"Whispers and footsteps on the hall and wall..."
Dr Abe V Rotor
Wall mural at author's residence, San Vicente, Ilocos Sur
Whispers and
footsteps on the hall and wall,
Greet a stormy morning; candles flickered,
Sheltered by warm and toughened hands,
Greet a stormy morning; candles flickered,
Sheltered by warm and toughened hands,
Leading the
young ones to their classroom.
And
courtesies were the smile of familiarity:
Heads moved
to acknowledge, to recollect
Old memories coming fresh and nostalgic,
Of those who once passed through the portals.
Memories about a child becoming man,
Men’s wanderings, and man’s return to reality;
When with age, he looks back at the ideal,
Not in its pursuit but for treasured peace.
Whispers and footsteps on the hall and wall,
Echoes, sweet echoes, perhaps music to a child
On some strong shoulder lifts a heavy eyelid;
A curtain falls, a new chapter begins. ~
Old memories coming fresh and nostalgic,
Of those who once passed through the portals.
Memories about a child becoming man,
Men’s wanderings, and man’s return to reality;
When with age, he looks back at the ideal,
Not in its pursuit but for treasured peace.
Whispers and footsteps on the hall and wall,
Echoes, sweet echoes, perhaps music to a child
On some strong shoulder lifts a heavy eyelid;
A curtain falls, a new chapter begins. ~
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