Keep on trying
To fix the nose,
Finally got it!
But, oh, the clothes!
Drab and plain
With no decor,
Add some til you say
"No more!"
The eyes and hands,
They vex me so!
But still I try
So my skills grow.
Now the feet,
Deplorable things!
If only we learned
To grow wings!
Feel my patience
Wearing thin,
Drawing an eyelash
As fine as a pin.
That's it, I'm done!
No more today!
My brain is fried,
It's time to go play!
Three O'clock; I wake
Dancing with my sweet demons
More sleepless, bleak nights
Of doubt and stark misery
Second-guessing my motives.
My Cheerios are lined up - wow!
In very straight a row
I can count to 20 now
But after that ... don't know
A handsome boy sits next to me
On him, I have a crush
I'd like for there a kiss to be
But Mom says not to rush
I finished school, got a job - boon
I've had a steady man
If he won't ask the question soon
then I suppose I can
My baby birds are growing up
And some have left the nest
We'll miss each other sorely - yup!
But know it's for the best
My parents gone. Spouse, Heaven's gain
And many a dear friend
I'm grateful a few still remain
On them, I will depend
One of my favorite writers in PS, smart reader not big mouth!
880.
Aral sa 7 kong Trabaho 7:
MSWDO
Ang Pampito kong pinagtrabahuan
DSWD/MSWDO sa aming bayan
Bilang isang Job Order
Na Computer Encoder
Sa computer ako ay naglagay
Ng mga datos at importanteng bagay
Tungkol sa mga matatanda
Senior Citizens ng aming banwa
Subalit tinanggal ako
Dahil daw sa text ko
Kung hindi ko ito ginawa
Ako ay naroon pa sana
2 taon na sana ako sa DSWD
Kung natutunan kong magtimpi.
-09/25/2025
(Dumarao)
*7 Aral sa 7 Kong Trabaho
879.
Aral sa 7 kong Trabaho 6:
Assumption
Ang Pang-anim kong pinagtrabahuan
Assumption na Paaralan
Bilang isang Titser
Contractual na Teacher
Sa mga bata ako ay nagturo
Mga batang hayskul na Katoliko
Tinuruan ko sila
Nang may kakaibang sistema
Subalit nagpaalam ako
Dahil sa mga rasong komplikado
Kung hindi ko ito ginawa
Ako ay naroon pa sana
3 taon na ako doon sana
Kung natutunan kong magtantiya.
-09/25/2025
(Dumarao)
*7 Aral sa 7 Kong Trabaho
878.
Aral sa 7 kong Trabaho 5:
OLSI
Ang Panglima kong pinagtrababuan
OLSI na Paaralan
Bilang isang Titser
Contractual na Teacher
Sa mga bata ako ay nagturo
Mga batang hayskul na Katoliko
Tinuruan ko sila
Ng iba't ibang asignatura
Subalit nag-AWOL ako
Dahil sa problemang halu-halo
Kung hindi ko ito ginawa
Ako ay naroon pa sana
6 taon na ako doon sana
Kung natutunan kong magpasensiya.
-09/25/2025
(Dumarao)
*7 Aral sa 7 Kong Trabaho
877.
Aral sa 7 kong Trabaho 4:
MAO
Ang Pang-apat kong pinagtrababuan
MAO sa aming bayan
Bilang isang Job Order
Na Computer Encoder
Sa computer ako ay naglagay
Ng mga datos at mahalagang bagay
Tungkol sa mga nagawa
Ng mga katrabaho sa opisina
Subalit nag-resign ako
Dahil gusto ko ulit magturo
Kung hindi ko ito ginawa
Ako ay naroon pa sana
7 taon na ako doon sana
Kung natutunan kong magtiyaga.
-09/24/2025
(Dumarao)
*7 Aral sa 7 Kong Trabaho
876.
Aral sa 7 kong Trabaho 3:
CAPSU
Ang Pangatlo kong pinagtrababuan
CAPSU na Paaralan
Bilang isang Titser
Contractual na Teacher
Sa mga bata ako ay nagturo
Mga batang nasa Kolehiyo
Tinuruan ko sila
Ng English, Communication, History at iba pa
Subalit nag-reklamo ako
Dahil mga contestants ko ay natalo
Kung hindi ko ito ginawa
Ako ay naroon pa sana
15 taon na sana ako sa paaralang ito
Kung natutunan kong magrespeto.
-09/23/2025
(Dumarao)
*7 Aral sa 7 Kong Trabaho
875.
Aral sa 7 kong Trabaho 2:
Fermat
Ang Pangalawa kong pinagtrababuan
Fermat na Paaralan
Bilang isang Titser
Contractual na Teacher
Sa mga bata ako ay nagturo
Mga Batang Koreano
English ay tinuruan ko sila
Bumasa, umunawa, sumulat, magsalita
Subalit nag-leave/AWOL ako
Dahil na-homesick sa trabaho
Kung hindi ko ito ginawa
Ako ay naroon pa sana
15 taon na sana ako sa paaralang ito
Kung natutunan kong magsakripisyo.
-09/22/2025
(Dumarao)
*7 Aral sa 7 Kong Trabaho
874.
Aral sa 7 kong Trabaho 1:
Kapitolyo
Ang Una kong pinagtrababuan
Kapitolyo ng aming lalawigan
Bilang isang Job Order
Na Computer Programmer
Sa computer ako ay nagsulat
Ng mga balita at ulat
Tungkol sa mga nagawa
Ng Gobernador ng aming probinsiya
Subalit nag-resign ako
Dahil sa mababang sweldo
Kung hindi ko ito ginawa
Ako ay naroon pa sana
15 taon na sana ako sa Kapitolyo
Kung natutunan kong makuntento.
-09/21/2025
(Dumarao)
*7 Aral sa 7 Kong Trabaho
Stanford University
Greatness at the Helm
Alum has come and gone
Knowledge was their insurance
Philosophy at its best
Education a high mark
Principles with a concept
Resolutions with an idea
Dignity with self-respect
Assuring and fulfilling
Techniques with logic of its own
Theories to come by
No more doubt
Intellect is what education is all about
Picture yourself
Above all
Conqueror of one’s destiny
Standards aligned
Through pages of trials and errors
Education speaks
Believe in yourself and let it repeat
Educational now and well into tomorrow
Let your tomorrow start today
One step away
Let education become your triumph
Classified and Qualified
No one would deny
Follow your footsteps through the education portal
Open Door
Don’t ignore
Let education show your potential
Become the commodity of essential
Stanford spoke
Now enter
Respect begins where
Judgment ends.
Respect emerges when we
See each other clearly.
Respect stands unyielding,
Untouched by color, creed,
Or gender.
I was raised alongside our dog.
My biggest dream was to be a cog
in the great Cogswell Cogs machine.
I'd work for peanuts or for bones,
but his cubicle nameplate read, "Spot Jones",
while I fought for scraps on streets so mean.
As i in reverie..Recall life scenes' like taxis
And trams, amid myriad dreams, of people
Who want to build a valid life, learn others.
Make inventions, and relish challenges though
They are rife.' I think on builders.? As i look and
See; a carpenter working, industriously, i see
Him draw with pencil, and slide along his saw
I note the sawdust falling, to be swept
aside ' I hear snatches of conversation
The odd word comes clear, yet not real informative
To my ear..I muse on the sawing, and know its
All around world, people striving some doing whats
Best.' Guiding the blind, unravelling many a mess
I think of all i have seen from lifes first breath to its
Last' sense and idiocy.. political farce' as i watch a
Carpenter plying His saw, i see much reason in
Many of lifes actions.? Yet never a good reason, or results ever from or' for
Any type of war.'
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