Tell me [poem]
Media
Part of The Carolinian
- Title
- Tell me [poem]
- Creator
- Tan, Nieve
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1957
- Rights
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- Fulltext
- Wk • NIEVA TAN t TWO Poem/ O by ABE TUIBEO Why must a rose bloom only to fade and die? Why must the sun set only to rise again? Why must a wave dash upon a rock only to become silver coins scattered on the shore? Why must we love only to cry and Sleep only to awake and end those hoppy dreams? encouracjerne nt o Christian soul despair not in that state wherein you weep mid shades of nights forlorn for just beyond this weary world of hate behind the veil of your tears there beams a morn forever fair and so just lift your eyes and wait for only those that hope and fight against the odds shall merit in the skies a crown of bliss in heaven’s eternal light yes only trust for though you are wont to stray among stygian worlds of sins and errors within God’s heart you’ll find a. sanctuary not shrouded by the ghosts of death and terrors now rise! ascend ethereal heights again where beckons you life’s golden crown to gain! dedication Poem • ANGELINA R. LABUCAY Take a smile Add a little mischief. Take a barrel-full of happiness Add a drop of sorrow. Take a lot of courage Add a little fear. For that's what you are A dear, dear little girl Who loves the world And whom the world loves. o dearest maid although those gracious charms which i was wont in days gone by to love would wither like a flower yet in my arms i’ll hold you still and in my prayers above your name i’ll always speak; true love is shown not only by your nearness to me but also when its color is tried and known, when it can bleed and scale a calvary, and so never say when we are far apart i forget you or turn my heart from you for even now i swear deep in my heart that, till the grave i’ll be forever true because my love is not a passing one which, burns but cools when summer days are gone! JANUARY, 1957 Page 31