Poems by Rosidel Buenabey

By Rosidel Buenabey

Poetry A form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language. This book is a collection of poetry written from the heart, and from experience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781456825300

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Copyright © 2018 by Rosidel Buenabey.

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Contents

A Case of Suppressive Behavior?

A Chain Is Just As Strong As Its Weakest Link

A Nation’s Birth and Breadth of Life

A Small Stone Often Upsets a Big Cart

All’s Well That Ends Well—Really?

An Aggravating Circumstance?

Applications of Discernment/Insight

Are We Aware Some Foods Contain Additives?

Are You Mad When You’ve Negatively Impacted Someone?

Be a Psychologist, or Research on the Subject?

Be in the Right Menu

Before I Met You

Being Patient vs. Being Pushy

Black Makes Things Beautiful and Clear

Blue Hills for Father’s Day (An Acrostic)

Can’t They, at Least, Acknowledge, Instead of Just Ignore?

Catastrophe: One February Y2K3

Changing Statuses as a Person Develops

Christmas Day Y2K

Christmas Day Y2K1

Christmas Y2K2

Diff’rent Scruple for Diff’rent People

Discernment/Insight—Synonyms/Applications

Do You Judge a Book By Its Cover?

Don’t Cross—the Light’s Still Red!

Don’t Jump into Conclusion(s)!

Even Though Roses Have Thorns

Every Day’s Thanksgiving Day

For Every Action, There’s an Equal Opposite Reaction? (No. 1 of 2)

For Every Action, There’s an Equal Opposite Reaction? (No. 2 of 2)

Go! The Light Has Turned Green

God Is Not Being Inconsistent—the Solution

Gullibility vs. Self-Reliance (Sans Virus?)—No. 1 of 2

Gullibility vs. Self-Reliance (Sans Virus?)—No. 2 of 2

Holiday Season: Greetings Galore!

How Would You Feel If You Were the One?

How, Where, and When Is Inspiration Shown?

Hypocrisy Is Feigned Sincerity

Hypothetically Speaking—No Offense Intended

I Also Love the Spanish Language

I Do What I Think’s Just What Is Right

I Find the French Language Cute and Challenging

I Learned Japanese (a Little Bit) in 1943

I Love Them, But Can’t Cite Them ALL

I Was a Sub Teacher (a Minority)—I Got Fired

I Wish I Could Be a Linguist, But I’m Limited

I Wish I Could Reliably Understand Human Nature

I Wonder Why

If Speech Is Silver, Is Silence Always Gold?

In Almost Every Rule There’s an Exception

In General, Who/What Does/Do NOT CHANGE?

. . . Is But a Name, Unless to One You Stint the Flame

Is There a Virtual Aristocracy in Our Society?

It Takes Two to Tango

It’s Just Beyond My Understanding

Just One Genre of Inspiration?

Just the Same, ’Xercise Care

Just to Let You Know I Keep Close Track . . . .

Lie (to Recline) vs. Lay (to Put)

Life’s a Labyrinth

Life’s a Paradox

Life’s Different and Changing Dimensions

Love at First Sight

LOVE/HATE: As Changeable as the Weather

Making Up for What’s Not There, Evidently

May I Croon a Juvenile Song?

Mode of Delivery Causes Duplicity

Month of August (Mensis Augustus)

Mother’s Day: Each Year for Every Mother

Must I Ever Just Be a Round Peg in a Square Hole?

Must You Always Apologize to Be Forgiven?

Must You Weep to Show You’re Pious?

Necessity Knows No Law?

Never Bite the Hands That Feed You

Nocturnal Sight of Seattle—How Beautiful!

Now, I Feel Free!

Oh, September, Now You’re Here!

Oh, We’re Ashamed

On Attitudes, Priorities, and Goals

Patriotic Societies

People of Altruism: I Like/Recognize Them

Poems Written/Given (Not Bought): No Thanks?

Put Down the Mighty, and Exalt the Lowly

Regarding Requesting for Work References

Relations by Sanguinity Can Sometimes Be Enigmatic

Resigned to Our Respective Fate?

Rule of the Majority?

Sadism: Antonym of Masochism?

Seeing the Forest for the Trees (Metonymic)

Seeing/Hearing Vs. Feeling

Selfish Suppression of Others’ Good Qualities—

No. 1 of 2

Selfish Suppression of Others’ Good Qualities—

No. 2 of 2

Send the Source of Each Quotation to www.poetry.com

September 11, Y2K1

Shouldn’t the Worker Be Worthy of His/Her Wages?

Sight Speaks a Thousand Words

Since We Can’t Live Forever, Let’s Be Happy While Together!

Sincere Appreciation vs. Selfish Suppression

Some Values in Wearing School Uniforms

Strike While the Iron Is Hot

Sustain, to Attain!

Tabula Rasa

That’s/That’s Not COMMON SENSE!

The right in Copyright Isn’t write

The 43rd Leader of the State Has Spoken

The 43rd Leader of the State Has Spoken Again!

The Cart Was Placed Before the Horse

The Diversity of Begging

The Golden Mean and A Balanced Attitude (No. 1 of 2)

The Golden Mean and A Balanced Attitude (No. 2 of 2)

The Irony of Life (No. 1 of 2)

The Irony of Life (No. 2 of 2)

The LIGHT, Greater than the Sun

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

The Parable of the Unjust Steward

The Philosophy of Irritation

The Philosophy of Liquid Filling Up

The Philosophy of Shakespeare and of the Bamboos

The Philosophy of the Safety Pin

The Sun-defiant Ice-capped Mountain

There Can Be Unity, Despite Diversity

Things Are Not Always What They Seem

Though Irritated, Try to Be Positive

Though You’re a Great Believer … .

Till Death (or What?) Do Us Part

Till the Well Runs Dry

To Work, or Not to Work—That Is the Question

Tomorrow’s Another Day

Towards Mother’s Day Y2K3

Two Medical Doctors with a Patient

Untimely Feedback Can Lead to Hurting Impact

Value of Alternatives

Virtually/Actually Lynched

Vision and Audition—Not Just Alone

Wala Nang Iluha

Walking Encyclopedias?

Wanted: Strong, Loyal Lawyers

Watch What You Eat!

We All Welcome You, New Y2K2

We All Welcome You, Y2K1

We All Welcome You, Y2K3

What Could Be Equivalent to the Hippocratic Oath?

What Should I Do to Supplement My

Fixed Income? (Iambic)

What Will I Do with My One K If I Win?

What Will You Do If You’re the One?

What’s a Good Thing to Do When You’ve Negatively Impacted Someone?

Whatever I Do Towards Others

When Can a Lie Be Truly a Lie?

When Can Two Opposites Be the Same?

When Can Two Opposites Be the Same?—an Addendum

When Is the GOLDEN RULE Not Golden?

Which Would You Choose to Justify?

Why Distort the Other Person’s Good Intent?

Why Do People Peck on Me?

Why Is It More Tedious to Go Up Than Come Down?

Why Not Have Uniforms in Public Schools Also?

Why Worry?

With a Song in My Heart

Yes, You’re Up, But Don’t Step on Me!

You’ve Been Warned!

You’ve Burned All Your Bridges (No. 1 of 2)

You’ve Burned All Your Bridges (No. 2 of 2)

A Case of Suppressive Behavior?

I just happened to be watching TV while a

Suppressive-behavior expert was being

Interviewed. Before such scenario, I had no

Knowledge there was such