Bernardo F. Asuncion Poet Rhyme

As the Year Is About To End

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?




Note:

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.

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Jeff Kyser December 30, 2022 at 3:03 AM Thanks for the poem and the information about the form. We do have a way of forgetting our place in this created world! It is a shame we have to be reminded so much Bernardo F. Asuncion January 15, 2023 at 11:04 PM Thanks for the brilliant comment, dear sir Jeff. Stay safe.