ALONG THE BOULEVARD

Dark, dusty clouds gnarl the firmament 
And cast shadows, exude om'nous scent;
All men scamper beneath the old trees bent,
Fearing the wind and the storm it's sent.

Lights lingered then left, then lost our sight
In the dreariest darkness of night.
Roaring thunders, scintillating scythes
So deafening, so dazzlingly bright. 

Cold big drops outside drop drip drop drip...
Mom and kids have hot porridge to sip.
T'is a mem'rable bonding they'll keep
Till the raging storm lulls them to sleep... 

*This poem was written upon seeing very dark clouds like boulders covering Bacoor as seen at Molino Boulevard (now Bacoor Boulevard) yesterday around 6pm.

WHEN IT RAINS IN SCHOOL

                            When the rain drops trickle down my temples 

I remember the very day in school I trembled. 

I trembled because I saw new faces

And felt a bit shaky with my new shoe laces.

I dropped my fresh-from-factory black bag

And thought of niceties I might about brag.

My classmates and I exchanged pleasantries

Till we shared our packed milk and cookies.

What a nice day for me, I wildly thought

With these school supplies my Mom for me bought,

And with friends I've constantly sought

And knowledge so carefully in me wrought.

Here she comes! She's walking briskly!

The beautiful teacher looked so witty and spunky!

I fixed my polo and quickly flattened my back

And felt my hair, then, pulled my right sock.

Good morning, children! So softly spoken.

Everybody chuckled, silence was broken.

That's how my wondrous schooling started...

                               When the dark sky's ice slowly melted.

NEW TEACHER AT CDSMMS CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF HEROISM

“Heroism is more appreciated when it is done for the helpless and the poor.” A new teacher at Casa de San Miguel Montessori School (CDSMMS) was found attending to a wounded street child beside McDonald’s parking area in Talaba IV, May 11.

It was around 8am when she was seen cleaning and bandaging the bleeding right foot of the boy named Alvin. According to her, the boy’s foot was lacerated by a broken softdrink glass. It has been two weeks already since she spotted Alvin walking lamely and began visiting him to clean his foot every morning before heading to school and every afternoon after work.

According to the new teacher, she is a member of the Philippine Red Cross. She is a fresh graduate from a university in Manila. Find out who she is, dear Miguelians, when classes resume in June!