Leyte Poems - Poems about Leyte

If I Met God

...If I met God in a snow-kissed wood,
Would he sit beside the fire’s warm glow,
And share my wine and quail egg soup,
And marvel at the falling snow.

And speak of truths I’ve overlooked,
But lis...

Categories: leyte, fire, god, hope, life,
Form: Rhyme

Damdam

...In a far mountain area of Leyte
Located in the Pearl of Orient Sea
A South East Asian country

Lies a mysterious tale of Damdam
A wine bottled-size creature
Enormous critter, surpassing all oth...

Categories: leyte, adventure, creation, imagination, urban,
Form: Free verse

My After From Sister Book

...My After (from Sister book)
We met when we shouldn't have.
Some kind of spell cast by who? 

No witch I know. 
Giving us something beyond priceless. 
Invisible yet tangible. 
Incredulous but i...

Categories: leyte, books, fantasy, love, sweet,
Form: Verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

The Virus

...The Virus

An island called Tacloban
Is ravaged by Haiyan
This fateful day of November
The weather is not tender
Wind whispers destruction
Rain writes annihilation.

But that is not the good...

Categories: leyte, blessing, faith, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme

Tin Can Sailors

...The mighty 3rd to the north did steam,
Chasing a ghost not to be seen

Guard the landing your task assigned,
Quiet the day is to be benign

At dawn the Imperial fleet does appear,
Surprise com...

Categories: leyte, courage, inspirational, remember, tribute,
Form: Rhyme

Another Hero Has Fallen

...A TRIBUTE TO MY BROTHER HUBERT W. HINSHAW, T/SGT, U. S. ARMY
                              8 July 1918 - 2 August 2014


Another World War Two hero has fallen from the shrinking ranks.
  He was ...

Categories: leyte, tribute,
Form: Rhyme

Heartbreak Over Yolanda: Link On How To Help Typhoon Victims In the Philippines, Thank You

...I hope that it's ok that I am posting a link here 
on how to help the people who have been affected by typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)

It is a link from Yahoo, which sort of consolidated links/ways in whic...

Categories: leyte, dedication, natural disasters, recovery
Form: Narrative

It All Started With a Parade

...It All Started With A Parade

All walks of people crowding the streets 
Like moving vessels of a mighty fleet. 
Jolly Diana, a wake-up call at dawn; 
A throng is gathered down the town. 

Cadets go m...

Categories: leyte, anniversary, children, people, community,
Form: Rhyme

Indianapolis

...The date is twenty six July,nineteen hundred forty five
soon, only three hundred seventeen would be alive
Eleven hundred ninety six of you assigned 
eight hundred seventy nine lives denied,

Two torp...

Categories: leyte, dedication, war, men, men,
Form: Epitaph

Agnes

...A t  this PC windows my dear,
G lows a cute lady that glares,
N o  webmaster have dared,
E ach time yahoo messenger is there,
S weet & cute "Agnes" bears.

I found a new love and inspiration ri...

Categories: leyte, friendship, love, mystery, passion,
Form: I do not know?