Emma and Kristel: Mother and Daughter in a Moment of Meditation

San Vicente Ilocos Sur Feature Series

Emma and Kristel: 

Mother and Daughter in a Moment of Meditation

“Mother and daughter - the epitome of human relationship, the core of humanity, and the living spring of unending love.”

A respite from work and school at the Rotor Family Residence, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, August 26, 2019

Verses and Photos by Dr Abe V Rotor

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Indoor floor-to-wall mural of a pristine watershed painted by the author, 2018.  

An hour a day, a day of respite,

of memories past coming to life,

new life rekindled, recharged,

focused to new hope to dream

again - the best life could give. 

 

Mother and daughter pose in a make-believe indoor mural of Nature 

Only love can save the world, sages say;
Nature's shrinking fast in the hands of man,
blindly aware he's not forever here to stay;

creatures orphaned, man looks up to sigh -

whatever happened to his home in the sun,

save some walls of art to remember by.  

Ebony colonial bed of three generations graces the former 
master's bedroom of the Rotor family residence. The bed 
brings back memories in nostalgic reminiscences.

A sanctuary of joy, 

pain and sorrow, too;

lonely at times may be,

but refreshed tomorrow. 

Day after day it awaits

through all the years,

in a span of birth to death

in good cheers and tears.

Memories don't vanish, 

even as life goes on and on;

for the child once before,

one day returns 
to this throne. 

In our postmodern living we are moving away from the natural world which guaranteed our success in evolution as a species. Then, rationality brought us out of the biblical Paradise in search of Utopia. 

We have been travelers searching for this ultimate destination. Even only a moment of rest and pleasant abandon - short as it may - that we are free, free from the cares and worries of a cruel world.

Homage to Apo Resurreccion, an 18th century life size 

icon of the Risen Christ.

Redeemer of our postmodern world,

We come to You, our Recourse

To find peace and accord 

On life’s rugged course.

“Gaze at life in Me the second time, 

whatever the past had been; 

a new beginning is what matters now, 

most beautiful you’ve never seen.”

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 “A daughter is just a little girl who grows up to be your best friend. 

A mother is the only person in the world, who can turn daughter’s worries and fears into happiness.” ~

Toddler - Keyhole to Growing Up (Markus going 3)

Toddler - Keyhole to Growing Up 
Everyone has a friend, but grandchildren; 
God-sent in age golden, that life has no end.

Dr Abe V Rotor   

Toddlers when the bed is upturned,

cave instinct, trench to hide; 

Jung's archetype often wondered, 

of life beneath and outside. 

Daddy's boy, bright as the sun,

and all the love and fun;

ephemeral the age in his arm,

'til weaning is no harm.   

Cable car ride, Honkong 2017
On a glass floor of a cable car, 

like flying or walking on water;

conquer height, space and gravity,

above all fear and anxiety.  

Are we there yet? Often asked again and again;

not yet little one, wait;

but early to ask ahead of others indeed a gain,

than those of little faith.       

Between two grandmas he's filled with love;

more than parents alone can give;

Confucius smiles from above to down below,

to see his creed well received.   

Large forehead and ears.

keen eyes, pursed lips,

tight jaw and tilted chin, say,

he is the man of tomorrow

today.

Independence is all we need to give, 

trust and confidence to a child;

like sheep on a meadow sans the shepherd,

to live life without a guide.  

At a Hong Kong restaurant 2017

Culinary art, visual expression of taste;

like humanities, expression of values,

crafts of the artisan at the grassroots,  

culture in different views. ~

Loafing or Idleness?

Loafing or Idleness?

"Loafing, the idleness of the young and bored;

To the old, inner peace and luxury." avr

Dr Abe V Rotor

Photos by Marlo R Rotor

Leisure under the coconut trees

Time out on a hammock

Life begins truly late when life had gone adrift,

On the path of retreat, to retrace life itself;

Like a balikbayan drawn by homing instinct, 

Seeking the good old days, whatever is left. 

Loafing, the idleness of the young and bored

To the old, inner peace and luxury;

Where wisdom is knowing less about the world, 

And knowing more of life, simple and free.~

Ruins on Mars

 Dr Abe V Rotor

"Ruins" on Mars.  Was there a civilization before, like ours? (Internet)

Ruins everywhere, I ask the sages: the Great Wall and old Greece
Stand they through time and ages, in Lamarckian idleness;
And if ruins are also on Mars, Darwinian evolution won't hold,
The Great Books and Humanity would deserve less to behold. ~

10 Book Manuscripts - A Harvest of Thoughts and Ideas with Nature

You are a potential author - write down your thoughts and ideas with Nature as your guide.

Yes, you can write a book, if fact many books in your lifetime. You are an author in your own right.  And it is your imprimatur.

  
 
 
 
 
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The Eye in the Coral Reef

The Eye in the Coral Reef

Dr Abe V Rotor

The Eye in the Coral Reef, Acrylic Painting by the author 2015

The eye! The eye!

among the corals watching.

conscience of the sea,

over Homo sapiens fishing.

It never winks, it's alive,

guarding against man's folly,

whose eye, not of man,

disgraced guardian of the sea. ~

A Wall of Flowers 1

A Wall of Flowers 1

Dr Abe V Rotor

 Mural on canvas by the author

   A wall I saw rising layer after layer as I grew older and older,

but never too high to keep me on one side; 

A wall that separated cities and countries and ideologies,  

but never did I settle down on one to abide.

   A wall I left a long time ago, and wish it's still there standing, 

familiar of many stories, tears and laughters;

A wall of memories, each dot an event worth remembering.

Lo! a living wall of mosses, ferns and flowers. ~