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Wake Me Gently
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Boil the coffee now, my love.
The sun is on the rise.
Wake me gently, softly....
- Jan, 22 2016
- Free Verse Lyric
Diary (Day 58, 59, 60, 61)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 58
President GMA has declared a state of national emergency but legal experts say it has no constitutional basis and is therefore illegal. What these lawyers don’t understand is that this “state of national emergency” is...
- Jan, 22 2016
- Miscellaneous Non Fiction
Smell of Rain; Grasses; Power Cut
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
One short poem and two haiku.
- Jan, 20 2016
- Free Verse Haiku
Tired
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Why suffer all the heavy thoughts,
why not drop them all,
have I grown too soft or lazy?...
- Jan, 18 2016
- Free Verse Speculative
Maybe
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
May, I’m not made to use my head
But only my heart to say I’m not
What I am expected to be....
- Jan, 12 2016
- Free Verse Lyric
In the Wilderness; Turtle Soup
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Two short verses.
- Jan, 11 2016
- Free Verse Speculative
Lovers’ Flight
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Two birds glide in a cool, cloudy sky.
One is white; the other, black,
But never mind: They don’t fight....
- Jan, 5 2016
- Free Verse Narrative
A Child Again
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Songbird of love,
You are home again. It’s been a
Long wandering in the winter land....
- Jan, 2 2016
- Free Verse Light
Diary (Day 55, 56, 57)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 55
No happening, no special news, this day same as yesterday. I’ll be bored to death. Ordinary people go outdoors when they are bored. But the problem is, I’m not an outgoing person. Going out is boring to me. So what will...
- Dec, 22 2015
- Miscellaneous Non Fiction
Lovers Once Again
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
I will love you once again
And it will always be the same . . .
Feeling weak but very satisfied,...
- Dec, 18 2015
- Free Verse Lyric
Diary (Day 52, 53, 54)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 52
The garbage collectors collected the garbage. Before going to another house, one of them said, “May I have your empty bottles if there are any?” I was overhearing their conversation at the gate—Jullian and the garbage...
- Dec, 14 2015
- Miscellaneous Non Fiction
As Days Go By
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
I’m in love again,
The color of my eyes yellow-green.
The same color is seen on my finger—...
- Dec, 11 2015
- Free Verse Lyric
To Only You
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Don’t deny me
The pain behind the grin.
Oh, let me, let me...
- Dec, 11 2015
- Free Verse Light
Diary (Day 48, 49, 50, 51)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 48
So this is Valentine’s Day, which we celebrated in advance at MegaCenter Mall last Sunday, just after I bought the pocketbooks. There’s no point in writing about it now. I love my wife and I adore my kids but romanticism...
- Dec, 7 2015
- Miscellaneous Non Fiction
When I'm Weary
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
When I’m weary
I usually go out
And prowl the streets,...
- Nov, 28 2015
- Free Verse Speculative
In Secret
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
I looked at you,
tried to discover the magic
in your smiling face....
- Nov, 23 2015
- Dramatic Free Verse
Diary (Day 46, 47)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 46
It’s Sunday. We went to church, then to a mall called MegaCenter. While the wife and kids were in the grocery store, I went to a bookstore and bought some pocketbooks—one on poetry and the other a collection of short...
- Nov, 18 2015
- Non Fiction Satire
Diary (Day 42, 43, 44, 45)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 42
I am reading some articles about mushroom culture on the net. My interest is revived once again and I am now considering the possibility of cloning my own mushrooms. Why have I not thought of this before?...
- Nov, 16 2015
- Erotic Non Fiction
Diary (Day 40, 41)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 40
Here is the letter I wrote and sent via e-mail to the editor. Come on, read it, you will like it....
- Nov, 6 2015
- Humor Non Fiction
Diary (Day 37, 38, 39)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 37
Today’s Friday and it’s as boring as yesterday. That pastor who produces mushroom fruiting bags is a damn liar like a damn politician. Justin told me that he has already sold all the damn bags. He has kept us waiting for...
- Oct, 9 2015
- Miscellaneous Non Fiction
Diary (Day 34, 35, 36)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 34
Justin got home from school and he had with him their school organ, where he is a staff writer. He is a freshman college student. He showed me his 3 published poems. I was expecting no errors because I had edited them. But I...
- Oct, 8 2015
- Humor Non Fiction
Diary (Day 29, 30)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 29
It’s raining just like yesterday. I like the weather because it is cool. But the rain spoils it. If I were in California I would completely enjoy the weather. But hell, I am here doing nothing. I’d like to do some real...
- Jul, 20 2015
- Miscellaneous Non Fiction
Diary (Day 31, 32, 33)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 31
This morning the wife arrived home from Bataan. I fetched her in front of the Jesus Is Lord Church of Eddie Villanueva (who cares about this presidential loser now) near the Cabanatuan Central Terminal. She had bought some...
- Jul, 20 2015
- Humor Non Fiction
Diary (Day 25, 26, 27, 28)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 25
Pacman won, as I predicted. He’s got a lot practice and that explains his victory. Practice makes a winner. I have said enough....
- Jul, 11 2015
- Miscellaneous Non Fiction
Diary (Day 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.
Day 18
Not much. We celebrated two birthdays in advance. One is for Justin and the other for the wife. The reason is that all members of the family are available during Sundays if there’s something to celebrate....
- Jul, 10 2015
- Humor Non Fiction