MELVIN BANGGOLLAY Poems

JESU KRISTO KARASAK KO (JESUS CHRIST, MY SHIELD)
Melvin banggollay

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AGAINST THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN'S CLAIM
A poem written contrary to the context of
Rudyard Kipling poem WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
BY Melvin D. Banggollay
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PERSECUTOR OF FATE
Melvin Banggollay

Lucky, am I that there were people of reason
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M-elvin Jr, dear son of mine
Whose name truly reminds
Of a love so great and divine
of a man and woman's dine
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M-elvon, a fruit of thine name
Whose smile bewilder fame
Today as you again luckily gain
Another year of great refrain.
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P-edro Alit, a man of many virtue
Born with the breath of the poor
Yet armed with a dream to subdue
The flame of poverty’s towering door.
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PORK BARREL SCAM
Melvin Banggollay

P-ork barrel scam’s aroma
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Y-olanda, bagsik mo’y grabeng sakuna
Na Hatid ay pait at lubos na pagdurusa
Ng mga kababaayang iyong sinalanta
Ng iyong paghihimagsik sa bayang dalita.
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Captured thy serene eyes
With her smiles of charm
With power that surmise
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Sepent’s Tongue in an Angels Beauty
Melvin Banggollay

Verily, verily, I have seen a beauty
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