Father

Magnolia - The Heart of Love Photo by Mei

Your gift of love
Your gift of light
In truth you guide
The path to life.

The sun in the morning
The moon at night
Those stars on the sky
It is peace that I find.

Your heart of love
Your Word of light
In you I trust
With my whole life.

Here is on earth
And Heaven above
Only love that can lift
Me up back to you!


Writer's Notes
Written during the week leading to Pentecost Sunday while the last verse was inspired by Father Wayne's (final children Mass) homily.
The photo was edited using Instagram filter.

To the Father above
And here is on earth
Thank you for the love
So blessed, yet so true!

Happy Father's Day 2013

Spring Garden

Our Lady of Fátima Photo by Mei

A spring day in May
In the peaceful garden where the Blessed Mother stays
Flowering dogwood bloom under the mid-afternoon sun

Light

The morning has arrived
driving away the darkness of night
on this joyous Eastertide!

Eastern Redbud Photo by Mei

Happy Easter 2013

Writer’s Notes:
Written during the Lenten Season and completed on Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord.

The picture of Eastern Redbud flowers was taken back in April 2012 when those budding flowers were first found on the tree trunk in our family garden.

The photo was edited using PicMonkey photo editor with light trails texture application.

Spring is Coming

Whirling snowflakes fly
Radiant sunlight
Winter will soon pass
Spring is at its heels.

Vietnamese version:
Tuyết bay bay trong gió
Nắng ấm tỏa lung linh
Đông kia chào tạm biệt
Xuân đến rạng nụ cười.

Writer's Notes
The above lines of five-word poetry were conceived over the last week of 2012 and that they had been revised to completion on the 2013 New Year's Day.

This year's Tet message is hope!
May you all have a new year of peace and happiness.

Lời thơ ngũ ngôn trên được viết vào những ngày cuối năm năm 2012 và hoàn tất vào ngày mồng một Tết Dương lịch 2013.
Thông điệp mà Mỹ xin gửi gấm đến tất cả mọi người nhân dịp Tết Nguyên Đán năm nay chính là niềm hy vọng!
Thương chúc tất cả một năm mới bình an và hạnh phúc.

The Greatest Gift of All

The greatest gift of all is you, my Lord, on this Christmas Day
Like the sun will always shine, give life to earth, as it always be
You have given me everything I need — what can I ask for more?
That the Spirit of Love will be with me until the eternal day
Thanks be to God, our Father, for the greatest gift of all.

Christmas Day 2012

Christmas Poinsettia Photo by Mei

Writer’s Notes:
The above verses originated during the week leading to the First Sunday of Advent as I was reflecting on the meaning of Christmas and coming upon the realization that:

The Christmas present is Christ Himself, and that Christ is love!
Món quà Giáng Sinh chính là Chúa Kitô, và Đức Kitô là tình thương!

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