("Philippines has 7,107 islands and there are lots of beaches. This is taken in Panglao Beach, Bohol.
("One of the popular tourist destinations in the Philippines is the Chocolate Hills. It seems unreal but really it’s true.
white sand and stunning sunset, lots of foreigners visit this island.
("This is my hometown and our city is known as the City of Smiles.
Masskara Festival was founded when our city was struck with calamities and tragedies.
This next Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the United States. Thanksgiving should be, in my opinion, the beginning of the lead-up to Christmas; but it seems as if we have had many Christmas decorations and products in store since right after Halloween. Sigh. We have had a bout of extremely cold weather, and it looks like we will be having another rough winter here. But...for those of you in the United States, do have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Glad to see each of you here this week for Poetry Pantry. It is always enjoyable for me to get to know you through your poetry; and I hope you feel the same.
This week I am sharing photos taken by Totomai Martinez. (I will resume with Bjorn's series next week.) Totomai came from the Philippines but has been working in Japan for almost 8 years now.
In his introduction to his photos, he said that the Philippines has 3 major geographical divisions, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. However, all of the photos shared today are from Visayas as he was born there. In a few weeks I will be sharing his photos from Japan. Thank you, Totomai!
For today, link your ONE poem. Then leave a comment below. And be sure to visit others as well.
Be sure to see what Sherry Blue Sky has to offer us on Monday. Check out Susan's Midweek Motif on Wednesday. And read Rosemary Nissen-Wade's feature on Friday.
The link for Poetry Pantry will close Monday at 12:00 p.m. (CDT), but you can still visit the links of those who have posted them.
I woke at 4 AM. I hope to go back to sleep after reading a few poems--but how delightful to awaken to the Poets Pantry and its Beautiful pictures! Thanks, Mary.
7,107 islands... The Philippines almost sounds like its own universe. And it looks fantastic at sunset!
Hope everyone has an amazing Sunday!
What a perfect way to brighten up an otherwise VERY overcast day here -- a 'pantry' well stocked with poems. Hope that all of you have a good Sunday!
I like how you changed the intro to be lighter and brighter!
Great pictures, Totomai. I love the composition and the colors. Thank you for sharing. Wishing everyone a wonderful Sunday!
Glorious photos - what a beautiful world we live in. Thank you, Totomai! And thank you, Mary, for hosting the Pantry so faithfully every Sunday. I am tired today, am working hard putting together photobooks for my kids for Christmas....big job, but meaningful gifts. Will be making the rounds before and after a babysitting gig this morning...........looking forward to an infusion of poetry!
What gorgeous photos, Totomai. Thank you for sharing them! And thank you, Mary, for being such a stellar hostess every Sunday.
Wishing everyone a glorious day. Hope someone has blue skies - we haven't seen sun in eons!
What gorgeous pictures!!! Thank you Totomai.
Mary thanks for posting these and for being the most gracious hostess of them all. Happy Day.
I think Open Link is my favorite post/prompt of the week at PU. Looking forward to reading through these poems over the next couple of days.