The Howling Wind

A Sijo
By Andrea Gianna Villamil
Grade 8 - Dignity

Though we are friends, don’t be arrogant and don’t tell me what to do.

No matter how the wind howls, the bamboo will never be broken.

If you can stop the wind, then I can acknowledge you for that.

The Fear of the Wonderful Tree

A Sijo
By Kyrra Dominique Kho
Grade 8 - Dignity

Oh wonderful tree, what are you most afraid of?  Is it me?

You’ve been afraid of people; is it because we killed your friends?

But now, you’ve overcome your fear to fight us until the end.

Regrowth

A Sijo
By Billy Scott Badayos
Grade 8 - Dignity

You told me that I was not enough, that I am lacking.

Our once beautiful forest was burned by your scorching fires;

But the forest has regrown, bound by the chains of our love.

One with the Pot

A Sijo
By Mike Daniel Espeja
Grade 8 - Dignity

I am one with the pot—it is the most amazing thing.

I like to sit in the pot—it is the most peaceful place.

But wait.  Is this a pot?  I think it is too big to be a pot.

The Leaf That Fell

An Elegy
By Lilian Ruth Joyce Cutang
Grade 9 - Mercy

When the leaf fell from the tree,

We needed to set it free.

Time passed by; nothing changed.

Without you, things went strange.

You left me with a smile.

Now, you;ve taken another mile;

Left me with memories,

Flew off for centuries.

You have made the flowers bloom

Inside a dirty room.

Took off the weeds of my life;

You saved me from a knife.

Time to Go

An Elegy
By Tisha Gail Miranda
Grade 9 - Mercy

You are like a tree

That people want to see;

Like a leaf that was falling,

You didn’t hear them calling.

My sleepless nights

Can be seen in lights.

The sorrow I feel inside

Makes me cry outside.

The good things you made

Will never fade.

They will stay in our minds

Like the day you left behind.

Giants

A Haiku by Zen Nathaniel Yuzon

Grade 8 - Dignity

The ground was shaking

Something big passed the forest;

Silence came again

A Haiku by Billy Scott Badayos
Grade 8 - Dignity

Silent forest night

The foxes walk on branches

Crackling and breaking

A Haiku by Shane Grant Saycon

Grade 8 - Dignity

Sun in the sky

Moon is on the other side

Today's a good day

A Haiku by Lovely Joy Monacillo
Grade 8 - Dignity

Trees give air always

Sun produces heat always

But both are needed

A Haiku by Timothy John Bolocon
Grade 8 - Dignity

High up in the sky

The rain forms and starts to fall

The rain is dropping

A Haiku by Amethyst Marquez
Grade 8 - Dignity

Flowers in the yard

Rocks in irregular shape

In a hazy place

A Haiku by Mike Daniel Espeja
Grade  8 - Dignity

Claws hurt very much

Blades can cut through wind like claws

Using needs practice

A Haiku by Adrian Louise Aniñon
Grade 8 - Dignity

Birds in the skylight

Bats go out under moonlight

But can’t see sunlight