HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM

This poem is a dedication to the woman who bore the burden of bringing me into this world, the woman behind my success, the woman who made me see the real world, the woman who strives to give me the best of education, the woman who holds the key to my mind, heart, and soul, my Mother, ROSEMARIE CHORAWAN BASILAN.



SONNET XI: A Lifetime I Owe to Thee
(A Tribute to my Mother on her birthday)

Nine months you carried me-that long-
My heart, soul, and mind, and all of me.
Though difficult it was you were strong;
I then owe it all, all my life to thee.

At times when we have bitter confrontations;
I often look but do not see what should be done.
When upon my wrongs you give corrections,
I say my wrong deeds are but none.

Once distress strived to engulf us
And Death came to besiege our hope,
Then did I look and came to see,thus,
Thy love led us up life’s dreary slope.

Today I survived and live up to my crucial role
For you, Mama, hold the key to my very soul.




HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA!
I LOVE YOU…
>>MARVIE<<