Ferris wheel

Around, around, ferris wheel of delight,
Around, around, waltz away the gay night,
Band music, loud fireworks fill the air,
Fiesta time! Side shows, revelers at the fair!

Around, around, ferris wheel of love,
For you, young sweethearts, a moon above,
Whisper fond nonsense to lady fair,
Her Ma is away, time's short, take care!

Around, ferris wheel, again and again,
Foolish spinsters, why flirt with strange men?
Pickpockets, who knows, at ease from the job;
Relaxing deft fingers from pockets to rob.

Around, sweet schoolgirls giggle with joy,
Your lessons undone, time out to enjoy;
Oh look! Grimly sitting behind you, too,
Are your strict sour-puss, old teachers two!

Around, around, brave children, laugh,
Conceal your fright with a laugh to bluff,
Up! Hold breath, near the steeple high,
Down! Relax, with a loud, loud sigh!

Around, around to band music gay,
Around! Tomorrow's another day,
Enjoy; have fun, around and around,
Forget that cares in the world abound!

Copyright © 2004-2006 Diwata Arts. All rights reserved.

 

 

Luz and late husband Dr. Honorio Navarro


Oriental Madonna

Sonnet To A Philippine Urn

Wanderer's Song

Corps De Ballet

Summer Idyl

Fourteen

Maid Of Mabanglu

Faceless Valentine

Why?

First Love

Lost Love

Morning At Laguna De Bay

Night of the Aswang

Ferris Wheel

Intrusion

Telephone Conversation

Ing Balen Cung Bamban

The Sibal Family History In the nineteenth century, in the southern tip of Tarlac province in Luzon, Philippines, a dozen siblings came from the province of Pampanga and founded the town of Bamban.The siblings were surnamed Sibal and consisted of eleven brothers and one sister who married a Maristela man. The Sibal brothers called this place Bamban because of the smooth, thornless bamboo that grew in large clumps and the name of this bamboo is “bamban.” The place was very fertile for fields of rice and sugar cane and all kinds of fruit trees. It was very near the foothills of the large chain of Sierra madre mountains where abound hardwood trees of narra, lauan, wild animals such as deer, wild boars and all kinds of flora and fauna. The mountains were on the western side of Bamban, while on the southern side ran a river that teemed with fish. On the banks of this river called Parua, there were stones and sparkling sand brought by the current. The bank of the river was a forest full of pine trees (Pinus insularis) and the wind whistled its song through their boughs. At that time, Bamban was a veritable paradise. more>>