Short Rodrigo Poems

R-ise
O-f the
D-awn begins
R-eaching the peak
I-n spite of
G-ravest
O-dds.

Topic: Birthday of Rodrigo Roxas (May 14)
Form: Acrostic Sevenette...

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R-eappearance 
O-f 
D-awn 
R-ight 
I-n 
G-low 
O-f 

R-ay 
U-ses 
B-eautiful 
I-mpression 

Topic: Birthday of Rodrigo T. Rubi, Jr (May 17) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Happy birthday, dear President, 
The firm Filipino leader 
Lets his order be consistent 
Despite the world's stormy weather. 

Topic: Birthday of Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte (March 28)...

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R-isk
O-f 
D-isease
R-abidly
I-mplements
G-ruesome
O-utbreak

R-eleasing
O-ne
X factor
A-bout
S-pread

Topic: Birthday of Rodrigo Roxas (May 14) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-emain
O-ptimistic
D-uring
R-ain
I-n
G-ray
O-bscurity

A-s
B-eacon
R-eturns
I-f
G-low
O-pens

Topic: Birthday of Bro. Rodrigo Abrigo (January 31)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-abidity
O-f
D-readed
R-isk
I-mplements
G-rime
O-nce

R-esidents
U-nknowingly
B-ring
I-nfection

Topic: Birthday of Bro. Rodrigo T. Rubi, Jr (May 17) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-eader
O-f
D-enotation
R-ightfully
I-nterprets
G-iving
O-ne

R-eason
U-nder
B-rilliant
I-llustration

Topic: Birthday of Bro. Rodrigo T. Rubi, Jr (May 17) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-ound of big applause
R-eturns after his cruel speech
D-elights the audience. ??????
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Topic: Birthday of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (March 28) 
Form: Acrostic Senryu...

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R-esolve
O-f
D-edicated
R-uler
I-s
G-iving
O-ff

D-etermination
U-sing
T-he
E-xecutive
R-egulation
T-o
E-mploy

Topic: Birthday of President Rodrigo R. Duterte (March 28)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-oad 
O-f 
D-ivine 
R-ighteousness 
I-s 
G-iving 
O-ne 

F-ine 
E-ternal 
L-ife 
I-n 
C-hoosing 
I-t 
A-nd 
N-ot 
O-thers 

Topic: Birthday of Rodrigo Feliciano (July 10) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-ight 
O-ccasion 
D-eploys 
R-emarkable 
I-dea's 
G-ood 
O-pus 

A-dvancing 
B-irthday 
R-egards 
I-n 
G-reat 
O-ptimism 

Topic: Birthday of Bro. Rodrigo E. Abrigo (January 31) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-egards
O-f
D-edication
R-ightfully
I-mplement
G-reetings
O-f

A-uthor
B-ringing
R-ighteous
I-nstruction's
G-odly
O-bjective

Topic: Birthday of Bro. Rodrigo E. Abrigo (January 31) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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R-egards
O-f
D-edication
R-ightfully
I-mplement
G-reetings
O-f

A-uthor
B-ringing
R-ighteous
I-nstruction's
G-odly
O-bjective

Topic: Birthday of Bro. Rodrigo E. Abrigo (January 31) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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Blind from the age of three
In his heart,music, set free-
A concierto exemplar,
Fashioned for a guitar..to make it sing
Memoria..... to a still-born offspring.

Tribute to Joaquin Rodrigo 1901-1999  Concieto de Aranjuez...

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R-ighteousness
O-f
D-ivine
R-eligion
I-mplements
G-ospel
O-f

F-ather
E-mploying
L-esson
I-n
C-reator's
I-mportant
A-nd
N-oble
O-rganization

Topic: Birthday of Rodrigo Feliciano (July 10) 
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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From downstairs comes an overload 
of lies and suppositions
out of Washington. I shut the door
and open up a book of poems 
that chip and twitter like hard-
luck sparrows. And underneath 
that harmonic line, I tune 
in Rodrigo, who plaints guitar 
to sing of places no gentler 
by the blood that bears us, lung 
to brain and hungers. And yet, 
more beautiful than this evening’s
news, an elegy of strings....

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