Hail! You marine creatures skedaddle skittish
Haven’t perceived anything worth so named languish
Yet, how this realm of vast dominion
Entities stay underwater’s nation
Mere lapses aqua occupation – flying fish!

-01/03/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

In a canteen where my food I buy
I draw my eyeballs to viands nigh
There was a soup hot as good
But something odd shifts my mood
A speck out of place, a swimming fly!

-01/03/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

**** you stupid who is feeling delightful pain
From my anguish, cruel, you’ll never ever gain
You deserve more than a jail
Hell’s upon you stingray’s tail
Frowning piranha, smiling hyena, in vain!

-1/02/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Off their garments, they naïve
Pose the young Adam and Eve
In the picture booth
Hail! Go withered youth
Ignore poor innocent grieve!

-01/02/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Alas!  Ouch! What is this thing pulling me out?
Off in my mother’s womb where I came about
Aray! Oh I’m now bleeding
Aray! My flesh here shredding
I’m helpless, nobody hears my soundless shout!

-01/02/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Marut, the businessman, wants to go vacation
He now ponders what place in or out his nation
Buys the ticket but decides not to go
Thinks more money to spend if do so
Hour before flight is in doubtful decision.

-01/01/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Look! Someone yonder stands proud in elegant gown
The vain head protrudes with a shining golden crown
But oh! Suddenly pours the flashing rain
That someone brings no umbrella in brain
The haughty humbles to share with a clown!

-01/01/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Firecrackers, in the ear so loud to hear
Fireworks, over the eyes to see so dear
Noisy lights eversince popular
Glaring pops how spectacular
Yehey! Here comes again the old New Year!

-01/01/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic…inspired to become a poet and make poetry a habit

Love and kisses we had shared
Warm and radiant like Renaissance Art
More than sensation of intimate care
All I want is to keep those in my heart

Moments in time we had together
A glistening chalice of sweetest wine
Better than all the purest cider
All I want is to treasure these in my mind

Dreams and hopes we had established
Created me a strange blazing heat
Mightier than I had ever wished
All I want is to restore these in my spirit

All I want is to have
These goodness God has given me
I want all of these just
Like I want this simple poetry!

-sometime in 4th year highschool
(Dumarao)
*for school paper, La Primavera

Pasko na naman
Pero gulo ang nararanasan
Ano ang tunay na kahulugan
Ng Pasko sa ating bayan?

Mga taong nag-aasam
Ng kapayapaan sa kapaskuhan
Hindi man lang nakamtan
Ang kanilang inaasahan

Ang Pasko sa krisis
Hindi namin ninanais
Hindi rin namin inaasahan
Ang mga bilihi’y magsitaasan

Ngunit gaano man kalala
Ang krisis ng bansa
Basta may pagmamahalan
Ang bawat isa

Tiyak na sasaya
Ang ating pagsasama
At kung may pagkakaisa
Malaki ang pag-asa

Kaya tayo na’t umpisahan na
Pagmamahalan, pagsasama
Pagkakaisa’t kapayapaan
Para sa pag-angat ng ating bayan!

-12/25/2000
(Dumarao)
*a project/assignment

I’m a Phoenix who melts in demise
From the ashes of my past I shall arise

I shall witness happily
The morning sun’s new glory

I shall rise up from my feet
With a courageous heartbeat

I shall spread out my wings wide
And set all hindrances aside

And I shall make them see
That there’s a radiant hope in me.

I’m a Phoenix, I’m a Phoenix
You shall see!