Summer Awaits, But Then Again...

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My Ode to the Sea

And with a stroke of luck I am handed a few extras,
i will surely want to stay for a day or two by the sea,
to be content with only you and me.

The good sea, in all its majesty,
Awaits for me patiently.

But for now it cannot be,
since the 2 of our offsprings, to school they will be.
This June, it's the 2 of them I mind,
I cannot dig up my pocket as deep as I can find.

So the good sea will remain to me, one desire my heart longs for,
But when the kids are fine and God opens the door,
The sea I will conquer and maybe even more.

Days of rest are days of best,
When I am with you, the kids in our nest.

These happy days are here to stay,
and will bring to me the better pay...
You, me, and them...just living, simply happy.



And with the good sea, I mean: 1) Coron, Palawan
2) Bantayan Island, Cebu
3) Boracay Island, Aklan


So, soonest as I hope, i will content myself with Samal Island, Davao. For me, the next best thing to the good sea!


-sHenG-

Comments

jeannyj said…
yes to happy days yebah!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
4/10/2010 7:45 AM
escape said…
Days of rest are days of best,
When I am with you, the kids in our nest.>>> nice. whoa! bantayan!
4/10/2010 5:17 PM
Sidney said…
Enjoy the beach, the sea and the fresh fish !
4/10/2010 5:42 PM
Ibyang said…
wishing you a great summer. with those top 3 places in mind, i'm sure it will be :)
4/11/2010 3:27 PM
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4/11/2010 6:16 PM
Anonymous said…
have a happy summer sheng!
4/11/2010 6:28 PM
pamatayhomesick said…
hay naku! namisss ko ang pinas pag ganitong summer...

gandang piyesa!
4/11/2010 11:43 PM
richard said…
yeah right! Samal Island. highly recommended! :) been there last last week... :)
4/12/2010 1:47 AM
kg said…
sheng, i've seen pics of samal..the beaches are beautiful!
4/12/2010 4:04 PM
princess_dyanie said…
beach beach beach! helloooo summer! :)
4/12/2010 5:09 PM
Unknown said…
Gusto ko rin mag beach. And pareho tayo ng lists, although we've been to Bora. Sana talaga next year kahit isa lang sa mga iyan!
4/12/2010 9:15 PM
Anonymous said…
the next pablo neruda? :P ahehe... i liked yung pictures... gustong gusto ko na din magbakasyon!!!
4/13/2010 7:32 PM
Anonymous said…
nice poem. enjoy your vacation. wish i can squeeze vacation too in my super busy scheds nowadays.
4/14/2010 10:59 PM
Mela said…
nice poem :-). enjoy ur vacation. wish i can squeeze vacation too in my super busy scheds nowadays.
4/14/2010 11:00 PM
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