Elsmer, My Sister

(A Poem for my sister on her Birthday)

26 August 2012

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I have a sister

Her name is Elsmer

Not an ordinary name

Neither an ordinary dame

Strong-willed, stubborn

Like the month she was born

In typhoon frequented August

When storm wind blows in gusts

Raised in difficult times

Family living off nickel and dime

Grew up with not much comfort

Finished college with what I can support

Our life was not easy

Sometimes even crazy

Survived Mt. Pinatubo and flood

Continued living with our sweat and blood

Maybe that’s the reason

She can weather any season

And though she weeps sometimes

I know she can get over it in time

I know…I am sure

No doubt, she could endure

Anything and everything

Whatever life would bring

Because she is my sister

And I am a part of her

My strength, my wisdom

And she knows I’d always come

by: Lady Olivine 

Happy Birthday, Bungkokot ko! I love you! :)