. Have a blessed day. 🙂
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yaaaay! Thank you very much! 😀
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You’re welcome. Have a beautiful day. 🙂
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it’s about to end now. 😀 happy 4th July to you and to your family!
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Yours is ending and ours is just beginning. 🙂
Thanks you, Rosema. It was a very hot 4th of July here, but we stayed inside all day.
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Yes. We are in two separate faces of earth! 😀
Yay! Have a fun-inside celebration then. 😉
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I wish for you a great night and sweet dreams, my friend. 🙂
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Thank you my friend, Suz!
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You’re welcome, my friend, Rosema. 🙂
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🙂
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This is somehow very soothing
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yay. goal achieved, then. thank you, Sneha!
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You’re welcome 🙂
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[…] For the Word-High July prompts of Filipino words hosted by A Reading Writer. […]
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A beautiful poem Rosema. What better than to start the day with a romantic stroll on a sandy beach. Thank you.
Here is my offering for today.
https://davydblog.com/2016/07/05/kalinaw/
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Yay! You got that so right, Davy! thank you very much!
Have read that wonderful three-line poem of yours! 😉
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It is a very good poem. I don’t know a lot about poetry. This one seems to be good.
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Yay! Thank you, David! 🙂
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[…] Word-High July: Kalinaw and Universe of […]
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oh this is so serene, Rosema 🙂
https://ladyleemanila.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/word-high-july-kalinaw-ng-dagat/
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that’s the goal, Lady! Thank you! ❤
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Such a comforting poem!
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awww. thank you, PJ!
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There is definitely a very soothing feel to your poem. You’ve captured the definition of kalinaw beautifully.
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aww. thank you for the words that confirmed i did the goal! 😀 ❤
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[…] Written for Word High July, a month-long blogging event hosted by two awesome bloggers I’m happy to call friends, Rosema & Maria. […]
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Claps and whistles for such a romantic poem ❤ ❤ ❤
Beautiful, Rosema!!!
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awww. thank you, Srivi! 😀 my dark writer is asleep! 😀
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[…] we didn’t have all of this technology. Being able to talk to this man every day keeps me much more calm than I would be otherwise. Heck, at basic training he wasn’t able to use any technology. Just letters. And that was a […]
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[…] you to Rosema and […]
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[…] Written for Word High July, a month-long blogging event hosted by two awesome bloggers I’m happy to call friends, Rosema & Maria. […]
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