Nicanor P. Tiosen Poems

If it takes a lifetime
to realize a dream,
never would I give up
though it may cause some pain.
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Once, I tried to climb a mountain
Hurrying to explore the top;
But vines and crags slowed my ascent
And so I reached just half-way up.
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Through the night the storm rages
Wreaking havoc on its way;
Neath a dripping roof bedraggled souls
Are huddled as they pray.
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Who says nothing in life is fair?
He is asleep - deep in a dream;
For how could he be so unaware
people thrive down the river
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People who are born fighters
do not easily give up;
When the odds are much too great
they just smile, but they won't stop.
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Listen young one to a haunting song.
Listen to the song of life:
a happy tune in the dawning,
a sad refrain at eventide.
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We are the children of the dust.
Like our forebears, here we stay
trodden under foot for centuries -
by men, both shackled and free.
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In life, nothing is constant.
Everything's in a state of flux.
Not surprising for Earth has, since,
Been spinning, not ever been lax.
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Where are you, friends of my youth -
Why have you forsaken me?
Isn't that through thick and thin
You vowed, with me you'll stay?
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Waking up early one morning
I gazed toward the eastern sky;
Framed against a golden canvass
are silhouettes of birds in flight.
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