Best Aquino Poems

You knew you were going to die. 1
And yet you came, thinking no matter how insane,
the man on the seat of power would never want you dead
… it would be too much on his head.

And so you came, and there in the brightness of the...

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“… The 1986 revolution in the Philippines … brought an end to the martial law imposed by Marcos’ regime in 1972, and saw the accession to power of the first woman president, Cory Aquino.”

Freedom songs of militant optimism
Reigned with victorious patriotism
Liberty shouting spirit of volunteerism
Vanquishing...

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There once lived a friar,Thomas of Aquino
in latin,did his poetry flow
In a prayer anapestic
this form was to tick
until Lear gave AABBA ,a go...

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From Friar Thomas Aquino
AABBA cinquins did flow
With rhyme anapestic
the form did the trick
inspiring Lear et al to have a go...

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Thomas Aquinas ,a 13th century Italian friar first recorded use of the anapestic meter in the AABBA form with prayers in Latin until Edward Lear used theform for humourous verse.The title Limerick is more uncertain but might have aconnection to the Irish town of that...

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There once lived a friar,Thomas of Aquino
in latin,did his poetry flow
In a prayer anapestic
this form was to tick
until Lear gave AABBA ,a go

Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2017...

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A-nother
L-ife
O-bliterates
N-ight
A-s

A-ppearance
Q-uietly
U-ses
I-lluminate
N-ewness
O-nce

L-oveliness
O-f
L-ight
O-pens

Topic: Birthday of Alona Aquino Lolo (August 28) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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There once lived a friar,Thomas of Aquino
in latin,did his poetry flow
In a prayer anapestic
this form was to tick
until Lear gave AABBA ,a go


THIS EDITED REPOST inspired by Janice contest...

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From Friar Thomas Aquino
AABBA cinquins did flow
With rhyme anapestic
the form did the trick
inspiring Lear et al to have a go...

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C-ome
I-nto
N-ice
D-oor
Y-ou

A-re
Q-uesting
U-sing
I-mportant
N-ew
O-pportunity

Topic: Birthday of Cindy Aquino (May 12) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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J-oyful 
I-magery 
C-reates 
Y-our 
L-ovely 
L-ife's 
E-loquence 

A-s 
Q-uote 
U-ses 
I-ts 
N-ice 
O-de 

Topic: Birthday of Jicylle Aquino (July 04) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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J-ust
E-njoy
N-atal
N-ote
A-nd
L-et
Y-our
N-ame

A-pply
Q-uote
U-sing
I-ts
N-ice
O-ccasion

Topic: Birthday of Jennalyn DS Aquino (December 13) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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B-eacon 
R-elieves 
Y-our 
A-nguished 
N-ight 

A-nd 
Q-uietly 
U-ses 
I-lluminate 
N-ew 
O-penness 

Topic: Birthday of Bryan Aquino(October 04) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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C-lassic
I-nspiring
N-ote
D-enotes
Y-early

A-crostic
Q-uote
U-sing
I-ts
N-oble
O-bjective

Topic: Birthday of Cindy Aquino (May 12) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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C-lear
R-ays
I-n
S-hine
A-re
L-etting
Y-our
N-ewness

A-ppear
Q-uitting
U-nknown
I-magination's
N-egative
O-bscurity

Topic: Birthday of Crisalyn G. Aquino (September 05)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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