this country <br />is blessed with lush rainforest <br />harboring <br />a variety of tropical <br />flora and fauna <br />huge ferns <br />multicolored birds <br />fishes and <br />butterfies <br /> <br />crossed by multiple navigable rivers <br />san juanico bridge <br />mc arthur park <br />clear waters <br />crystalline <br />bluer clouds <br />shining sun <br />blooming flowers <br /> <br />pocked by mysterious caverns <br />and refreshing waterfalls <br />atop a wooden raft <br />some ropes <br />and splashes <br /> <br />how could i ever ignore <br />this country <br /> <br />my country <br />my town <br />that now i am traveling <br />always like <br />a stranger <br />saying <br /> <br />wow, wow, philippines! <br />come my friends <br />we must try again <br />remembering the fresher times <br />of rivers and seas <br />and clouds and skies <br /> <br />wow, wow, philippines <br />i have never been <br />and yet so near <br />the islands of my dreams <br />now these realities<br /><br />RIC S. BASTASA<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wow-philippines/
