Ferdinand L Quintos Poems

The train rolls out slowly
from the old terminal bay,
rusty wheels reluctantly
roll on rails all rickety,
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Name poem

ANGEL
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Pan-aasinan nen panaon ya inmuna,
..malaem ed yaman-dayat tan arum ni ‘ra
..ya makana’n tagano na laman da’y lapag
..ya too’d sakop to tan arum ni ya dapag.
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As the gods silently slept
On imposing Mt. Olympus,
So surreptitiously I crept
And awakened goddess Venus.
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As I lay lonesome one night in my bed,
Somnus on my wearied eyes descended,
but when my eyelids were about to meet
toward slumber expectedly sweet,
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You ask me very frequently
measure of my sincerity,
hark and I will tell you shortly
that you may have serenity.
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Eastern horizon bursts with colors,
_morning comes to ease all my dolors;
Memories of dreadful dreams last night,
_like startled wild birds, take to flight;
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My name poem

PERFUME
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Blazing color of hope that thrilled your eyes
Exciting green gem set on ring of gold,
Lends brilliance now to this room you once lit,
I still dream you will someday return,
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We watched a paper boat
on the river afloat,
we followed it totter
‘midst a mass of litter,
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