This poem is dedicated to my most admired hero, Andres Bonifacio (1863- 1897), founder of the Katipunan, during the Philippine-Spanish Revolt in the 1890's.

by Luz D. Navarro

O antique vase, yours is the priceless cost,
Embodiment of all I treasure most,
Let Keats extol his lovely Grecian urn,
But let my thoughts, to you, in fondness turn.
In you, I see bright beauty of my land,
Blue sweep of sky where arching bamboos bend,
Green isles with cities, barrios, fields of grain,
Warmed by its sun and kisssed by gentle rain.
Brown Clay, the Potter shaped from richest mold,
For freedom's sake you fought with heart so bold!
Your spirit fired your countrymen to fight,
To break the yoke, to curb the Spanish might.
All Filipinos honor your dear name-
Great Plebeian of the Katipunan fame.
o0o

Links to other sites on the Web

More information regarding Andres Bonifacio
Filipino heroes of the Philippine-Spanish War
May 10, 1997: Bonifacio's Centennial as proclaimed by Pres. Fidel Ramos of the Philippines

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