SYCOPHANT

Self-examination must be performed:-
Your motivation oft becomes deformed.
Can you honestly state you go to church
Or temple as part of your life-long search,
Pursuing the Holy Grail, or aloud
Hallelujah-ing with a servile crowd,
All praying for some temporal award?
Next time, we ought to give Him due regard:-
"Thank you, Lord, your Love is our Best Reward."

SYMBIOSIS

Storms and high floodwaters do not a doomsday make;
Your gen'rous help will give the flood victims a break.
Monsoon season, I believe, will soon be over;
Bright sunny days will help our country recover,
If only we have the good sense to discover
Our forests and rivers never should be abused,
Slum shelters under bridges should not be excused.
Individual initiative and prompt action
Should save us from floods and plagues thru sanitation.

POLYGLOT

Pinoys pick up foreign words easily;
Our countrymen abroad quite readily
Learn when their bosses are truly angry
Yowling or just exhausted and hungry.
God made Pinoys not only bilingual;
Language-adepts, most are multilingual...
Our skills gather not just surface meanings,
Tho' unspoken, we sense thoughts--our gleanings.

BULWARKS

By the wayside, I saw a leafless, lifeless twig;
Useless, so it seemed, slashed off from its tree--a fig.
Luckily, I have a small front yard garden, too.
With plants bursting in bloom, acrostics quite a few;
Aha, a timely prop, this stick could surely be!
Rhyming acrostics in my book, the world should see,
Kept proud and unbowed by a dead twig from a tree.
Someday when I'm dead, will my 'stics be props? Maybe...

BULWARK

By Jove, old man, don't lose the power of your mind;
Use the strength of your imagination to find
Long forgotten realms where once you ruled and tarried...
"Where up my castle's tower, I boldly carried
"A maiden fair with raven hair and big black eyes?
"Last night I seemed to hear her laughter and her sighs;
"Remember her? Of course, I do know where she lies.
"Kingdoms vanish, but in my heart Love never dies!"

2. BURLESQUE

'Blame everybody but yourself'- is how politicians thrive,
Urging their raucous supporters to rely on promises,
Raising unfav'rable stats, citing global problems to drive
Likely rivals from running for high government offices.
Every economist knows not just one person is to blame;
Sadly, all of us took part in creating this world malaise.
Quodlibet:- We are all in a quicksand...Put no one to shame.
Use the situation to endure derision with good grace...
Economic growth and expertise should soon gain worldwide praise!

1. BURLESQUE

Blame, blame, blame! Blame the cruel Fates,
Uncontrolled inherited traits;
Read the lines written on your palm:-
Long life and riches... What a sham!
E'en now at age seventy-nine,
Skep is wont to complain and whine:-
Quo vadis, fellow homo sap?
U-turn now and follow Christ's map,
Ere you fall into Satan's trap!