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Au D'Espoir

Au D'espoir, which roughly translates to "At Hope" from the original French language, is a poem about a love lost due to time and missed opportunities.

Haikus 1-4

A collection of four different haikus written with different purposes and emotions.

The first haiku compares summer thunderstorms to music.

The second haiku is melancholic with imagery of swimming at a beach with a black shoreline.

Third haiku…

The Boy Who Wanted to be My Friend

A young existential man finds hope, purpose, and companionship with a young teenager, who was seven years younger than him. A tale of a memorable friendship that lasted only a year.

A Jail Without Walls: Naren's Story

A non-fictional story of a young girl named Naren who survived the Communist takeover of Cambodia, displacement of herself and her family, separation from her family, and years of forced labor and starvation.

Chamorrita Monsonita

A song about losing love and finding love again.

The Wild Red Rose: based on Chamorro myth

A tale of two beautiful stepsisters who loved a man named Juan Camacho, and the reason why roses are named after Rosita, the eldest sister.

Losing You

A song about losing the one you love.

The Corpse Bearer

A corpse-bearer named Shankar longs for a happy normal life with a wife and children, but this dream proves to be difficult. As a corpse-bearer, it is Shankar’s duty to carry the corpse of the newly deceased to the temple to prepare it for cremation.…

Tini

A song about a child named Tini, who was abandoned by their mother.

I Don't Feel Well When You're Not Around

A song about an individual suffered because someone they cared for left without a word or a goodbye.