Bernard F. Asuncion Tree Poems

An African green fruit of the tamarind tree
Has an oblong brown pod with one to twelve flat seeds,
They are all embedded in a pulp so sticky
Which is used in preserves to flavor foods one needs,
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I can catch you when you fall
From that tree of love so tall
As long as I hear you call.
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R-ise of the sun begins,
O-pening the morn with light;
D-ark shadows disappear,
R-ain fades into the night.
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The small seed starts to sprout and grow
under the sun of gleam and glow.
Its twigs multiply by cockcrow,
as its fruits surprise the morrow.
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Think of the tree of life,
Not of the worldly things;
Trust the heaven's grace,
Receive the Lord's blessings.
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J-ust let foggy Friday pass,
H-aze and mist are gone;
O-n fourth February morn,
N-ever ignore the breaking dawn.
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A-s you wake up early Thursday,
N-ew light starts to ascend;
N-ineteenth January morn,
I-nclement clime begins to
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N-ight cold chill and fog
O-n Thursday don't remain;
M-ake Friday sixth January
E-ver far away from
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C-hill and rain Tuesday
A-re left in the nook;
R-ise of the sun begins,
O-pen your eyes and
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J-ust like a tree by the river,
U-nafraid of any season;
L-eaves are fresh and green,
I-ntact during dusk
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Success is the fruit of layman's labor,
It's good to enjoy, it's nice to savor;
Sacrifice and toil, they are not in vain,
Even if oft times, the mind is in pain.
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Looking for answers in the right place
Is truly one of the better ways.
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I can catch you when you fall
From that tree of love so tall
As long as I hear you call.
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R-each the perfect paradise,
A-s you leave the chaos and strife;
M-ay fifth Friday's promise
I-s in the tree of
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G-ray haze and fog
A-re nowhere in view;
Y-our life is truly far away from the blue.
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J-ust let ninth February
E-ndorse the Thursday view;
N-ew morn has broken,
N-ight shadows depart from
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J-ust let the time fly like a leaf of tree;
Z-ephyr fills the air with breeze that is free.

E-xpect the bright year,
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