Posts by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

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Getting to Know Duterte

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

A poem about the controversial President Duterte

Aug, 5 2017
Portrait

A Clown; Lost

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Two short poems.

Mar, 13 2017
Dramatic Free Verse

Angel; Guitar

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

A short poem and a haiku.

Dec, 1 2016
Free Verse Haiku

Where's The Pen?

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

I was confused.
I had my head heavy.
I sought the help of my Gibson guitar....

Nov, 10 2016
Free Verse Narrative

Silhouettes

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Silhouettes instead of shadows,
countenance instead of face,
immaterial, trivial,...

Jul, 22 2016
Free Verse Satirical

A Glorification

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

I accept responsibility
for my own voice.
No more fakeries,...

Jul, 7 2016
Free Verse Speculative

Be Alone

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

I’d rather be alone
because of phony speeches,
yellow solutions. It’s all fiction...

Jun, 7 2016
Free Verse Satirical

Falling Rain; Midday; Inspired

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Three haiku.

May, 28 2016
Free Verse Haiku

Don't Spoil; For the Critic

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Two short poems.

May, 27 2016
Free Verse Lyric

Summer Heat

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

The green curtain does not sway
on a sunbaked day. It only crumples.
The steel window stands sleek...

Apr, 20 2016
Free Verse Light

Growing Up

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

My heart wilts with the coming of reason.
I try to recall the magic that once had me
But my heart no longer beats madly....

Apr, 15 2016
Free Verse Lyric

Muse No More

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

My muse doesn’t appear anymore.
I crane my neck, night and day,
over the fence, over the shrubs,...

Apr, 9 2016
Free Verse Lyric

Up to Now

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Up to now I still have to use my head
To tell you I’m mad.
I must ignore the turmoil...

Apr, 5 2016
Free Verse Speculative

So Easy

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

It’s so easy to write. Just make your poems,
essays, stories, novels, plays, serious and
socially committed, as the canaille and...

Apr, 5 2016
Free Verse Satirical

Go to the Child

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Live now, though despair is not over.
Never mind the bleeding scratch.
Go to the child. Attend not the hour...

Mar, 24 2016
Dramatic Speculative

Diary (Day 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)

Day 76

I’m looking for online writing jobs on the internet. One job I searched requires you to write 100 short articles (300 words for every article) for 15,000 pesos. That means 150 pesos per article. They got me cheap, man. I...

Mar, 23 2016
Black Comedy Non Fiction

Old Books; Wind Blowing; Wet Season

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Three haiku.

Mar, 8 2016
Haiku Narrative

Diary (Day 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Day 68

I’m still reluctant to open the mushroom fruiting bags. I still do a lot of research on how to clone these fungi. I feel intimidated. Is it really for me? Still I need a lot of patience....

Feb, 20 2016
Miscellaneous Non Fiction

Diary (Day 65, 66, 67)

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Day 65

A week after the proclamation of state of national emergency, GMA finally lifted it but she said she’d do it again if the same conditions of rebelliousness, lawless violence, etc. would happen. Bad boys had better behave...

Feb, 20 2016
Humor Non Fiction

Wanderer

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Here I am, driving my car,
the goal getting nearer,
but I guess the sky...

Feb, 18 2016
Narrative Speculative

Always

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

I may not be as clear
as the blue water in a jug
but I still have an A-1...

Feb, 14 2016
Free Verse Portrait

Diary (Day 62, 63, 64)

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Day 62

Tuesday, the last day before March 1. I have written a Filipino novel, my first. I have yet to type it and after that, only heaven knows where to find a publisher. I also have a collection of short stories and poems. When...