Skyscrapers, busy streets, and more caffeine in a city that never sleeps.
Are we all that there is?
Life is more than just a busy ride to the airport,
or a rush to get to the subway train station.
It is more than just making a life for a living.
It is about a person next to you every morning,
or about a child who calls out your name at dawn for comfort.
It is about love!
Love is the most compelling unseen force!
More powerful than all the stock market in the world combined!

 
-Ryan Luna

If I were there
in front of a giant ice cream castle
I would also stick my tongue out.
 
-Amber Phalen

We have nothing to hide. It's all written in our face.
We are called by many names, but with one intent.
We are worshiped in vain. The mother of all statues.
We stand in between. Between nature and men.

-Oliver Patino

Life often throws us opportunities for a limited time.

 
We are beckoned to be ready to seize these time-bound chances,
such as cherry blossoms that display their resplendent colors
for only two precious weeks a year.

 
-Carmeli Chaves

Terminals always evoke transcience and destiny,
of journeys made and missed,
of waiting and leaving and arriving.
Like life, nothing is permanent but the terminal –
the ending and the passage.  
The sepia tone and dead center vanishing point
evoke timelessness.
 
-Cris Rollo

When the light fades 
on a long bad day… 
It weakens me...
Then I turn to see…
You’ve been waiting for me… 
I know… 
I'm not beaten...
Because you lift me up…
You lift me up…
 
-Ryan Rivero

Golden stupas glowing,
becoming more beautiful
as the sky darkens around it,
If only we would learn
a lesson from it,
and let our light glow brighter
in our darkest hours …

 
-Andrew Tan

“This isn't 

an adventure for me – 
I just hope
I can get through the border 
without any problems.”

 
-Elden Chamberlain

What lies around the bend?
What surprises await?
Will it give joy?
Will it bring pain?
Will the waters keep still or suddenly run wild?
I must now steer this boat and muster the courage
to travel the path and claim the thrills that life brings.

-Amy Rodil

This ignoble dwelling -
warmed by the communal pulse-
is where my heart rests.

-Russell Shelley

Blue, green, purple, and clear,

it makes me grateful that I’m here.

Fluffy, white, cumulus clouds

it makes me feel so very proud,

to be a creation of a higher power

motivating me to always endeavor.

Flat, never-ending, and millions of grass filled land,

makes me wonder about the possibilities.

Encourages me to accomplish my goals and catch my dreams.

The crisp fresh pond,

Sprinkled with teeny tiny flowers,

gives me the energy I know is borrowed.

Some day when I give it back,

I know that I never lacked,

happiness.

-Alyssandra Maniri

I come in different shapes,
 sizes, and colors.
   Parts of me are intricate, 

chromatic, plain.
Unlock me 

and explore the possibilities. 

-Leorey Saligan

Come hold  this warm hand of timeless wisdom.
 
-Jenni Flotmann

If you should walk this way,
a path trodden 
by many before you,
in the respectful
shadow of history
where far lands
have left their mark,
we will welcome you,
satisfy your hunger,
nurture you 
and sustain you.
We wait patiently for you,
in god’s time.
 
-John Rock

...i used to glance the moon

   weaving dreams
...i used to watch the waves
   mesmerized by the water's dance
      feel how it grows,
see how it calms
...i used to talk in my thoughts
   ask what it can have,
   share what can be given
...i made you a promise
...leave you calm
...leave you in peace.

-Albert de la Serna

If “Singing in the Rain”
was done in an eastern
“Chanting in the Rain” version,
 this is what it would look like!
At least in Yangon.

-Leif Softing

"I don't have any measurement 
of what's beyond the blue skies.
But I'd like to feel 
I am well protected 
coz an Invisible Hand 
cradles me here..."

-Noli Olarte, Jr.

Imagine....not a single speck of blue in the sky.

Imagine...the sun flashing rays of light.

Imagine...rain drops clearing out the waves.

Imagine...a rainbow, colors as awesome as life.

Imagine...fishes swimming by to say hello.

Imagine...drifting above another world.

Imagine...hard work, but worth it in the end.

-Ryan Rivero