Philippines, My Moherland Poem by MELVIN BANGGOLLAY

PHILIPPINES, MY MOTHERLAND
Melvin Banggollay


P-hilippines, my dear great motherland
Cradle of my dreams and fervent plan
Abode of my life, culture and birth
Fountain of my youth I have to unearth.

H-ail to thee, native abode of my tongue
Lovely to speak with rhythm of my clan
Yet with sweetness healing anyone’s dirt
By the soothing tenderness that often flirts.

I-deal place to behold pearl shaped island
Majestic mountains and wide fertile land
Pristine beaches like Boracay of this earth
Loved by many including tourist experts.

L-and cultured by rich tribes of the Asian
Nestling a people from the blood of Malayan
Whose forefathers came afar this part of earth
To fine a nest they can have a cultural re-birth.

I-sland called as the pearl of the orient land
By the Spaniards by someone called Magellan
Who met Lapu-lapu in the battle of Mactan
Known as the first battle cry of Motherland.

P-eopled by a race so hospitable to everyone
With passionate culture and tender loving hands
Whose charm of her children exudes beauty
Loved and adored by so many men even today.

P-lace adorned with great treasure upon her palm
Rich mineral deposits sought by foreign hands
Like the famous mines in my own Cordillera
Where beauty of women dispels great aroma.

I-nspired with genuine education for every man
Her children can speak language of foreign tongue
Like her son Rizal gifted with a poetic charm
A linguist knowing 22 languages with a psalm.

N-o other one can hail dear Motherland
If not we, Filipinos, inheritor of this land
Tested by many times by tyrant foreign hands
Yet stood proud and free fighting for freedom.

E-very Filipinos in any place of this island
Must be proud of their roots and birth as a man
And even you may go and dwell in foreign land
Be proud you’re part for the glory of Motherland.

S-hare your wings and honor to Motherland
Never hesitate to serve her with prudent hands
And to offer even our lives to protect our land
To secure its glorious past and glory of this island.