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Author Archives: sandstarsblog
elon’s basilisk
elon’s basilisk elon musk’s kid-size submarine is a no go it’s quite too late for the rescue, he could have been a roadster hero instead he’s nursing a bruised ego. he shrugs and smiles at any rate, the world is … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, politics, science & technology
Tagged basilisk, Elon Musk, PowerPack, Roadster, SpaceX, useful narcissist, Wild Boar mini-submarine
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the cave
the cave darkness yawns to claim and hold the heart of nations deep in suspension. the cave masters great depths of darkness can never measure up to grand spirit of man. © said sadain, jr. 2018
Posted in haiku, poetry
Tagged cave, Chiang Rai Province, flooding, great cave of the sleeping lady, junior football team, rain, rescue, Thailand, tham luang nang non, Wild Boars
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revolution
revolution has it come to this? a world that wobbles on its heels and stands still to try a futile balancing act.
Posted in poetry, politics
Tagged climate change, ecowaste, global warming, mantra, plastics, point / counterpoint, pollution, revolution
8 Comments
Abdul, on the eve of an ambush
Abdul, on the eve of an ambush a rifle rests in my arms for now steel chilling the bones which ache for the children and the wife in my mind and the maddening smell of morning rice as in a … Continue reading
Posted in book, poetry, politics
Tagged ambush, Ateneo de Manila University Press, jolo, Mindanao, Ricardo de Ungria, Sulu
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The Umbrellas of Madinah
For this post, allow me to share with my blogging community glimpses of an unlikely world that you, dear reader, may not normally find yourself in: the Masjid an-Nabawi (or Prophet’s Mosque) of Madinah al-Munawwarah (the Enlightened City) in Saudi Arabia.
Posted in essay, general, photography, religion
Tagged Faith, Madinah al-Munawwarah, Masjid an-Nabawi, piazza, Prophet's Mosque, Ramadhan, religion, SL-Rasch GmbH, spirituality, umbrellas
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a tense life
a tense life against a calm sky, a clear day, but only for a while. © said sadain, jr. 2013
Posted in nature, photography, poetry
Tagged calm, Cordyline, Cycad, Cycas, lines, malaysia, palm lily, pulau kapas, sago palm, tense, Terengganu
7 Comments
Peculiar Speed of the 5-7-5s
In a parallel universe, I would have been a prolific writer, churning out, day and night, streams of prose and poetry, and kilometric reams of novels and essays, you would wonder if I ever stop for anything, if I ever … Continue reading
Posted in about me, book, fiction writing, haiku, nature, photography, poetry
Tagged 5-7-5, book, family, work, writing
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this is water
this is water this is water we must learn to love while it embraces us beneath our skins and with our best to keep it pure lest we forget to swim and drown in sins.
The Tempest
The Tempest It looms on the horizon riding the back of waves raising sails in ashen canvas that can only burst to spread fury and fire rains and dancing dervishes. It draws in breath to still the air so that … Continue reading
Posted in nature, poetry
Tagged clouds, covenant, dervish, Elysian, maelstrom, nature, oyster, pearls, poetry, Poseidon, scourge, tempest, typhoons, University of the Philippines, UP Literary Apprentice, worry beads
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