The Chocolate Hills of Bohol
Ancient as creation, true natural wonders,
the Chocolate Hills of Bohol
teem with singularly exotic flora and fauna,
fanciful ferns and big-eyed tarsiers, peculiar primates.
Abundant rain wonderfully adorns them
with a mantle of verdant fashion;
while drought unveils their beautiful brown cloaks,
resembling giant delicious chocolate kisses,
or sun-baked peanut butter cookies.
At dawn, they're subdued by shades of grey and blue;
but at dusk, they startle with red-orange hues.
The Chocolate Hills serenely slumber,
heavy eyelids closed in peaceful repose.
They’re fast asleep and deeply daydreaming,
perhaps, of becoming rugged rocky mountains.
Finger to lips – shhh – let sleeping hills lie!
Hands cover ears - these conical mounds
are so clever at keeping hidden secrets.
Silent observers, they echo no tales, but
hold on to footprints in the limestone soil,
discretely recording every visitor,
not forgetting anything - remembering all.
8-24-2014
Contest: Poems about Places
Sponsor: Charlotte Jade Puddifoot
Placement: 4th
Categories:
tarsiers, beauty, nature, places,
Form: Free verse
rain showers the land
displays knolls of green grasses
tarsiers free park play
sun shimmers brilliance
upon brown mounds verdure lair
big chocolate queue
(c) Olive Eloisa
11:54am
June 19, 2014
***Chocolate Hills is one of the many natural wonders found in Bohol, Philippines. They are rich of minerals particularly that of marine limestone, fossils, corals etc. Home of wild life species including the smallest monkey in the world: the tarsier..:)
Categories:
tarsiers, imagery, nature, places,
Form: Haiku
O Philippines, my beloved country!
An archipelago of islands in Southeast Asia,
Rich in culture and society.
Her fame spreads like a "flavored shisha."
A variety of rare animals you'll see
Such as tarsiers, tamaraws, flying lemurs...
Marine species and coral reefs by the sea.
O Great Philippines! Her beauty shines!
Come now and visit Philippines.
Go to Boracay and Palawan Islands,
As one of the wonders of the world today
And join the hundreds of tourists each day.
And yes! I'm proud to live in Philippines
With so many loving memories.
O Philippines! I greatly admire!
For Her I'll give up my life.
She made me
Of who I am today,
An abiding citizen to the country.
O Philippines! I greatly admire!
Categories:
tarsiers, patriotic
Form: Rhyme