Kalachuchi/Mellow Yellow Monday

Sonnet XVII

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way than this:

where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

— Pablo Neruda

 

Linking to Mellow Yellow Monday

Men in uniform/Blue Monday & Mellow Yellow Monday

Like many women with a penchant for men in uniform, I stopped and stared at these cadets.

 There was an ongoing wedding ceremony at the San Agustin Church, and I wasn't invited---but that didn't stop me from taking photos before the church door was finally closed to paparazzi.:p

Cheers to all the men and women in uniform!

 

Linking to Blue Monday

Mellow Yellow Monday

Cotton Candy/Blue Monday & Mellow Yellow Monday

A cotton candy cart at San Miguel by the bay.

My contribution to Blue Monday and Mellow Yellow Monday

Carnival rides/BM & MYM

Carnival rides at the baywalk offer thrills to children while their moms are shopping at the mall across the street.  I walked by on a Thursday---these rides are usually full on weekends.

"Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun." ~ Mignon McLaughlin

Linking to Blue Monday and Mellow Yellow Monday

Popperoo/Blue Monday & Mellow Yellow Monday

A popcorn cart at the baywalk in Mall of Asia.

Linking to Blue Monday and Mellow Yellow Monday