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| Sampaguita |
Would proclaim officially
Sampaguita national
Flower of the Philippines –
Never mind that it is, too,
Indonesian in its claim.
I suppose a sharing is
Native to a populace
Asian in its skin and soil,
So the sampaguita is
That since 1934.
Beautifying first the night,
White in quiet radiance,
Petals dainty small as strokes
That calligraphy is known,
Blossoming in bundles, though,
As pakikisama is
How it stakes its rightful place
At the top of shrubberies,
Wild and somehow fierce across
Asian landscapes where it will –
Mirroring the people’s soul.
`Sampaguita © Ron Villejo
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