A Kinder Heart
by Isabel Cecilia Pascual
(Manilla, Philippines)
To a friend with a kinder heart
Whose sweet thoughts never leave my side
On this earth or when my time comes
To flee this land and be above all
As my eyes closes without my will
I shall remember all the mirth
The countless laughter and tears
Echoing from our youthful time
Till our path branches out
Never to set eyes on your
Reflection nor hear your sighs
As softly as the falling rain
On my lips now painted with
Dark shadows of death
Awaits me to my
Eternal slumber.