Portfolio in Creative Nonfiction

  "The soul who stole my heart"     T here was a girl named Victoria. She's smart and pretty. She's also lovely, friendly and she really loves to go to school. Once in her life she meet a boy who became her best buddy, but that boy breaks her heart into pieces. Monday morning, while Victoria was walking in the hallway, she saw a boy. She approached and asked that boy. "Hi, I'm Victoria, what's your name?"  "Oh hi, I'm Franco Vallejo" the boy responsed "Are you a freshmen?" Victoria added "Ah, yeah" Franco reply and then smiled. Victoria smile back to Franco. (*The bells ring) "I have to go nor Franco, nice meeting you, see you around" "Bye see you" Franco responsed and then Victoria quickly run back to her classroom. After her 1st class, Victoria go to the cafeteria to buy some foods and she saw Franco there sitting alone. After buying some foods, she go to Franco and approach him. "Hi, you ...

   "How my Brother Leon brought home a wife"           How my brother Leon brought home a wife was written by a Ilokano writer Manuel Estabillo Arguilla. He was born on June 17, 1911 and died on August 30, 1944. He was born in barrio Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union. His hometown are present in his story entitled "How my brother Leon brought home a wife".      The story is all about Leon who returning to his hometown, Nagrebcan together with his wife Maria. Maria is a beautiful city girl. She was born and grow with a city life. Maria has a good smell and she is very lovely that's why Baldo, the younger brother of Leon are amazed how lovely she is. Leon is the husband of Maria and Leon has a pet named Labang.     The story emphasizes the life in the city in the life in the rural. It showcase different filipino culture. It show that or it show how proud the author is to his hometown by stating how beautiful his hometown is. The a...

  " The Coconut"  by :Jose Garcia villa T he poem " The coconut" was written by Jose Garcia Villa. He was born on August 5, 1908 and died on February 7, 1997. He was a Filipino poet, literary critic, short story writer and painter. Jose Garcia Villa was born in Singalong, Manila. His parents were Simeon Villa. Some of his published books was the Philippine short stories, best 25 stories of 1928 (1929), Footnote to youth, short stories (1933), Many Voices, poems (1939), Poems (1941), Hare Come An Here, Poems (1941), Selected Poems and New (1942 and A Doreglion Book of Philippines poetry (1962). H is poem entitled "the coconut" means or the coconut tree has been compared to the breast part of women. During reading the poem, I was so curious of what the poem is all about or what images it would like to create. I know it was about a coconut tree being personified to a woman/women. The milk of the coconut referring to the milk of women that can sustain as milk...

                            " Evil Reality" All those pressure on my chest  Nasty words from someone else Fault-finding society That will make you unhappy. Achievements that gives me pleasure But also a reasons to make me pressure Those satisfying awards and certificates Who will not let you to make mistakes. My desire is bigger as the universe  I really really want to reach success But day by day it kills me Hurtful words of this cruel society. Even though we did our best But still they cannot witness They not allow us to take a rest Because they pressure us to reach success. I cry and cry every time i feel sad By those words that are so bad It makes me to feel worthless and empty  But I need to accept that this is the reality. I know I really need to be strong I will keep and keep pushing on To prove them that they are wrong For saying that I cannot do it on my own .

  "First Man"  In this world Full of amazing things, There's a things I really really wanted To feel your touch, to feel your love, to be on your side and to call you "dad" Having you complete me, But you are the first man who broke me Day by day I cry Questioning the universe "why" But day by day I try, To understand that you are really gone Until we meet again my amazing man.

       I wandered lovely as a cloud poem use the characteristics of nature and human. It means the unity of human to the universe. Some characteristics of human are being put into the nature. You can imagine the clouds,  the trees, the stars that are shine brightly above, the waves and even the snow.       The poem has four stanza. All stanza are containing six (6) meaningful lines. Those words that will make you wonder what it's all about really complete the poem. When you read and read it again you can say that the poem is very beautiful and it show that the author are really good, because he created this poem, poem that will make you imagine about the universe. In the third stanza you can read there "I gazed-and-gazed but little thought" that represent refrain, one of the elements of Poem.         This poem will make you think deeply for you to understand it well. Read and use your imagination to picture out what it's all ab...

                   "My Treasure, My Best friend"        I  have a very cute and lovely body her name is Lala. She has a beautiful eyes gorgeous skin and charming voice. She's also a powerful dragon. Every time she get mad powerful fire release that brighten the whole world. In my room we eat and sleep together. She's my protector my everything.  Every time I feel sad, my lala sing a beautiful song that makes me happy. I no longer go out because lala and I are playing together. We love to spend our time together. Everytime we both feel bored, Lala and I are flying in the sky by the help of her gorgeous wings. I love Lala and I will be her best friend forever.