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Au D'Espoir

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g23ght1tr6ucuya4fkxpd/MARC_XANADU_1987_P16.pdf
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

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t8ydqy0m0z3wmimdazuqw/MARC_XANADU_1987_P15.pdf
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

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lf2zb0nolx92mvhayrshv/MARC_XANADU_1986_E8.pdf
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

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pmxc05lyh3mn4gwefuy7s/MARC_XANADU_1986_E7.pdf
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

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wirpxv1zh0ynichlixuhr/MARC_XANADU_1986_M2.pdf
A song about losing love and finding love again.

The Wild Red Rose: based on Chamorro myth

https://www.dropbox.com/s/up52pb9o6356qlk/MARC_XANADU_1984_L7.pdf
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

https://www.dropbox.com/s/umllx8yxd93o5py/MARC_XANADU_1983_M8.pdf
A song about losing the one you love.

The Corpse Bearer

https://www.dropbox.com/s/18oj7m4b920r4wq/MARC_XANADU_1983_F9.pdf
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

https://www.dropbox.com/s/al0py23vmmn499p/MARC_XANADU_1983_M4.pdf
A song about a child named Tini, who was abandoned by their mother.

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

https://www.dropbox.com/s/899jv6zlacqwmw5/MARC_XANADU_1983_M3.pdf
A song about an individual suffered because someone they cared for left without a word or a goodbye.