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Shakespeare published 154 sonnets in his quarto in 1609. While the initial 126 are addressed to a young man, the final 28 are directed toward an enigmatic woman referred to as the dark lady.

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A flat lay of red tulips and green leaves surrounding a handwritten card that says 'hello spring,' next to a pen.
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Easter

by Tess Bundoc

Lenten Season comes with April showers

churches’ altars full of purple flowers

Filipinos do commemorate

Jesus’ death on Rome’s Jewish state.

Starting on Palm Sunday Lent does last

forty days at which the faithful fast.

Fridays are the days of fish – no meat.

Churches filled with penitents who meet

contemplating Jesus’ agony

dying on the cross for you and me.

Easter culminates the holy season:

Christ’s resurrection, our jubilation.

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Note: This poem is part of the Filipiniana: A Collection of Philippine Poetry in English, my master’s capstone at Tiffin University. It was published in a book on May 28, 2024, by Palmetto Publishing.

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