24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Roy Mark Azanza Corrales, commonly called by his peers or friends as simply Roy or Mark , has always been fond of reading books since he was studying his early basic education at Marist School , Marikina. The Marist High School Library , with its wide array of books becomes his haven. He then became associate editor of Reconciliare , the newsletter of University of La Sallete Seminary in Silang Cavite and was also a national literary editor of NFJPIA Newsletter. He had joined collegiate parliamentary debate and accounting quizzes. During his spare time , he made a point to write inspiration in a poetry genre. He studied BSBA Management Accounting at ABE International College of Business and Accounting in Cainta, Rizal. He was a former seminarian in a Franciscan all -male monastery named Adoration Friars of Saint Clare (AFC) where he acquired Frater Maximilian Marie of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, AFC as his religious name. There, he also become a secretary general of secretary of the community, and former catechist in a Diocese of Antipolo parish. The solace of solitude often invited him to discern and marvel about human existence and spirituality in making life more meaningful. After the awarding of PENTASI B HISTORICAL FORUM 2013, he underwent research and was able to contribute a press release entitled “Philippine : Poetry Hub of the World.” He also contributed to different anthologies like I am poetry, Verses: Typhoon Yolanda A Storm pf Philippine Poets (edited by Eileen Tabios), and many more. In 2013, he was able to organize a one-man poetry show at Library of World Art of Memories. He did the same in 2014 and in 2015, aside from the one-man poetry show, he also made his first visual poem and was posted at PENTASI B WORLD FRIENDSHIP POETRY named “humility.” Roy is currently a corporate secretary in ALGACROPS, INC. a family business engaged in exportation of dried seaweeds. Roy is a spoken word artist from Laya Manila since July 2017. Roy is currently engaged in publication of own works and other authors works through his own publishing company duly registered as RMAC BLOOMING PUBLISHING.
Seeing the moonbeam from the sky
Taking a coffee from the canteen
Like a sitting duck felt different still
A dock on the shop
Sharing differently a day began
Mustering a city’s fog
Hold still it is a broad light to usher
A night to remember moonlit
Prompt # 13 Hour # 10
6:00 AM PHT 23/06/2019
Seeing the heterogenic realm of understanding in life
Fallacy of encroachment leading to a myth story
Underlying pointers seeing the points of a resolute
Leaping in the heart of a man and a man
Traversing a homogenic perspective
Grasping into a legendary tales of encouragement
An identity in its security
Guarding the status quo
Acceptance of another in new course
Prompt # 12 Hour # 9
5:00 AM PHT 23/06/2019
Underlying layers of a person leading a self to be unearth
Underneath circumstances leading to its own findings
Fulfilling the dimensions of knowledge of a self
Confounding tremors of exchanges forming into a being
To transcend and to lead a path to his Being
Be a part of fulfillment unto life
Prompt # 11 Hour # 9
5:00 AM PHT 23/06/2019
Talents in unison
Confounded in shared reality
Finishing the polished elements
Remembering in the heart of matter
Yet the quest for fulfillment
Receiving its eternal reward
Blossoming reality of core being
Prompt # 10 Hour # 8
4:00 AM PHT 23/06/2019
Eager listening to hums of cold wind
Winding road of new adventure
Leisure of new tomorrow
Cascading reality of new possibility
Rendering in the core of an existence
Freeing elements of known hearting
Experience of a lifetime
Musing away in clear grass
Fitting element of new movement
Engaging life much adventurism
A facade in the wings of love
Evolving dove fulfillment
Prompt # 9 Hour # 7
3:40 AM PHT 23/06/2019
Totally tired of everything
Missing the time
Clashing thoughts
Need to unwind
Suffocating feeling
So alone
So alone
So alone
Lingering thoughts of vanishing
Clearing out
Too tired
Really tired
Beyond exhaustion
Feeling lock down
Too locked away
Set me free
Let go of me
Set me free
Let go of me
Prompt # 8 Hour # 06
2:00 AM PHT 23/06/2019
Close
Dimly lit
Total darkness
Can get out of it
Still in the vagueness of things
Moving away from thoughts
Lingering on my mind
Hang on you can do it
Embracing it
Just suffocating on it
Still a small space to be in
Taking the pace
Trying to get out
Still a thought mere thought
No just a thought
Feeling enclosed
So enclosed
Just a thought
A thought
Prompt # 7 Hour # 06
2:00 AM PHT 23/06/2019
Consuming fire across the hall
Burning papers everywhere
Turbulent heat feeling around the room
Fumes of old gas as if I am gasping for more breathe
Trying to escape from this imminent madness of fire
Walls falling down and top of the roof falling apart
Flames everywhere
Fumes smells
Wrecking sound of falling debris
Where am I going to
Time in its passage
Ought to do
Get out of the place really fast
Still am I alive
Really alive
Alive
Prompt # 6 Hour # 05
1:00 AM PHT 23/06/2019
Indulging a fruit of the earth
Marvelous ways of latent judgement
Colossal task lies ahead in short span of time
Till the fulfillment of its duty consummates
Enriching the life of the universe
Far out and near sight grasping each moment
Gliding thru life journey
Forever reverberations of a spirit shared
In the universe of coexistence, a plain sight to zoom
Gliding thru life journey
A simple remembrance as life emulates
In the simple journeys serenading a butterfly in its understanding
A reminder to life journey short but meaningfully documented
Prompt # 5 Hour # 04
12:00 AM PHT 23/06/2019
I write what marvels my soul
Delightful encounters of my own being shared
In the poetical expression of each flavors like fruits
Luminescence of insects marvels my soul
Engaging much to enjoyable phases
Truly illuminating the pleasure of simple person desires
Totally an engagement to marvel about the life ‘s stories
Communing in the communication of poetical artisan
Sharing the world in fast paced reality
Taking a break from its wonderment and merriment
What then life today meant for me?
A question with a simple answer to any person
Just simply doing it and realizing it
Life connectors of marvelous happenstances
Enlivening the tapestry of life universe
A realized person captivating into an existence
Prompt # 4 Hour # 03
11:00 PM PHT 22/06/2019