Camera of Life

Camera of Life
by Wellgen Caimpon Tagaduar

1, 2, 3, Smile!
Click! Click! Click! Pose!
Camera that tickles to make you smile!
Creating a new story in every subject’s life.

Every time you click the camera of life.
It flashes the light to take the perfect smile.
Every time the lens is at your sight.
You have to be always at your bright side.

Every time you take a picture
A new story was created to make life more meaningful
A picture that paints a thousand words
Taken by a camera that makes life more beautiful

1, 2, 3, Click!
1, 2, 3, Smile!
Smile at your very best
To a camera that tells the story every time you CLICK!

Why Should I Thank You?

The poet with his wife and son

Why Should I Thank You?

by Wellgen Caimpon Tagaduar

The moment you accepted me in your life
I know that I have come across a lot this time
All the trouble, heartache and pain I made to you
What I can say is that “Thank You” for your love that is so true.

My life is full of imperfections
But you give me the right directions
Sometimes I decided in giving up
But you are always there to support and lift me up.

You love me for who I am
Accepted all my discrepancies and shortcomings
Straightened my misdirected ways
And give beautiful meaning to my life

Thank You for all the chances you give
Thank You for all the forgiveness and patience
Thank You for the unending love
Thank You because you completed my life.

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n.b. This is a contributed poem of Sir Wellgen Caimpon Tagaduar, teacher of Buga National High School, Buga, Leon, Iloilo

A Poem To My Mother On Mother's Day

The author and his mother

"A Poem To My Mother On Mother's Day"
by Rudy Lanceta

Another Mother's Day Is Here,
And I Still Miss Having You Near,
You Were The Best Mom You Could Be,
And I Never Once Doubted Your Love For Me.

A Long Time Ago You Told Me,
No One Will Ever Harm My Dear Rudy,
You'd Save My Life From All Harm,
Tight In Your Arms, Safe And Warm.

I Could Spend Each Mother's Day In Sorrow,
Crying And Wishing You Were Here,
But Instead I Choose To Celebrate Your Life,
A Life I Still Hold So Dear.

I Know You'd Rather See Me Smile
Than Stand Here With Tears In My Eyes.
So I'll Do My Best To Honor Your Memory,
And You'll Live On As Long As I Am Alive.

posted with the permission of the author, 
Rudy Lanceta from his Facebook account.

The Girl I Need in My Life

Love in silhouette

I was 17 years old then when I first met my high school sweetheart who turned to be my wife for 43 faithful years now.

I was caught by her shiny, clean, black long hair. I loved caressing it but I couldn't for we'd not got acquainted yet each other.

Late that night, while I was studying my recent taken notes, I stopped and started imagining things out of nowhere. Until, I composed this short poem of adoration.

The Girl I Need in My Life

How lovely is the evening
Thinking a lady in her eyes beaming
Is she the girl I need in my life
To give me joy and happiness for life?

Yeah, the feeling is right
That beautiful damsel emerging in the night
Making me glad, feeling so fine
Till the end of time, she's truly mine.

Believe it or not - and this should be
For we are one - she is me and me is she
She's cute, so frail, so dearly
For time and eternity,
we're in a big family.

Note: I found out it later that we have the same birthdays.

By the way, this is a repost from my article "The Night When I Become Poetic" in ForumCoin[dot]com. I use the username of "Nakitakona" there.

Image: pixabay

Fire, Hammer and Water

by MTP

We are the metal ores dug from the earth

Through GOD’s Almighty Hands

Full of weakness and flaws, lesser in worth

But He has plans; He only understands

To be revealed in time He set forth

Through fire He made us strong

Taught us to endure poverty, long walks and more

To finish the journey no matter how long

To strive harder than what we did before

To take the right side and forsake what is wrong.

He struck us like a smith’s Hammer

And we thought we are going to break

Yet, we didn’t, because He is a Loving Father

Who molded us for our future’s sake;

That we shall become individuals that matter

He brought us to waters so deep

And we thought we are going to get drowned

Yet, we didn’t, for His promise He always keep

He trained and cleansed us that we may be honed

Success and Blessings from Him we shall reap.

Now, we are prepared and certain

Tests and hardships we may be stormed

All of these will pass like the rain

Because from quality education we are formed

At the end, a better life we shall attain!

Note: Saktong Buhay: "Sa De-Kalidad na Edukasyon Pinanday" This is the 2015 graduation rites theme issued by the Department of Education. It says that quality education is worked about towards life appropriateness.

Along with this, our school is ready for its recognition and graduation rites on Friday, March 27. The above poem is written by Sir Mike T. Pabalate, a Grade 4 teacher-adviser who was inspired by this year's graduation theme, that is, having a quality education appropriate to everyone's life.