Author: AinaBalagtas

I am an essayist, a news correspondent, a poet, a big fan of language and words; an ardent lover of arts and imagination-- I am a writer.
Writing True

By giving myself to worthy endeavors

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How would you improve your community?

I volunteered preparing taxes for over a decade through the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii and for the Internal Revenue Service.

I did the same with the Leeward Community College of the University of Hawaii.

And I did it all at the lowest point in my life when I was sick and unemployed.

Modesty aside, I am proud of it not for myself, but for the community who embraced me and gave me the privilege to serve. Because if they didn’t allow me to be a part of such a noble thing, I don’t know where I would be right now.

It inspired me to go back and finished college so I can give more to the community. Truly, I am grateful for everything.

To God be all the Glory!

It is through giving and helping the less fortunate that you make your life meaningful.
Creative

Luna

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You’re the Mona Lisa of the night sky

You’re the lady in white men and women alike

Have amused themselves

Of your beauty and mystery

You’re bold

Yet you’re never shy

And never lewd

Stars are plenty

But they can’t be compared to you;

They’re not mesmerizing as you

Few men have tried

And did conquer you

And yet

They still know so little of you

Luna, Mona Lisa of the night sky

I’m in awe of you

And I’m wondering

If he’s staring at you too.

Writing True

Thank God for a brand new day!

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What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?

Read a verse;

Say a prayer,

Sing a praise—

Give thanks for the grace

Of a brand new day.

Creative · Non-Fiction

The Beauty of One’s Soul

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Let your inner good shines.

‘T starts with beautiful thoughts

Turned into kind deeds, warm gestures,

and noble acts—

That though the mirror

Can’t capture such beauty,

It humbly touches another,

Leaving fond remembrances

And tender mementos.

Faith · Writing True

Happy Easter

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Glory to You, Oh God!
Creative · Nature

The Joy of Spring

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See the cottony sky in blue,

And the velvety green grasses kissed by dews

Surrounded by georgette blooms in varying hues,

And their fragrances are filling the air too.

While the nesting song birds sing doo bee doo doo—

All here for the joy of spring and

Chilly winter is through.

Writing True

Anything that tickles my fancy

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What makes you laugh?

A joke, a parody, a good humor

Or any comedic act—

Makes me crack and laugh.

Laughter’s tender dose

Is what we all need

To balance the roughness of life.

Faith · Gospel

In Observance of the Lenten Season

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“CHRIST died in the cross,
so we may live.”

And the most glorifying way
to honor and cherish
that eternally unparallaled LOVE
HE has given us,
is to spread it among us–
be in thoughts,
be in words,
and be in deeds.

For in doing so,
we can give justice to His death;
For in doing so,
we can say:
CHRIST REMAINS.