POETS, AGENT OF CHANGE
Melvin D. Banggollay

Poets today in what so ever land
Can be agent to inspire anybody
That today we need to understand,
Changes changed us into mediocrity.

Our good values of sharing a hand
To those who need our sympathy,
Like the poor and needy of the land
Who never had behold the beauty
Of living a life without strife upon

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POET NEVER DIES
BY: MELVIN BANGGOLLAY

Poets of all walks of life the world had seen
May rest their laurels to end their own being
but their spirit through their works will remain
Touching, reminding, loving and inspiring.

The words of Shakespeare's tongue so keen
Inspired thy soul to write my heart's feelings
Even if he'd been turned to dust and unseen

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POEMHUNTER GUILD
BY: MELVIN BANGGOLLAY

Fellow poet of this great country
I call upon thee to form a union;
In a guild guided with advocacy
To serve humanity of every nation.

I believe through our simple way
We can be agent with conviction
In building a world of tranquility
Where peace reigns in every nation.

We must then have a solidarity
That will bind our faith as one

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PILIPINAS, ang Bayan ko.
ni: Melvin D. Banggollay
DTI, Tabuk, Kalinga, Philippines

P-ilipinas, ang aking Inang Bayan
ay pugad ng Liping makabayan
na di palulupig sa mga dayuhan
dahil buhay ay kayang ilaan
Laban sa sinumang dayuhan
Hatid man nito'y kamatayan.

I-slang tunay na pinagpala
Ng mga kayamanang kakaiba
Tulad ng tanawing kaayaaya,
Kulturang sadyang makamasa

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PHILIPPINES, MY MOTHERLAND
Melvin Banggollay

P-hilippines, my dear great motherland
Cradle of my dreams and fervent plan
Abode of my life, culture and birth
Fountain of my youth I have to unearth.

H-ail to thee, native abode of my tongue
Lovely to speak with rhythm of my clan
Yet with sweetness healing anyone’s dirt
By the soothing tenderness that often flirts.

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A TEACHER’S PRAYER
Melvin Banggollay

Heavenly Father, unto thee I fervently offer
My gratitude for the blessings you’ve deliver
Unto me who behold a life of a humble teacher
For without thy grace and mercy for me a sinner
I could not have done my duty I pledge to offer

Bless me Father with wisdom I need to deliver
A prudent teaching at the best I can offer

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