Poetry Collection E

Paradise We Call Heaven

High above the clouds

Lies a paradise beyond our reach

Where joy and peace reign

Love and justice too.

But without knowing

There is a paradise on earth

It lives in our hearts,

Our minds and wills.

A paradise so peaceful

Yet hidden in our dreams

A paradise so bright

Yet so dim in our eyes.

When we find it in our lives

Our hearts are filled with gladness and joy

This paradise in our hearts

Is a paradise we call heaven.

mcya_04@yahoo.com

Philippines

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My Strangest Friend

Beside my house I saw a friend,

Swaying and growing and always bend.

Talking to it as a special friend,

Conversation that would never end.

Oh my lovely friend so dear,

I feel safe when you're here.

Love and care that made us friends,

Protects me like a big tough fence.

I'm so blessed that I met you,

Being your friend is the best crew.

Its makes the best resources,

Like the paper that Sirach uses.

Not a person but sways and grows,

Protects me from the strongest foes.

Wondering what kind of friend is this,

It's a "TREE" that you always see.

Sirach John A. Lacson

I-Garnet

sirach_024@yahoo.com

Philippines

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MY HEART

THE SKY WAS SO BLUE

MY HEART IS SO GLOOM

THE SUN WAS SO SHINE

THE WIND WAS ALWAYS BLOWING

MY HEART IS ALWAYS CRYING

THE RAINBOW IS SO COLORFUL

MY HEART IS SO PAINFUL......

----ABIE----

abie_miradz@yahoo.com

zamboanga city

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"BESTFRIENDS"

It's hard to believe it's time to go

Leave this way of life, spread our wings and grow

Say goodbye to those friends that we hold dear to our hearts

shedding tears for we'll be so far apart

Remembering all the good times and even the bad

Including the fights we sometimes had

Through the tears and the pain

Friendship was our gain

We stuck together through

Sunshine and rain laugh and shouts

We found out what true friends were all about

So as my grade school journey comes to an end

We'll carry in our hearts

Our special friends

And take with us all the

Memories that were made

Since the first day that we have met.

-Alfonso Dio Miranda-

1-st. ignatius

Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Philippines

denmark_sevila41@yahoo.com

Zamboanga city,philippines

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Crying Over You

Forever, you promised

Forever, you lie

You promised to me

And to yourself

You'd stolen my heart

You'd made me obsess

You'd made me love you

But now, you left me alone

You made me cry

You made me suffer

You made me feel alone

You left me with nothing

But tears and pain

When you said "I love you"

I thought it would last

But "I love you" found an ending

The 'us' and 'we' are no more

You said you didn't mean to

But you hurt me too much

So much that no one can forget

So I guess that I'm the loser

Cause you've found someone new

Someone better than me...

You may see me with empty expressions

But behind this empty expression

Is something no one would regret...

Jasper Gabriel M. Ramirez

 1st Year - St. Jerome

arkirhon19@yahoo.com

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Haiku: "The Four Seasons"

Summer

The sun warms the earth

And kisses the leafy trees

Beneath the bright skies

Fall

Leaf by golden leaf

The trees undress their fine crowns,

Making the ground glow

Winter

Snowflakes fill the air

To blanket Nature with snow

And lull her to sleep

Spring

Flowers have blossomed

On a field covered with dew.

The world blooms anew.

ruthy_hello@yahoo.com

Philippines

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