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A Life Walker Zine By Roy Mark Azanza Corrales Philippine Copyright Š 2018 by Roy Mark Azanza Corrales and RMAC Blooming Publishing ISBN No part of this book may be reproduced in any written, electronic, recording, or photocopying without written permission of the publisher or author. The exception would be in the case of brief quotations embodied in the critical articles or reviews and pages where permission is specifically granted by the publisher or author. Published by RMAC Blooming Publishing
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Dedicated to my dear loved one, my family and friends, and to the humanity of this world.
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Table of Contents Introduction 1 A Seeker 2 A Solitude 3 A Life Walker 4 Life-Matter 5 Realities Sensing 6 A Heart 7 A Desire 8 Framework of a Life Span 9 A Being 10 A Progression 11 Perks of Reasons 12 One Dosage–A Day 13 Comfort Food 14 A Room for Comfort yet Discomfort 15 A Solace of Encounter 16 A Pain 17 Acknowledgements 18 About the Author 19
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Introduction A Life Walker in a journey A path never waivers the hope from within A journey always meaningful A life project beyond poetry of essence and existence Grasping beyond time and space Looking beyond the ordinary times Journey of a Being in a mortal living Seeker in a path of the world Listening from the soul’s solitude Solace of encountering delightful meaning Logging on a Life Walker
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A Seeker Humanity lingering its soul for its aspiration Truly agreeing much for such acclamation Making lives an impact truly inspiring Much said and done for such advocating Lifetime meant meaning for its advocacy Pondering into the intricate of things meritocracy Always lineage of lives utmost communicating Leading a pleasant living such authenticating Wonders and happening always enveloping Always leading much into its developing Indeed all things are encompassing Worthy much a testament of discussing Lineage of life always needs a seeker Pleasantries in each endeavor become a speaker
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A Solitude Invitation for a self to its solitude Showing much how one be of gratitude Rooting much in its contemplation Greatly matters is such appreciation Communal living always finds its integration Admiring the newness of nature toward its adoration Clearly manifesting how one may out in living Graciously grateful indeed a thanksgiving Abounding in love manifests loving Surely resting much what is abounding Manifesting every endeavor empathy Contrary as always to its antipathy Life is what is always making a difference Lessons we learned in its temperance
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A Life Walker A road worth taking Each day in passing To look beyond the matters of living Dining out in the vagueness of an experience Reading each tasks to its meaning A key in its keeper sustaining Yielding in ways of every nature Creating space in life stature Producing the masterpiece eventualities To preclude the ways of actualities Evermore realizing the gazing of another self Unveiling being truthful to a self Crescendo of the living realizing Moving life most has meaning
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Life–Matter The Provider chooses tale passing Immense madness always surpassing Truly a time worth abiding Wherein life is truly abounding Something that absorbs everything To the column of each unearth acclaiming Something unto life’s tales according To every treats and by accomplishments working To life lead according Testament of living Matters worth accrediting In life attunes accruing Significant always achieves this moment Something worthy of acknowledgement
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Realities Sensing A moving tide shares a sentiment Always sensing utmost complement Surely comprising an ordinary experiment Astonishing life so it seems a predicament A noteworthy life span becoming a monument Resonating and expounding abundance is existent Focusing in its peculiarity is an accomplishment Making something an accompaniment To foregoing sights that lingers in an affluence Forming anew being in its constituents Marking the passage of each conviction adherence Gathering the harvest in its appearance Axioms positioning without its own presence Truly making an outstanding attendance
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A Heart Springtime of every creature tending Noteworthy testamentary of humanity tending Closure of mighty sword swinging Normally it is not a mere concept flinging Execution of heightened consorts Speculating not reflective cavort Bridging gaps an effervescent consorts Connecting wisely totally exhort Liquifying realizations adhering Classic human acts appearing Nothing could withstand to such clearing Worthwhile times truly cheering Celebration of humanity comprising The heart of every act centralizing
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A Desire A peace-loving desire encompassing Leading to discuss matters of living Letting go the things of every moment Meeting avenue for tomorrow’s advancement In each clincher sequence admiring Fluidity of every actuality be inspiring Pavement of a being embracing times Revealing everything in every chimes The circumstance arriving Much clamor to debunk conniving Each sequence arising to burn out Distressing a possibility in a clout Mystifying every time clutched Covering the times garnering be inched
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Framework of a Life Span Blissful existence with merits of eavesdropping prevailing A surety of crucible testaments rooted availing The lusciousness of new events agreeing in the normative cadence Cradle times in its deepest moment’s condescendence Figuring out the prevalence amnesty institution Figurative languages of ages over the introduction Growing over the pavement of ever adventures Making sure of every venture Formidable causes arising in its existence converging Making things in its inhumanity times aggravating Wishful time far enriching to persuade in alleviate Marking time in its matter of life elevate Moving into the depth of things partaking Insuring life’s foundation times mastering
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A Being Begin to write the story of a being Triggering the heart to do something Encompassing the engraving of the core There is always something to restore Lasting resolve to be in its engagement Everlasting to say not a mere arrangement Every moment known to be unceasing Eternal Presence, is it not long-lasting? Passage of true manifesting in its refuge Outpouring rain seems such deluge Movement of humanity closing It is not met mere decomposing Enjoying life matters through sharing Where stories takes much bearing
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A Progression The reign always meets its closure Adequate events leading to its exposure Life is always an adventure Leading in its own venture Another question providing solution Marking another path in its contribution Humanity aims its own action Tasking always provides an exaction Looking beyond its illusion Always aiming in its inclusion However an action requires intervention It is another contention Humanity aims progression Undermining leads its own discretion
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Perks of Reasons Seeing a new perspective Always a passage of undertaking Reverberating wonders of humanity Considering others systems fool-proof Extent of wary bounderism Isms of vague torrents Avid thoughts rewiring in each actions Resonating in my own humanity Remedy to all enlivening Advising to sworn adversaries Closing out in the wisest perks of reasons
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One Dosage—A Day Love in most familiar places Living out in the shared times Politeness and kindness cherishing Likening our lovingly moments Haunting on the core of things Spreading in the heart Gearing out into evolving Feeling better each day Making difference in the world today
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Comfort Food Always nostalgic as its desires emulating Making a point in its effervescence articulating So eager in every step of cooking bridging life anew Lingering in the passage life living always to renew Working in the desire of ever ardent stresses of the day Longing for a meal so yearning arising from today Seeking much midst life’s familiar interludes Family familiarity or solace in its solicitude Forming in the daily lives of such familiar days communing Reaching to its serendipity to a familial or solace absorbing Enriching life to de-stress in every angle channeling Marking in each path to be a part of counseling Deriving such comfortable living in marking life’s meaning A mere signal of life in its post modernity truly accentuating
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A Room for Comfort yet Discomfort Aggravating scenario—lingering to no avail Something unattended matters prevail Converging agreements leads to its sentimentalities Assuring known corresponding mentalities Deriving allurements known agitation Always leading so much retaliation Moving into the far earthen junctions Agreeing in certain great actions Moving ever moving Resisting ever grooving Distant facets known agreements Reaching its high point settlements Interlocking boundaries unearthing Towards a future actualizing
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A Solace of Encounter A solace of encounter given much emphasis In the phases of living securing Advocating in closure of things arriving Something indeed deepening a realization Forming and transforming a reality of endurance Cascading and testifying agreements unending Freeing the self—midst dealing with enriching moments Deepening always entrusting new stores Reading times’ colors in given spatiality realizing
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A Pain Pain of humanity unveiling Embedded in its cycle of exchange Dueling into the innermost core The shield of every encounter Subdividing each sanctum Paving the way of life Guide includes a backdraft Supervising the book of understanding A life cherishing mementos
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Acknowledgements This zine edition would come to its existence as a product of tremendous effort from the following persons or entities: Author and poet, Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo, one of my beta readers citing suggestions for the manuscripts considered in this collection; My poet friends who are also beta readers, Lilian Dipasupil Kunimasa and Suzette Portes San Jose for their words of encouragement; Krizelle R. Talladen, proofreader and spoken word artist of LAYA Collective for proofreading this zine; Pusong Makatang Association Inc., Haraya International Group of Poets, and LAYA Collective poets and artists for their inspiration; and 8Letters Bookstore and Publishing with its writers workshop entitled “Indie Publishing The Write Way� (IPTWW) that assisted the author to realize his goal into having its own zine.
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About the Author 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, became his haven. He then became associate editor of Reconciliare, the newsletter of University of La Sallete Seminary in Silang Cavite and was also national literary editor of NFJPIA Newsletter. He had joined collegiate parliamentary debate and accounting quizzes. During his spare time, he made it a point to write inspiration in 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 became secretary general or 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 at 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 poetry anthologies like I am poetry, Verses: Typhoon Yolanda A Storm of 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 19
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. Visit his Facebook poetry page, A Life Walker, https://www. facebook.com/WALKERINLIFE.
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“Overall I can see the therapeutic effect of reading these poems. It’s like I am being led to a spiritual exercise…” Krizelle R. Talladen Writer, blogger, editor, and poetess
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A walk to begin A walk to meet an end A path worthy to take A lifetime to make A humanity encapsulating An ordinary life extraordinarily animating A meaningful existence The Journey of a Life Walker Roy Mark Azanza Corrales
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