This poem is dedicated to all the Filipinos all over the world <br /> <br />Philippines <br /> <br />You are the pearl of the orient <br />paradise with a distinguish beauty <br />Your daughter gaily- they sing and dance <br />Your son valiantly- they plant the seed of love <br /> <br />Oh Philippines, my beloved Philippines <br />old days slowly no more <br />Your children to distant land they wonder and sigh <br />Leaving you unwanted- oh my mother land <br />Some stayed but dream of the west saying <br />'lash green and rich' <br />Others survive but looking to the east saying <br />'milk and honey is everywhere' <br />While few starts the day hoping for prosperity <br />as their sweat watered the land <br />Oh Philippines once your breast is full of milk <br />Like as nurturing mother <br />Were tame and wild seek refuge and find rest <br />Were our fate leads us to become one and united <br />To the orient seas- the different faces of Philippines <br />My beloved Philippines<br /><br />Jordan Legaspi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/philippines-2/
