JOURNA LIZ

Posted by Lourdes in Poetry on July 17th, 2009 | 8 responses

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This is a poem my Mommy composed when I was a baby.

By: Dr. Lourdes D. Servito (1983)

You’re never expected yet never unwanted,
Just in time you desired to be apart from me,
Not to be away but in my arms you’d stay.
For the past 270 days, your presence within,
Conditioned most of my activities.
At time you were a hindrance;
Yet at times you were a relief.
You’re absolutely a part of me when more
And more challenging tasks were on.
We tackled journalistic works, thick and thin.
Together we did work in between multifarious pains…
Pains that were worth enough to had been endured.
You came out leaving no press work dangling.
We call you Journa Liz, sounding like who I am.
Perhaps you’d like to be another me;
but it’s you who’d decide who you would be.
For sure you’d be yourself and be on your own.

You’re never expected yet never unwanted,

Just in time you desired to be apart from me,

Not to be away but in my arms you’d stay.

For the past 270 days, your presence within,

Conditioned most of my activities.

At time you were a hindrance;

Yet at times you were a relief.

You’re absolutely a part of me when more

And more challenging tasks were on.

We tackled journalistic works, thick and thin.

Together we did work in between multifarious pains…

Pains that were worth enough to had been endured.

You came out leaving no press work dangling.

We call you Journa Liz, sounding like who I am.

Perhaps you’d like to be another me;

but it’s you who’d decide who you would be.

For sure you’d be yourself and be on your own.

This is another poem she wrote 22 years later.

By: Dr. Lourdes D. Servito (Nov.5, 2005)

Journa Liz comes at the midst of my Tres Marias
Our family is proud of her; her unique qualities…
Unusual and superb communication skills,
Resounding personality, sweet and brilliant,
Numerous talents: melodious voice, memory power;
Amiable, religious, kind, sanguine: good speaker, photojournalist,
literary writer, and powerful teacher.

Like no one else, I gave her a unique name,
It fits her…in time she achieves her dream,
Zestfully, she marches with pride at a famed university in U.S.A. not just in name, but in reality.

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The realization of Mommy's words: B.A. International Cultural Studies with Emphasis on Communication, Major in Journalism

The realization of Mommy's words: B.A. International Cultural Studies with Emphasis on Communication, Major in Journalism

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8 Responses to “JOURNA LIZ”

  1. hungrynez says:
    July 17, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    so touching…

  2. journaliz says:
    July 17, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    indeed I was named Journa Liz unaware I would be one journalist someday….but my Mommy knew it :) Just observe how she had foreseen me, how I would become (on the 1st poem) and how she knew me now (on the 2nd) I love her and her motherly instincts! :)
    I also love these two poems Mommy wrote for me…I’ll treasure it forever…
    they showed 2 stages of my life — from a baby to adulthood.

  3. Bridge says:
    July 17, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Thanks for sharing us these two lovely poems :) I believe you are what your mother has perceived you to become.

    The first poem in particular is not merely a sporadic poem. Words were carefully chosen and the vision was straight-forward. She molded you, shaped you, and nurtured you from birth.

    “We call you Journa Liz, sounding like who I am” ~ Indeed, with this thought in mind, only a stupid person would think that you wouldn’t exactly end up being a brilliant lady like her someday.

    I love your mother-daughter relationship. May God bless you both.

  4. mharvin says:
    July 17, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    superb…… wonderful and that’s truly interesting… pretty great!!!!

  5. rojielyn domagas says:
    July 18, 2009 at 11:15 am

    hai ate chit,,,ang galing nio nman po…im hoping dat sumday,maging ganyan din aq sainyo hehehe God bless po!.=) kipsafe

  6. Ash says:
    July 18, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    Lupet..hehehe

    one word, “Lupet”
    hehehe

  7. katrina says:
    July 20, 2009 at 4:21 pm

    wow,those poems are very touching..those words were true about you..you’re such a great person ..hope to see u guys soon…..God bless..

  8. alice c paredes says:
    July 23, 2009 at 1:35 am

    how lovely these poems are..! they express mother’s wisdom…on her tongue is the law of kindness and love.

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