Obed dela Cruz Poems

O summer rain, can you tell me why the sky is gray?
Why would the Northern Wind cause a man like me for this?
I want to understand why some things don't go my way,
For I want to see visions beyond the silver bliss.
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They realized who they are
And discerned how late the time is.
Awakened by a shofar,
They know it’s not a time of peace.
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(a poem to commemorate the day of Philippine Independence)

Do you still remember in Cavite
When our banner was waved in liberty?
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Discipline has a purpose in mathematics.
It goes beyond problem solving and statistics.
It’s more than knowing the values on a paper
Because it persuades you to have an adventure.
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Dear Nightingale, your voice is very sweet.
Believe me; I always want to hear it.
Don’t stop singing whether it’s night or day.
Left in awe, I have no more words to say.
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Father, You have cleansed and dried me so well
But this time, O I could not really tell
Back to the mud I go and there I play
I think that playing there would make my day.
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(For God I write this poem)

Never again shall I hide You in the shadow.
I’ll boast of You and shall always make you famous.
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Now I’m against deceitful scrolls for they just lie.
Scribed by hands whose owners are living with bloodguilt
And whose words are confused because to lies are built.
Now you live but these scrolls will teach you how to die.
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Broken statues, forgotten names, O so many!
Men and women with fame and great admirations
But now like book pages ripped off from history
To a forbidden room of crowning collections.
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Two candidates protruded
Among a handful of options.
Perhaps they are even more
Who vouchsafe her their affections!
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