Rhymes in the Lives of Women

By Laarni Manalac-Fajardo

RHYMES in the LIVES of WOMEN is a heart-warming book that unfolds the many sentiments women from all walks of life may share... reflected through beautiful photography and poems that evoke intimate & personal emotions, all emanates specail meaning, enriched by people who touched their lives... molding the person... each of them is NOW! Truly... A Celebration... of being a WOMAN!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Oct 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477234624

Laarni Manalac-Fajardo

I am not a professional writer/ poet as such but writing poems must have been a part of my life since Secondary School ( when I first came to know about Literature and I won in the Interscholastic Literary Contest then ). I have nothing to boast such as merits/ awards but my passion, heart and " all " which I put in every poem I make. I am a Nurse by profession ( Dementia care). I am happily married ( Mark ) and have 2 adorable children ( Amie, 7y/o and Lance 4y/o ). I come from the Philippines but have been living here in Kent, England for the past 10 years. I am blessed with so many girl/ women friends and have always been in the company of them having studied in an exclusive school for girls from Prep to High School ( 11 years ) and being a nurse. I have heard so many sentiments and life stories to which I can mostly relate. On every life event, I find content and solace in pouring out my thoughts and feelings through the poems I make. I did not realize that through time, I have written many... I have always been interested in poems that the thought of writing a poetry book and getting it published has always been sitting in my mind for as long as I can remember .... With my 40th birthday coming up ( this 29th October ), I said to myself " I wish I could do something really special for my family and friends to remember me by and equally, to celebrate my being a woman! " RHYMES in the LIVES of WOMEN is a compilation of poems which reflect the many sentiments women from all walks of life may share. It is my deepest hope that whoever gets a hold of it will feel loved and be inspired about being a woman... simply to love life itself! This book truly is a celebration of being a woman! :)

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© 2012 by Laarni Manalac-Fajardo. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 10/10/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4772-3461-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-3462-4 (e)

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Contents

An Ode to Women

Rainbows of my Life

Love

Unrequited Love

Loved

Love of a Mother

Career

Family I Grew Up With

Childhood Memories

Friends

Interests

Blessings… How Do I Count Thee?

Who I am… at 40?

Why Women Cry

"The BEAUTY of a woman

is NOT in the clothes she wears,

the figures that she carries,

or the way she combs her hair…

The BEAUTY of a woman

must be seen in her eyes…

because that is the doorway

to her HEART…

The place where

LOVE resides!"

(Unknown)

FOREWORD

It must have all started in secondary school

Learning about Literature…

That my interest in verses and poems is kindled

Innocently knowing… my inkling is growing… .

I’ve always been captivated by verses & poems

loving what they mean… enticed with each word

after so many moons… it just dawned on me… .

thoughts & feelings… pouring out from me… .

Alas! I’m writing my very own… .

It’s freedom, passion, love… and ALL!

And now, it brings me joy…

To warm your heart, uplift your spirit, carve a smile

As you flip through these pages,

Sharing the many sentiments of women…

I hope in the end…

You find it all worthwhile! . . .

You feel loved… .

Inspired in being a woman… .

Loving LIFE!

Laarni Manalac-Fajardo

To Flor… .

Pen… .

and all the B’s… .

with all my love,

Laarni

An Ode

to

Women

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AN ODE TO WOMEN

A Woman’s BEAUTY…

So enchanting, alluring,

Her smile…

Captivating, deceiving…

Her eyes… impressive

Talking to you…

Touching your heart…

Embracing you!

A woman’s passion

And hunger for LOVE…

Unfathomable,

Without measure…

Knows no time nor age

In a lifetime…

In abundance overflowing,

Engulfing… consuming!

A woman’s TEARS shed

in the