The poem below is an example of  "Tanaga". Tanaga is Filipino poem consist of 4 lines with 5-7-5-7 syllable, with rhyme words at the end of each line in each stanza. 

      The poem is entitled "Nature of Life". It consist of 4 stanzas with a rhyme scheme of A-A-B-B in each stanza. In the first,second and the third stanza the imagery appeals to the sense of  sight, while the fourth stanza has no imagery. The figure of speech used in the first and the fourth stanza is Personification, second stanza is Simile and , in third stanza are Simile and Metaphor.



                               NATURE OF LIFE

                                                
                        Life is only once,
                    living worthly is a chance.
                      Live young, wild, and free,
                    value each time you can see.


                        Just like a river,
                    opportunities are there,
                        flowing and flowing,
                    but there is no returning.


                        It is a cycle,
                     it turns like a bicycle.
                        As it turns in ground,
                    life also turns up and down.


                        Love the life you had,
                     it is a gift from our God.
                        Before it will gone,
                     and regret what is not done.

Family Conflicts

By: Glydel Bustamante

             When I was young my family, were close together. My parents were always prepared and cooked for us. My brother and I were always played and do household chores together. We are living contented and happy.

            As I grew up, everyone and everything was change. My life was miserable. My brother and I were always have a fight and he not helping me doing household chores. He always went out with his peers and played whole day. My mother kept on telling me that I'm hardheaded which is not true and it made myself  to  argued with her. 

             There is a time that our house was very noisy because of my mother's mouth that keeps on shouting.

It is because of many household chores that should we done and my father was still sleeping, so it made her angry to us. The reason why my parents were always argue it is because of the money. 

             As a good daughter to them I want to help  in a simple way. In my everyday allowance, I will saved money for my project so that my parents will appreciate my effort, and it makes happy for them and from now on I will help in doing house hold chores.

             "You can't have peace if you can't forgive".

" Food "

  

By: Jayson A. Templado

      I love my mother and father, because my mother is there for me and my three brothers. My father works for on my family. 

     But sometimes my mother and father on fight about financial problem. Because my father's salary is not enough. Our family's need could not be provided.

     Because my father was very young and so I made a decision. I will help my father in his work to earn money to my family and to my three brothers. In that way I will get my peace in my family. Because my mama and papa could settle the problem.

    Peace is important to our family. Because if you don't have peace in the house, your family will be unhappy.

PEACE

GERICKSON M. LACABA


When I was in my childhood life, my little brother and me were always fighting because he always stole my toys without asking permission from me. I don't want him to borrow my toys. My mother talked to me and taught that was bad. After that, I learned how to share my toys to my brother. Then, in that case my brother and I are not fighting anymore.


Peace takes people away from trouble. It also make us love one another. Peace is a symbol of love and unity. Without peace, we are all in trouble.


To achieve peace, we need to forgive. It also important to gain more friends. The most important is to love all people around you to achieve peace.


Peace is very important to everyone, because without peace we will not able to succeed. Without peace, people will fight. Peace makes us HAPPY.

"Brother's Forever"

         



By: Gibson Bitoy



      






          One day in my house,argued with my brother because he stole the toy of my nephew because he like   toy.I got it from him but he did not give it.I tried to get from him to return the toy to my neph      
          My nephew was crying because he did not return the toy from him,lately I convince to get the toy because my nephew was crying,and my brother he's crying because the toy I get from him.
          I told him it is bad to stole things to others and I told him to stop crying.
  
          In my opinion the definition of peace is the very important to the problem is solve. 
          To achieve peace each people have freedom and understanding.
          For me peace is a good relationship in the family and each other people they have good family and peace.