As The Year Is About To End Poem by Bernard F. Asuncion

As The Year Is About To End

Rating: 5.0


Would the world still stand firm and strong
Against the force of quake and storm
That threaten to fiercely perform
Their dreadful might that goes along
With the wind of man's fault and wrong?

Would disasters make man's knees bend
To let him know and comprehend
The message that they rightly send
Under the sun that would ascend
As the year is about to end?

As The Year Is About To End
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This form is called Pasion, a traditional short Filipino poem which is composed of 5 lines, having 8 syllables in each line with a 4-4 caesura. The rhyming scheme is aaaaa. It may have a maximum of 2 stanzas.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bharati Nayak 28 December 2022

A wonderful poem.With disasters, pandemic and war rocking the world the last three years have been horrific and naturally questions arise how far this world can withstand them.I like your 'Pasion', the traditional short Fillipino poem.

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David Wood 29 December 2022

Another good ‘pasion' poem. We all wait with bated breath how 2023 will turn out. I hope common sense prevails.

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MAHTAB BANGALEE 29 December 2022

superb poetical form and greatly penned; nice to read the year ending poem at all

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Rob Lamberton 29 December 2022

"Would disasters make man's knees bend To let him know and comprehend " Thanks for causing us to think, reflect and question during this time of transition! ! !

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Susan Williams 30 December 2022

So very well said--yet the weathermen on tv ignore the significance of the storms so strong and so strange to visit at seasons they never visited before--we did not take good care of the earth we were given, did we?

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Sylvia Frances Chan 07 January 2023

Great PASION, the Filipino way! My grandest Applause for you, dear Rev. Bernard Sir

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Sylvia Frances Chan 07 January 2023

CONTINUED: Your poem make us think. Thank you for sharing. God's Blessings be greatest for you and your wonderful family

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Sylvia Frances Chan 07 January 2023

Wonderful poem, so wisely worded, All Stars together for you, dear Rev. Bernard! True valuable poem, but as we all know from the past years: new hopes will be brought, we love to hope on something better, always.

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Nabakishore Dash 31 December 2022

Quake and storm are the results of what man is doing.No doubt man's knees would break with the fury of nature.Well crafted and beautifully worded.

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Congratulations, Bernard. Thank magnificent poem is ranked #74 among the Best Members Poems on PoemHunter.

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Bernard F. Asuncion

Bernard F. Asuncion

Subic, Philippines
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