Disappointed by the imperfections
Of His fellow spirit companions

God created a less menacing vessel
For those who commit sin & evil

This is the human body
Also meant to be sinless & happy

But the first humans – the man & woman
Were also tempted to sin by Satan

Going against the will of God
Like fallen angels they have been bad

Yet, the Creator this time was struck with mercy
Towards these creature’s frail body

Not to hell immediately, just away from Eden
To remind their descendants not to sin again!

-11/05/2015
(Dumarao)
*5th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

It’s God who gave me
This soul and body
He is the reason
Of this creation

It’s father and mother
Who caress and nurture
They are the reasons
Of my aspirations

I am a creation
For God’s intention
I am an aspiration
For my parents’ satisfaction.

-03/02/2012
(Dumarao)
*Third Incubus Collection

Oh God, for I’m someone under authority
Having lords and soldiers over me
I shall put my faith on them and Thee

Eventhough I am not worthy of care
For I am a person so simple and bare
Almost having nothing precious to share

I’m so lowly, the heavens are far
Can’t even afford to buy a toy car
To move up and move on is easy to bar

Only in dreams I can reach so high
It’s there where I have seen myself fly
Pillows of clouds they don’t deny

But here in real life situation
People experience utter desperation
Others even die out of negation

Yet however dark is the night
If in our hearts we have this might
We shall perceive the saving light

Oh God, I should have this faith within me
Though of Thy grace I’m not so worthy
I just continue to pray to Thee.

-11/08/2012
(Dumarao)
*My Morning Poems Collection…started writing it this day of Nanay’s birthday

Got thee at the façade
Of my father’s stone abode –

This day in world history
Important for somebody
England’s future king & queen
Just got their Royal Weddin’
While writing this poem of mine
They’re in their reception shine

Just after watching TV
I got this white pen with me
To write this poem of this month
With flower that’s not fragrant
Which I picked this afternoon
Knowing Royal Wedding’s soon

That’s ‘coz I’d no more reason
This month just went on and on
Without any occasion
Wherein I can attend on

So this fourth flora’s unique
Like a lid, like a gimmick.

-04/29/2011
*Ode to the 7 Flowers of 2011

The Holy Spirit –
Little is known about its history
But its impact is great to many
Being the soul of God
It prevents us from doing bad
Its presence can be felt in miracles
Like when it descended upon the apostles!

-11/09/2015
(Dumarao)
*9th Daily Reflection from catechism Booklet

Oh Father God, author of our life and death
Be with us in sickness and in health
Do not abandon us even if we dare to forsake Thee
Show to us Your inexhaustible mercy
For we are limited, our time passes away
We are bound by Your laws, we have penalties to pay
Help us be clean in spirit before it leaves our body!

-12/12/2015
(Dumarao)
*39th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

I fear physical death because I may just go…
To the realm of nothingness, nothingness, nothingness
Where I will be occupied by emptiness, emptiness
Like a blank sheet of paper – forsaken & meaningless!
To the space of nothingness, nothingness, nothingness
Where I will be visited by loneliness, loneliness
Like a cup with no water – forgotten & useless!

-03/32/2015
(Dumarao)
*My Fear of Death Collection

Pray for the 1 facing slaughter
Whose blood they want to spill over
Whose flesh they want to spread everywhere
Whose bones they want to dismember
That they will be stopped by God up there!

-11/22/2014
(Dumarao)
*My ****** Poems Collection

Angels & Saints are friends of God
Honoring them has never been bad
They can help us become closer
To the One we worship up there
Through them, our Creator magnifies His glory
That many are with Him though He’s one & only
To honor His friends is to honor Him too!

-11/29/2015
(Dumarao)
*18th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

Obey God for He is our Creator
Love Him as well as our neighbor
Grant mercy to those in need physically
Show mercy to those in need spiritually
For He is all-merciful and so we also must
His kindness & forgiveness always outlast
Blessed are those who obey God!

-11/26/2015
(Dumarao)
*16th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

The oppressive Spanish rule gained 3 Responses
From illuminated writers to infuriated armed forces…

Revolts became widespread from up to down
By Muslims, by pagans in a province or town
Reform was a movement against discrimination
By enlightened scholars who awakened the nation
Revolution called for freedom from Mother Spain
To end the years of their corruption and gain

…Through these 3 R’s, we formed our identity
We’ve learned we’re different, we have our own country!

-09/13/2015
(Dumarao)
*Philippine History Rhyme Collection

God, a spirit so mighty
Once upon a time felt lonely

So He created for Him companions
Who will accompany Him in His dominions

Angels they are known to be
Also wise, powerful & holy

Yet, many of these sacred creations
Had for them wicked aspirations

So they were thrown to the burning sea
To suffer for all eternity

There bad angels became Satanic minions
Their job is to oppose God & bring abominations

But the good angels are always ready
To safeguard the sovereign of the Almighty!

-11/04/2015
(Dumarao)
*4th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

Come! Lo! Valiant knights who never hide
Allow not the truth be put aside
Zip not thy mouth, ears open
Walk not with doubt, eyes listen
Do odd, let them see media beside.

-01/04/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

In the end of times
The judgment of all our crimes

A great thing on earth will happen
All people who died will live again

Souls unite with their bodies for eternity
The everlasting reward or punishment for humanity.

-11/24/2015
(Dumarao)
*14th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

Oh Father God, I am needing guidance
For my everyday life
For my daily strife

Oh Jesus Christ, I am needing guidance
To know more who I am
To face the troubles to come

Oh Holy Spirit, I am needing guidance
Help me traverse the straight path
Help me control my wrath!

-12/19/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

“You shall not ****,” God commanded
That is because our life is sacred
We are created according to His image
To **** our body is like to do Him damage
By His breath to live we are able
His Holy Spirit makes us His temple
Our life by God, our life for God!

-12/01/2015
(Dumarao)
*22nd Daily Refletion from Catechism Booklet

Come, ye! Let’s go to his temple
Sing and praise with His people
For this is the Day of the Lord
Time to worship Him and listen to His word
The day when Christ rose from the dead
The day when the Holy Spirit descended
Rejoice in this day that the Lord sanctified!

-11/30/2015
(Dumarao)
*20th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

Farewell oh year of twenty-five
To twenty-six I will arrive
This year of mine so memorial
I thought it will be my burial
But look I’m here still alive!

-09/09/2012
(Dumarao)
*written on this day before my 26th Birthday

1 Oh Lord, smelling Your presence
Strikes my inner feelings
Perceiving its magnificence
Fills me with positive tidings

2 Oh Lord, seeing your face
Glimmering with glory & honor
Catches my ardent gaze
While dazzling me with fervor

3 Oh Lord, having Your words
Makes my consciousness tremble
Like a sheep among herds
Giving momentum to assemble

4 Oh Lord, saying Your name
During my pain & distress
Takes away false fear & shame
But not on moments when I transgress

5 Oh Lord, touching Your manifest
Gives me strength & courage
When I am under a test
Facing concrete or abstract carnage

6 Oh Lord, I’m astounded looking at You
But uncomfortable with Your stare
Seems You’re watchful with all I do

7 Oh Lord, I’m ensnared listening to You
But elusive over Your eavesdropping
Lest You learn of a sin I do

8 Oh Lord, I’m inquisitive speaking with You
But cautious of my language
For it can reflect what I did, am doing & will do

9 Oh Lord, I’m delightful walking beside You
But suspicious if others are envious
Of course, it’s an amazing thing to do

10 Oh Lord, who is like me?
I’m proud like a celebrity!

11 Oh Lord, I traversed the road with pride
As if I can always make a great stride

12 Oh Lord, I never sensed the pitfall ahead
When from You, I turned away my head

13 Oh Lord, suddenly I’ve fallen!...condemned by women of Jerusalem!

-05/31/2012
(Dumarao)
*My Dark Poems Collection

Got thee from tree trunk
Standing position
A flowering plant
Common on house yards
“Orchid” leaf it is!

Owned by choir member
Dulce Pirote
Maybe she’s the one
Who planted it there
A new acquaintance

Fifth day of August
Year Twenty Thirteen
It is a Monday
Local holiday
It’s our Town Fiesta

Clinging on tree trunk
On a small landscape
As we go outside
Front yard of the house
Near its entrance gate

Fiesta remembrance
Another rare chance
First time with church choir
A worthy memoir
Fun to be with them!

-08/05/2013
(Dumarao)
*My Toladas Collection

When Christ said that the bread is His body
So it is, we must believe fully
When Christ said that the wine is His blood
So it is, it’s from the Son of God
In the form of food & drink our Savior has become
Doubt over it we must overcome
For the Lord’s word is always true!

-12/07/2015
(Dumarao)
*35th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

Oh Father God, this is the best time to make me a millionaire
This is the greatest moment to be merciful & fair
Merciful to the one being thrown into lion’s lair
Fair to the one who cannot escape the snare
Consider this not a temptation nor dare
So with Thy miracles, I can gloriously share!!!

Listen to the Prayer of a Warrior’s Heir
The grandson of a soldier allied to those with golden hair
Whose national emblem is still under our care
For their country’s our jewel so precious & rare
Whose relation with ours no one can impair
Although our system is corrupt & unfair
Prices going up from veggies to fare
Stomachs are empty, pockets are bare
Yet the aristocrats’ banks eternally glare
Glaring with gold they’re reluctant to share
Where is your Christianity? Where is your care?

-07/11/2015
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems for Ultimate Victory Collection

There are 6 laws of the Church we must carry on
First is to attend Sunday Mass & all holydays of obligation
Second is to fast and abstain
Third is to confess sins that we gain
Fourth is to take Holy Communion on Easter
Fifth is to support the church by funding her
And sixth is to keep our marriage sacred!

-12/05/2015
(Dumarao)
*26th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

Oh Father God, my faith fails
My belief in You weakens
I’m overpowered by omens

Oh Jesus Christ, my faith fails
Disasters I see everywhere
It seems You are nowhere

Oh Holy Spirit, my faith fails
Fear and doubt are swallowing me
Do not detach me from Thee!

-01/29/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

Oh Jesus, King of Faith
Thou are sent by God the Great
Thy Spirit is our greatest soulmate

Oh Jesus, King of Hope
Thou grant us light with no scope
Thy Sacred Heart’s fire never says nope

Oh Jesus, King of Charity
Thou are the spring of generosity
Thy heart is overflowing with mercy

Oh Jesus, King of Prudence
Thou guard us against malevolence
Thy rod is our guide to benevolence

Oh Jesus, King of Justice
Thou strike the sinners with right chastise
Thy judgment is free of any malice

Oh Jesus, King of Fortitude
Thou help us form proper attitude
Thy strength endures great magnitude

Oh Jesus, King of Temperance
Thou give to evil no single chance
Thy purity must have resemblance.

-11/23/2014
(Dumarao)
*Christ the King Sunday

There are some visions
In my heart and in my mind
That only I can understand

Reading gestures
Chasing conjectures
Perhaps are meant only for me

Chorus:
Sleep well – they said to me
Take your medicine – the doctor said
Have a liquor – told by a friend
Drink some milk – mother prepared

Sleep well…oh sleep well…
Night’s like eternity
Sleep well…oh sleep well…
For tomorrow’s another journey (Chorus)

I hope I can sleep well
Despite the murmurings of bell
That life can turn into a hell (Chorus)

I wanna sleep well
I wanna sleep well
Oh tiresome world…farewell!

-02/20/2013
(Dumarao)

I fear physical death because I may just go…
To the fertile soil of light and heat
Where my organs and flesh the worms will eat
Like organic fertilizer be consumed from juice to meat!
To the barren ground of rock and dust
Where my blood and bones diminish onto the earth’s crust
Like an old iron gradually degrading into useless rust!

-03/16/2015
(Dumarao)
*My Fear of Death Collection

Oh God, I am conscious of sin
It tells me what I’ve been
A sense of shame I feel
My knees I want to kneel
Help me to confess
And clear out all these mess
That I can be strong and true
That I can be one with You!

-01/16/204
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

Oh Father God, I am depressed
My troubles have compressed
Upon me there’s no rest

Oh Jesus Christ, I am depressed
My eyes are full of tears
I’m full of sadness & fears

Oh Holy Spirit, I am depressed
My burdens are so heavy
Come now and comfort me!

-01/21/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

Lady someone asked young beautiful man
Grace supposition as elegant swan
Paired male eyes upon her up to down
Wears he anonymous smile nor frown
“Fairy dear!” cries mouth’s obvious honest lie.

-01/05/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Listen to the 1 whose blood is screaming
Against those who plan to make death terrifying
This chain of vengeance is the one worth breaking
Its vicious trail is not worth following
The reason blood undergoes clotting!

-11/21/2014
(Dumarao)
*My ****** Poems Collection

Oh Sanggre Danaya, Keeper of the Jewel of Earth
Mark unto me the hope of death & birth
Death of lawlessness & corruption
Birth of a Utopian civilization

Plant in me the true hope of Adamya
To march on with a glistening insignia
Just like the earth of life – oh grant me a yard
Of perpetual blessings like an Elysian orchard

Being the youngest Sanggre of an enchanted land
Your youthfulness puts the future at hand
The fruit of your labor – oh let me partake
While I am alive don’t let it forsake!

-02/26/2015
(Dumarao)
*Superhero Collection

I pray for the soul of my student, Ariel
And also for the soul of my student, Johndel
The first one died of hit-and-run
The second one died of a bullet of gun
I pray that they both obtain justice
I pray that they both rest in peace!

-03/14/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

Oh Father God, I am bereaved
How many times I have grieved
Over my losses and misfortunes
I’m longing for long-lasting boons

Oh Jesus Christ, I am bereft
Seems none on me is left
I almost lost everything
I’m longing for great something

Oh Holy Spirit, I am at loss
Too heavy is my cross
Too little gifts I possess
I’m longing for overflowing gladness.

-01/05/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

Behold the 1 you want to become more
In your eyes I am a hateful wild boar
But in truth, I can even never be a melee warrior
My physique is not fit for a gladiator
Nor for a bloodthirsty matador!

-11/20/2014
(Dumarao)
*My ****** Poems Collection

For He is the Lord, our God, our Creator
Greatest in might & supreme in splendor
He alone we must worship
Recognize His power & leadership
Among all creations – good or bad
He is to them the only one God
Hosanna to our King whose reign is everlasting!

-11/27/2015
(Dumarao)
*17th Daily Reflection from Catechism Booklet

Oh God, I’ve seen good and evil
Top, down, left, right, middle
There’s purgatory, heaven and hell

Around me, there’s right and wrong
Big, small, rich, poor, weak and strong
Attachment, detachment, distance and throng

It is not I who hold
The judgment time foretold
Justice for us is by the Lord.

-03/30/203
(Dumarao)
*My Morning Poems Collection; written on Black Saturday

Away from my haven, irreverent Perseus!
Your goal in here is too ambitious!
You’re just making yourself ridiculous!

Aiming for my head for your Andromeda mild!
You can never get it even if you get wild!
Just go with your loss like a crying child!

Want me to help you end your misery?!
Why should I care for your doomed country?!
Swallow Poseidon’s judgment for your own stupidity!

No one can use me for their own advantage!
Though my worth is more than that of a sage…
To anyone’s purpose I’ll never ever engage!

Oh how dare you darken the brilliant aura…
Of this gorgon more gorgeous than goddess Athena?!
Oh sisters! Don’t waste this Echo of the Moaning Medusa!

Ah! My neck is bleeding with the edge of his sword!
Slowly it’s harder for me to utter a word!
Behold! I am dying! My vision’s getting blurred!

-02/05/2015
(Dumarao)
*Fallen Myths Collection

Adore the heroes and heroines of this nation mine
Uplift us from scourge of ****** clasping poverty line
Over the kings’ banquet, eyes open wide
Just mouth remain bold, don’t fear truthful chide
Horned angels endure to oppose treachery wine.

-01/04/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Oh Archangel Raphael, receive my adoration!
Thou who are proclaimed as “Doctor of the Afflicted”
Remove me from the chastisement of the dead
Wipe me with God’s green ray of healing
Be my miraculous medic when I am suffering
With your saving staff, touch my ailing soul & body
From Fatima in Portugal, cure & rejuvenate me!

-03/05/2015
(Dumarao)
*My Angels Collection

Off their garments, they naïve
Pose the young Adam and Eve
In the picture booth
Hail! Go withered youth
Ignore poor innocent grieve!

-01/02/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Season of great hypocrisy showcase behold
Resurrecting good names from grave of rot and old
Don they the masks of cheerful smiles
Hand they bills yonder petty miles
They are kind devils devour fortune’s threshold.

-01/04/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

Oh St. Expeditius!
Our Intrams patron in highschool fourth year
Look at me again who is here
Now we have a common enemy
That is tomorrow of uncertainty
Rescue me before I fall
I don’t want to stumble infront of all
Show to those who await my demise
That by God’s will I shall arise!

-03/21/2014
(Dumarao)

Earth is evergreen
With plants surrounding
Often medicine
To flesh corrupting

Earth is always round
With faunas roaming
Free, settled, bound
Eco they’re balancing

Plants and animals
Without them we’re gone
They’re here before us
They must not be gone.

-11/27/2011
(Dumarao)
*First Incubus Collection

Oh Father God, I am defeated
My goal is disgruntled
My honor is dismantled

Oh Jesus Christ, I am defeated
Triumphant are those who I dread
That’s why I am full of hatred

Oh Holy Spirit, I am defeated
I have fallen to my knees
Raise me up again please!

-01/20/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

Oh Father God, I am facing a crisis
Help me be patient with this
Be with me please

Oh Jesus Christ, I am facing a crisis
Help me overcome this
Be with me please

Oh Holy Spirit, I am facing a crisis
Help me learn from this
Be with me please!

-01/27/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection

In front of doorway stood Ben, the rich suitor
Blue mat says, “Come in, there’s no alligator.”
Now lo Carpenter Juan!
Amy’s heart, you’re number one!
Clings welcome farewell, inside a raptor!

-01/05/2007
(Dumarao)
*Topsy-Turvy Limerick Ironic

What makes me happy
Is in the end to see
Everyone happy about me

What makes me angry
Is still unclear to me
I need more self-scrutiny

What makes me sad
To quench somehow also hard
Of course – things that are bad

This is simply me!

-11/28/2011
(Dumarao)
*First Incubus Collection…I composed these 16 poems while paranoid, thinking that I’m going to die the next time I sllep for it was made after a night of terrible nightmare which I thought I couldn’t be awakened. This series of poems was done in one sitting! I was even absent from work because I felt ill.

Lord, abet me put aside
The vain and frivolous pride
I nurture within me inside

Lord, do not allow to seed
Vicious barnacles of greed
Eventhough I am in need

Lord, erase the vanity
Revealed by mask of envy
Searing me to atrophy

Lord, shield me from glaring gust
Of humid, temperate lust
For it taints my soul with rust

Lord, allow not to gather
In my heart and mind anger
Make it lag, take it faster

Lord, let me not be clumsy
Due to frisky gluttony
Horror of obesity

Lord, shun me from insolence
Brought by putrid indolence
Rip this slough of negligence.

-11/20/2011
(Dumarao)
*reflective mood

Oh Father God, Creator of the World & Soul
Give peace to all people
This is our frequent call

To those countries with armed conflict
To those who seek for justice
To their lands and hearts grant peace

Oh Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace and Lord of Lords
Prevent those who fight with guns & swords
Render them Your comforting words

To those who plot evil things
To those who have misunderstandings
To their minds & thoughts end sufferings

Oh Holy Spirit, our Light & Guide
From us please do not hide
Especially when our troubles are ocean wide

To those who are broken-hearted
To those who are inflicted
To their hearts & soul don’t get deserted.

-01/01/2014
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems Collection…written on this Day of World Prayer for Peace