Oh Father God, we pray for courage
That we stand brave like a sage
Oh Lord Jesus, we ask to be brave
That we fear not even the threats of grave
Oh Holy Spirit, we beg for being valiant
That we be steadfast to all difficulties grant
This we implore to our Lord God. Amen.

-12/22/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems for Christian Virtues

Oh Father God, we pray for diligence
That we work with commitment & avoid negligence
Oh Lord Jesus, we ask to love our labor
That we succeed in what we work hard for
Oh Holy Spirit, we beg for commitment
That we start and finish our work with fulfillment
This we implore to our Lord God. Amen.

-12/22/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems for Christian Virtues

Hihi!...hihihi!
I am a witch
And I’m a creature of the night
I can make you a sandwich
Here! Take a bite!

Hur!...hur!...hur!...hur!...hur!
I am an ogre
And I’m a creature of the night
I can tear you asunder
Will you dare me a fight?

Hehe!...hehe!...he!
I am an elf
And I’m a creature of the night
Watch your step
Or I’ll take away your sight!

Huhuhuhuhuh!
I am a vampire
And I’m a creature of the night
Your blood is my desire
I wanna hold you tight!

Haah…aah…aah…
I am a banshee
And I’m a creature of the night
Come on, sing with me
To the grave be frozen with fright!

Awooh…wooh…wooh!
I am a werewolf! Woof!...Woof!
And I’m a creature of the night
Look at the top of your roof!...Woof!...Woof!
I’ve just hopped…Now, I’m on your right!

Brains…brains…brains…brains…brains!
I am a zombie
And I’m a creature of the night
I am coming to munch thee
Now run with all your might!

-03/10/2012
(Dumarao)
*created for English 413 under Dr. Minnie P. Chan

Oh Father God, we pray for all families
That they live in prosperity, love & peace
Oh Lord Jesus, we pray for every family
That they survive every hardship & calamity
Oh Holy Spirit, we pray for society’s basic unit
That their happiness & harmony may have no limit
This we pray to our One True God. Amen.

-12/25/2015
(Dumarao)
*Prayer Poems for Christmas

Plucked thee on way out
Once again same route
It’s arboreal
It’s fruit national
Leaf from “mango” tree!

CapSU-Main owns thee
Living property
Perhaps long ago
Thin & tall, young though
The tree’s juvenile

Third month and sixth day
While out along way
Sir Ralph had just been
Death cart had just seen
Overheard necro

Left-side corridor
Of the school’s ground floor
Almost near garage
Of front gate’s entrance
Some sort of plant box

Holiday CapSU
Ex. Pres., oh adieu
While funeral mass
Roching Dadivas -
CapSU shall miss you!

-03/06-07/2012
(Dumarao)
*My Toladas Collection

Oh Father God, deliver us from drunkenness
May we be overcome by mental alertness
Oh Lord Jesus, save us who are like Noah
Grant us the harmony of an orchestra
Oh Holy Spirit, rescue us from intoxication
Be our soundness to maintain our concentration
This we ask in our Almighty God. Amen.

-12/20/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems Against Life Problems

Oktubre at Nobiembre 2015 –
Ika-14 ng Oktubre, CapSU-Dumarao 33rd Anniversary
Sa Crim. Logo-Making Contest hurado si Mi
Ika-5 ng Nobiembre, sa CapSU-Dumarao muling nagtungo
Pagkapananghalian sa 3 Kids, Transcript ni Mi pinroseso
Ika-12, sa CapSU-Dumarao parin
Career Guidance ng SAF, si Mi ay layong padaluhin!

-11/11/2015
(Dumarao)
*6th MiJo poem

Oh Archangel Chamuel, receive my adoration!
Thou who are recognized as “Propagator of Love”
Share with me the affectionate heart you have
Bless me with God’s pink ray of charity
Be my versatile vessel of kindness & generosity
With your bountiful basket, let my body & soul feed
From St. Louis in Missouri, grant me the grace I need!

-03/03/205
(Dumarao)
*My Angels Collection

Oh Father God, I am anxious
Trials might get more serious
Burdens might weighten
Strength might lessen
Oh my Creator, diminish my loads
Oh my Creator, smoothen the roads

Oh Jesus Christ, I’m filled with anxiety
Cross might be harder to carry
I might fall along the way
I might get into dismay
Oh my Savior, help me carry on
Oh my Savior, let me move on

Oh Holy Spirit, I am perplexed
My life might have been hexed
It might be harder to manage
It might bring me rage
Oh my Guide, grant me understanding
Oh my Guide, make me withstanding.

-01/03/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

Plucked thee from low tree
Of rare fruit specie
Here it’s not native
So lucky to live
Wow!...an “apple” tree!

Don’t know thy planter
Maybe the owner
CapSU property
Veterinary
We’re six who saw thee

Wrote this day after
Picked thee from owner
Not so bright sunshine
Noon, February Nine
Year Two Thousand Twelve

Some meters away
National highway
Outside darag fence
Of roosters and hens
Backyard of Vet.Med.

Had picture-taking
Some staff Salingsing
Bea and Ghazee
Jayson and Amy
Ma’am Joy’s with us too!

-02/10/2012
(Dumarao)
*My Toladas Collection

Oh Father God, disaster threatens
Do not put me in jeopardy
Turn to me quickly

Oh Jesus Christ, disaster threatens
Yes, quickly turn to me
And appose Thy remedy

Oh Holy Spirit, disaster threatens
Whispers of doom visit nightly
Before I fall, rescue me!

-01/22/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

Oh Father God, deliver us from doubt
May we be confident of our whereabout
Oh Lord Jesus, save us who are like Peter
Grant us faith against stormy wind and water
Oh Holy Spirit, rescue us from unfaithfulness
Be our rock against double-mindedness
This we ask in our Almighty God. Amen.

-12/20/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems Against Life’s Problems

We have the right to own something
But we cannot have everything
Everyone can have our own property
Intended for ourselves only
As long as we worked hard for it
To keep it is our own merit
So we don’t have the right to steal!

-12/02/2015
(Dumarao)
*24th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

Oh Father God, we pray for all children
That they may be granted happiness from heaven
Oh Lord Jesus, we pray for every child
That their parents or nurturers be gentle & mild
Oh Holy Spirit, we pray for the hope of the future
That they can have a life that’s fruitful & secure
This we pray to our One True God. Amen.

-12/25/2015
(Dumarao)
*Prayer Poems for Christmas

Oh Sanggre Alena, Keeper of the Jewel of Water
Pour unto me the blood of being kind & sober
Kind towards people who are in need
Sober towards those who have wronged us in deed

Baptize me with the flexible being of Sapiro
To be like an adventurous patriot & hero
Just like the water of life – stir up my spirit
In coping up with both coldness & heat

Being the most romantic of all the siblings
Your indomitable spirit is beyond reckonings
The wave of your tide –oh wash away impurities
Brought by the kiss of filthy enemies!

-02/25/2015
(Dumarao)
*Superhero Collection

Got thee from tiny
Six-leaf plant only
It’s ornamental
But not so floral
It’s a “fortune” plant!

Maybe it’s father
Perhaps my mother
Or younger sister
But not me – never
Who cared to plant it

‘Twas here years ago
One, two, three or so
But leaf I picked, hey
Thirty first of May
Twenty eleven

Here inside our house
In living room, browse
On petite vase, lo
With water shallow
Near little Buddhas

‘Coz I must begin
So it’s origin
Of my Tolada
Sunrise of saga
Pinoy poetry!

-05/31 – 06/01/2011
(Dumarao)
*My Toladas Collection…I invented this while I was in my first “hang-over” after bonding with highschool classmates

Oh Father God, we pray for all governments
That they be just & helpful to all its citizens
Oh Lord Jesus, we pray for every government
That they serve as bastions of every citizen’s sentiment
Oh Holy Spirit, we pray for our administration
That it may bring peace & prosperity to our nation
This we pray to our One True God. Amen.

-12/25/2015
(Dumarao)
*Prayer Poems for Christmas

Learn Basic Math! Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide Numbers
Be they Whole, Decimals or Integers
Let us also apply the 4 Operations
To numbers less than 1 whole we call Fractions
In number sets, there are LCD & LCM
Find the GCD & GCF of them
Get the Ratio, Proportion & Percentage
Master the Metric System like a great sage
In every civilization, numbers have meanings
Have something to do with life & happenings!

-09/03/2016
(Dumarao)
*GEN Poems

Got thee while walking
From school outgoing
Sidewalk ornament
Simple arrangement
You, “bougainville”?

It is obviously
A school property
That of CapSU-Main
Was there once again
Mother School – city

Ma’am Gomez called us
Authors – English Plus
To have a review
Changed many or few
July Twenty-Nine

Along the hallway
Assorted away
On the very first floor
Left-side corridor
Stage facing audience

I’ve not expected
4th Leaf’s connected
3rd Leaf’s appendix
Book-making matrix
Now it’s really real!

-07/30/2011
(Dumarao)
*My Toladas Collection

Call me, my Lord, and I will be there
Choose me and I will answer
You are my Lord I cannot reject
Your holy voice I must respect
Let me come to the Holy See
Be ordained and serve Thee
If I am Your priest, even death cannot do us apart!

-12/12/2015
(Dumarao)
*40th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

Almighty God Creator
Only You whom we adore
Other gods – there is no more!

When everything was nothing
Already there existing
Beginning of beginning

And when everything was born
Then nothingness Thee adorn
Thy sake was never forlorn

As civilizations thrive
New generations arrive
Alongwith them, Thee survive

While everything continues
Thy omnipresence subdues
All existence it imbues

Thy prowess shall still extend
All faults and flaws, still Ye mend
Until Thy creations end!

-11/27/2011
(Dumarao)
*First Incubus Collection

Oh Father God, we pray for honesty
That in this world truth can have supremacy
Oh Lord Jesus, we ask for truth all the time
That we experience moments sublime
Oh Holy Spirit, we beg for truthfulness
That every person can trust & avoid double-mindedness
This we implore to our Lord God. Amen.

-12/23/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems for Christian Virtues

Oh Father God, we pray for endurance
That our strength we retain & enhance
Oh Lord Jesus, we ask to preserve all trials
That we be able to withstand all upheavals
Oh Holy Spirit, we beg for resilience
That we survive and maintain our existence
This we implore to our Lord God. Amen.

-12/22/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems for Christian Virtues

Oh Father God, we pray for all countries
That they coexist in harmony & peace
Oh Lord Jesus, we pray for every country
That their government & people be in love & unity
Oh Holy Spirit, we pray for our nation
That this homeland of ours be a good civilization
This we pray to our One True God. Amen.

-12/25/2015
(Dumarao)
*Prayer Poems for Christmas

Oh Father God, deliver us from greed
May we ask only what they need
Oh Lord Jesus, save us who are like Gehazi
Grant us the heart of generosity
Oh Holy Spirit, rescue us from selfishness
Be our heart that exhibits kindness
This we ask in our Almighty God. Amen.

-12/21/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems Against Life’s Problems

Oh Father God, deliver us from hatred
May we realize the love you said
Oh Lord Jesus, save us who are like Amnon
Grant us the spirit of love to live on
Oh Holy Spirit, rescue us from hating our neighbor
Be our loving spirit like the Creator & Savior
This we ask in our Almighty God. Amen.

-12/21/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems Against Life’s Problems

Oh Father God, deliver us from temptation
May we resist the call of damnation
Oh Lord Jesus, save us who are like Eve
Grant us rejection of evil we receive
Oh Holy Spirit, rescue us from Satan’s whispers
Be our warrior against demonic soldiers
This we ask in our Almighty God. Amen.

-12/21/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems Against Life’s Problems

I want to be in paradise on earth
Free from all disgusting man-made dirt.

Roll on grasses
With no itches
Soak in water
‘Til I’m cleaner
Breathe the fresh air
Shun all despair!

Make me one with God’s prior creations
Filtering all worldly pollutions.

Sleep with the beasts
Feel them at least
Swim with fishes
Cleanse blemishes
Fly with the birds
Clouds we traverse!

Because I want to be one with nature
Making slower my mortal rupture.

-11/27/2011
(Dumarao)
*First Incubus Collection

Tatay, Nanay, Nene
My one and only family
How precious you are to me!
To whom shall I compare thee?

No one can surpass your love to me
Despite my flawed personality
How beloved you are to me!
To whom shall I exchange thee?

Whatever bad things I say and do
To the three of you
Whether be it false or true
Without you, my life is worthless and bad too.

-03/02/2012
(Dumarao)
*Third Incubus Collection

Taken thee from vine
Stem, fence intertwine
Violet and soft
Not on place aloft
It’s “alugbati”!

Owned by Hapitan
Somehow famous clan
Ma’am Diday is she
By us known to be
Santos her partner

Eaten I just have
Foods that I so love
Afternoon that’s dark
New Year is its mark
Baby’s birthday too

In front of dwelling
Where there’s no ceiling
Climbing cyclone wire
Where there is no mire
Alongside the road

First birthday party
Of child named Arnie
Curly hair this one
To Ma’am Diday son
I’m with Joy, Angie.

-01/01/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Toladas Collection

Oh Father God, deliver us from faultfinding
May we not be haste & wrong in judging
Oh Lord Jesus, save us who are like Caiaphas
Grant us enlightenment on judgment we pass
Oh Holy Spirit, rescue us from being judgmental
Be our light before we put others into trial
This we ask in our Almighty God. Amen.

-12/21/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems Against Life’s Problems

Oh Father God, we pray for trust
That our confidence be not only on the crust
Oh Lord Jesus, we pray to gain faithfulness
That we achieve confidence to its fullness
Oh Holy Spirit, we pray for being faithful
That we believe on those who are truthful
This we implore to our Lord God. Amen.

-12/23/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems for Christian Virtues

Oh Father God, deliver us from adversity
May we attain our glorious victory
Oh Lord Jesus, save us who are like Job
Grant us salvation from those who seek to rob
Oh Holy Spirit, rescue us from humiliating downfall
Be our hope & strength once and for all
This we ask in our Almighty God. Amen!

-12/20/2015
(Dumarao)
*Gideons Prayer Poems Against Life’s Problems

Be confirmed and strengthen your *******
To the church you are in, to the religion you engage
Be a better servant of the Lord
Be a stronger follower of His word
Defend the faith by word and deed
Just like what our Savior Jesus Christ did
Receive the indelible mark of the Chrism of His Spirit!

-12/06/2015
(Dumarao)
*32nd Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

It clings upon the shadows
Touching the lofty meadows
Constant breeze from atmosphere’s bellows
Makes its delicate flesh mellows

Then a bird emblem of wisdom
Soon attracted by it to come
But I had no reason to cram
If I’ll be harvested by someone wholesome

Now the fruit once hanging on air
Rests soundly on its good host’s lair
Not a place for doubt nor despair
Just believe it’s on the right care.

-04/15/2012
(Dumarao)
*for TED poem in Salingsing Issue of 1st Sem., AY 2011-12

I fear physical death because I may just go…
To the scorching yard of God’s enemies
Where I will be slave to diabolic royalties
Like an acolyte of Warcraft Undead who summon atrocities!
To the spiritual crematorium of demons who ****
Where I will be prisoner to a jail of no escape
Like Prometheus of Greek Myth as mournful as a crape!

-03/19/2015
(Dumarao)
*My Fear of Death Collection

Monday in Baywalk’s orange afternoon
Jay meets Joy due a dish of pork and spoon
Heads talk and name they exchange
Hearts walk and love they arrange
Aware this beginning ends, shines the moon.

-01/05/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Plucked thee from near ground
Sprouts independent
On clayey barren
It’s the **** type one
A pretty wild “fern”!

Basco family
Neighbor but not kin
Are they owning it?
Now that it’s a ****?
Yet on their domain?

January Thirteenth
Friday Twenty Twelve
Old Nong Toging’s wake
Night before burial
Saw some my students

Neighborhood to North
Way to the crossing
Not along the road
Front concrete abode
Beside bamboo fence

Friday the Thirteenth
Last day – Amaya
Hour after watch it
Saw CapSU students
I & some cousins!

-01/13/2012
(Dumarao)
*My Toladas Collection

Father God, let Jesus Christ fetch my soul alongwith Your Holy Spirit
Bring me to a place where there’s no more cold and heat
Let them judge me according to what they perceived
But it’s only You who truly knows how I lived
As my mortal body dies, let me say, “God is great!”

-sometime in March, April, May or June 2015
(Dumarao)

Almighty God our Savior
You deserve our great honor
Your mercy is Thy splendor!

Human form of God up there
Teacher, doctor, messenger
Manifest divine power

Like us, He eats, walks and sleeps
Laughs, gets angry, even weeps
Feet get hurt while tending sheeps

Being listened to and mocked
Believed, received, deceived, knocked
Driven-delayed, hastened-cocked

Subjected to mortal loss
Whose bones, flesh and blood compose
Sweat, tear, pain and timed repose

While Satan here still survives
With us to whom he connives
We’ll wait ‘til Jesus arrives!

-11/27/2011
(Dumarao)
*First Incubus Collection

Culled thee from a bunch
Of décor for lunch
Pinned on half plant trunk
With flowers in rank
Another “fortune”!

Students & teachers
Servants & masters
Congman. Haresco
Gov. V.A. Tanco
CapSU guests, members

October Fifteen
29th Foundin’
Dumarao’s CapSU
And Gov’s Birthday too
Luncheon at noon

On Tanco Resort
No food was short
Ten long tables
Skirtings on ripples
Drinks here & there too

It is memorial
I hope not final
Almost one year here
First shake hands Gov. dear
Onwards Thirtieth!

-10/15/2011
(Dumarao)
*My Toladas Collection

Welcome my year of twenty-six
Twenty-five no more can mix
This is a new beginning
Another year of reckoning
My God, fill it with auspiciousness!

-09/10/2013
(Dumarao)
*written on this day of my 26th Birthday

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

Oh Sanggre Pirena, Keeper of the Jewel of Fire
Teach me the cleverness & skill I desire
Cleverness in dealing with my detractors
Skill in defeating my competitors

Share me the blazing desire of Hathoria
To subjugate other tribes & dominate Encantadia
Just like the fire of life – ignite my ambition
So that I can establish fame, power & dominion

Being the eldest offspring like me
Your dominant nature is the hope of family
The light of your fire – oh keep it alive
Against all obstacles – may it make me survive!

-02/23/2015
(Dumarao)
*Superhero Collection

Behold the Philippine Eagle, King of Birds!
The tallest eagle, terror of monkey herds
Its crest stands tall like a rooster on the roll
Hear its vibrant, authoritative call
Like a mythical griffin, it has the cover of a lion
That’s why in our nation it’s called “Haribon”.

Discovered by a man from United Kingdom
The faithful, monogamous Haribon (King of Birds) is only from
The Philippines, my country…a valiant country
First known to Europeans in our year of gallantry
When our national hero, Rizal, was brutally slain
By our first conqueror – the kingly Spain

This glorious bird is our monument of courage
A living emblem of our struggle for golden age
Its dignified countenance on our coin chiseled
So splendid & adorable like a handsome young man muscled
The starring on our national basketball team’s logo
This is our national bird – adore, preserve & lo!

-01/27/2015
(Dumarao)
*Defense of the Animals Collection

Behold PNoy kicking like horse
Corrupt officials kicked out with force

Senators involved in spoiling pork barrel
Are now holding bars in each own cell

Officers accused in police and medic
Are also not spared from the angst of the kick

If public corruption is sincerely detached
Territorial protection is willingly attached

Established by the visit of Obama
Speaking of foreign, we got something in FIBA

Gilas Pilipinas made us Most Valuable
Proving Filipinos are fans indomitable

Fans of those to country give heart
Fans of those like PNoy who’s smart

Go like Rachelle Ann, our pride offshore in theater
Swerve like Michael Christian, our first Olympian in winter.

-12/30/2014
(Dumarao)

Under thee, the guiltless feel safe and free
Correction grips the soul of the guilty

Punished in way most humane
It’s apparent justice – not illusory bane

During PNoy’s first years
Our beauties shone in Ms. World & Ms. Universe

In Sports – Azkals and Volcanoes – another grace
Hey! Our People’s Champ “Pacman” still unfazed

Forget not our Guiness
World’s Largest Human Cross and 10 Commandments

Setting for World’s Longest Coin Chain
We’re not insane nor vain

To the leader who is here
To the people he is dear

Hope those are good signs to vie
Towards our Golden Age! Mabuhay!

-12/16/2011
(Dumarao)

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

Found Mr. Al Gator guilty human killer
Law impartial show must him in railing teeter
Croc tears flow icy eyes
Gloom mark blooms purring mice
Jail possessed by him – independent prisoner.

-01/09/2007
(Miagao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Plucked thee from near ground
Outdoor ornament
On Bermuda grass
It’s the plant type one
Decorative “fern”!

By Hachuela clan
Neighbor relative
It belongs to them
Planted by someone
To grace their front yard

January Thirteen
Friday Twenty Twelve
Ante Aclet’s wake
Night before burial
And saw Marvic G.

Neighborhood to South
Way to Codingle
Not along the road
Yellow-painted house
Just in front its porch

Friday the Thirteenth
Last day – Amaya
Hour before watching
Saw CapSU backers
I, Nanay & kin!

-01/13/2012
(Dumarao)
*My Toladas Collection