To The Philippines Poem by Jose Rizal

To The Philippines

Rating: 4.9


Warm and beautiful like a houri of yore,
as gracious and as pure as the break of dawn
when darling clouds take on a sapphire tone,
sleeps a goddess on the Indian shore.

The small waves of the sonorous sea assail
her feet with ardent, amorous kisses, while
the intellectual West adores her smile;
and the old hoary Pole, her flower veil.

My Muse, most enthusiastic and elate,
sings to her among naiads and undines;
I offer her my fortune and my fate.

With myrtle, purple roses, and flowering greens
and lilies, crown her brow immaculate,
O artists, and exalt the Philippines!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bernard F. Asuncion 08 August 2019

A noble and excellent write penned by Dr. Jose P. Rizal...10++++

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 07 July 2018

A magnificent tribute to our country, the Philippines by our national hero. The most beautiful ode to one's country I have ever read. Beautifully crafted write. Every stanza in this great poem stands out.

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Rajnish Manga 06 July 2018

Exquisitely beautiful. A Poet's great tribute to his motherland. Full of patriotic fervor. Thanks.

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Aya Sunga Askert 15 November 2017

Warm and beautiful like a houri of yore, as gracious and as pure as the break of dawn Phenomenal poem by the greatest hero of my home... for my phenomenal country.

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