Going nowhere [poem]

Title

Creator

Adalia, Elpilio A.

Language

English

Source

The Cabletow XLIV (10) October 1968

Year

1968

Subject

Philippine poetry (English)

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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GRAND LODGE ... From p.g. 20 bugwas and the following morning VW Oliveros left for home in Manila and VW Causing left for his home in Cebu. Sometime in the near future, VW Oliveros to be accompanied by VW lfamon Ponce de Leon, another Jun ior Grand Lecturer, will go on a lecture tour of Lodges in Dumaguete and Western Visayas. On October 12, 1968, the Grand Master and his party motored to Paniqui. Tarlac, to be present at the convention of Masonic District No. 7. Anchor Lodge No. 159 of that town was host Lodge for this year’s convention. The district, with VW Jesus V. Evangelista as District De puty Grand Master, is composed of Malolos Lodge No. 46, Pampanga Lodge No. 48, Isagani Lodge No. 96, Leonard Wood Lodge No. 105, Vic tory Lodge No. 116 and Ancbor Lodgc No. 159. The Grand Master and visitors were impressed by the manner in which the convention was Conducted. Matters of concern to Masons were taken up in the convention proper in the morning. After lunch, a social hour and program was held in the afternoon with wives and families of Masons present. MVV Camilo Osias, PGM, was the speaker in the program and held the rapt attention of those present with an inspiring address. The planners of the convention are to be congratulated for a souvenir program, attractively printed, which gave interesting information about the member Lodges and other materials of interest to Masons and the gen eral readers. On October 26, 1968, the district convention of Masonic District No. 11 was held in Balayan, Batangas. The district is composed of Lodges in Laguna and Batangas. VW Ri cardo Buenafe is District Deputy Grand Master thereof. MW Schon and other Grand Lodge officers who were present at the convention were pleased with the manner in which the convention was conducted. A District conventions scheduled for next month, November 1968, are: Nov. 2 — District No. 12, Lucena, Quezon Nov. 9 — District No. 5, San Fer nando, La Union Nov. 16 — District No. 8, Limay, Bataan Nov. 23 — District No. 9, Quezon City and Rizal prov ince • * • GOING NOWHERE By Elpilio A. Adalia Chaplain, Tatiiaraw Lodge No. 85 Calapan, Oriental Mindoro 'I bis terrible downpour, Floods, currents and floods; These climactic changes. l-'ln, fever and coughs: This air conditioning, Lukewarm, cold or hot: These terrific tremors, Fearful shakes and shocks. This shanty, poor cottage. Bends low, creaks and darts; This mighty apartment. Loudly reels and rocks. Death phobia soon rises. Haste, insurance rush; Then leaving the country. With abundant cash. Rocketing to the moon. This funny coward, Not surely over there. Quagmire, cold and ice. Floods, tremors, diseases. Mighty signs of love, Quo Vadis, restless soul ? Bclievest thou not? Hardly I turned around. I encountered GOD. /\ 30

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