Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser Poet Sonnet

Slaves But Brave Enough

Oh, slaves of the nation who works and sweat!
Tired and restless--but still flee overseas
to support a hungry future that frets.
With  barks and claws gained from descent degrees,
if we must succeed-- oh, let us nobly work
so our blood and sweat may not fall to scrap,
veins swollen yet act by act we don't fall to smirk.
Freeing a flood of effort through thorns of gaps
though greedy compatriots act like monsters,
their eyes open wide but gone blindfolded by lies
some struggles and shout, aiming to conquer
bracing away from forms of guns and bribes.
Slaves are we but we're brave enough to replace
those crashing obstacles with lace of grace!
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***Sponsor	Shadow Hamilton
Contest Name	Your Favourite Old Poem #3
++Placed 5th++
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***Sponsor	Cyndi MacMillan
Contest Name	I CAN'T BREATHE: A peaceful Protest, An Anthology of Powerful Poems 
++Placed 1st++

O.E. Guillermo
4:29 pm; December 12, 2014

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Poet Destroyer A June 30, 2015 at 6:51 PM Olive, Congratulations on your old favorite poem. Always ~LINDA~

Richard Lamoureux June 28, 2015 at 10:09 AM I enjoyed, Congratulations.

Skat A June 28, 2015 at 12:59 AM Olive, Congrats on your win......Love SKAT

Shadow Hamilton June 27, 2015 at 6:13 AM Olive Congrats on placing hugs

Poet Destroyer A April 18, 2015 at 6:30 PM Olive, it was nice seeing Cyndi's "I CAN'T BREATHE, generous list." Hope you enjoyed the showcase of this powerful contest theme, thank you for sharing the message. XOX ~LINDA~

Shadow Hamilton April 16, 2015 at 9:35 AM great pen Olive congrats on win hugs 7 Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser April 27, 2015 at 12:08 AM thank you so much Shadow.. :)1

Paul Callus December 14, 2014 at 2:31 PM "prophets are not welcome in their own country"....that is why people have to go abroad to earn a decent living...but then even there they are often abused and get under-paid. Keep trying...do not ever give up!! // paul Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 15, 2014 at 1:12 AM thanks much PAul.. :)! miss you hugs.. :D!

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders December 13, 2014 at 11:28 PM Powerful, well written words of encouragement, Olive! Hugs, Rhonda Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 15, 2014 at 1:07 AM thanks much RHonda.. :)! I appreciate your drop by.. :)!

James Fraser December 13, 2014 at 2:55 PM Deep, emotional, with a tinge of sadness. Indeed the working away from home by many, and how they can be treated by fellow workers, let alone employers can be harrowing, when it should be comfortable. Your poetry always makes me smile Olive, James :) Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 14, 2014 at 8:10 AM the unresolved crisis of unemployment and corruption in our country forces to look further..... Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 14, 2014 at 8:07 AM thanks much James.. :)! Your couplets and rhymes do make me smile.. :)! thanks for the generous comment.. :) it is tinge with sadness for a fact that at times most professionals from our country needs to leave because they aren't given enough benefits and underpaid.. etc..

Dr. Upma A. Sharma December 13, 2014 at 7:58 AM Wow Olive great work! Keeps one pondering !! Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser December 14, 2014 at 8:04 AM thanks much Dr. UPma.. :) I experience working away from my country and hence this inspired me to do is.. :) The lack of opportunities for a good work and well greener future in Phil led me to do this.. :)