A new world calls across the ocean
A new world calls across the sky
A new world whispers in the shadows
Time to fly, time to fly
Lyrics from Opening: The New World
from the musical Songs for a New World
by Jason Robert Brown
A new world calls across the sky
A new world whispers in the shadows
Time to fly, time to fly
Lyrics from Opening: The New World
from the musical Songs for a New World
by Jason Robert Brown
ACE students' Works
These are the writing assignments of the Advanced Class in English (ACE) Students. The students were given time to write and edit their works before posting these works. Comments were given by the partner and by the teacher.
ACE Student Work 5: Prayer and Matins
Inspired by these two Filipino poems, the ACE gentlemen were asked to write their own Prayer and Matins which we use for our daily prayer.
Prayer
by Francisco Arcellana
Close all open things, Lord.
Open all closed things.
All those who have long received, let them give.
All those who have long given, let them receive.
All those too long apart, let them come together.
All those too long together, sunder them.
Let the wise be fools for once, Lord,
And let the fools speak their minds.
Affirm the long-denied, Lord.
Fulfill the unfulfilled.
Forest Matins
by Bliss Cua-Lim
Trees are best at prayer.
They lift their bough towards Him.
And sing their canticles in green.
They are proud, unbowed.
Their faces upturned, their roots in soil, they live well,
And life, the whole of life, is a prayer.
Children be like to the trees in your prayers.
Prayer
by Francisco Arcellana
Close all open things, Lord.
Open all closed things.
All those who have long received, let them give.
All those who have long given, let them receive.
All those too long apart, let them come together.
All those too long together, sunder them.
Let the wise be fools for once, Lord,
And let the fools speak their minds.
Affirm the long-denied, Lord.
Fulfill the unfulfilled.
Forest Matins
by Bliss Cua-Lim
Trees are best at prayer.
They lift their bough towards Him.
And sing their canticles in green.
They are proud, unbowed.
Their faces upturned, their roots in soil, they live well,
And life, the whole of life, is a prayer.
Children be like to the trees in your prayers.
ACE Student Work 6: Asian Poetry
Japan's Haiku and Tanka
Philippine's Tanaga
Philippine's Tanaga