Soul Kerfuffle Carol* (Coda) Prime fortune yields Yuletide Fateful decision season to abide!!! (1) Is it just by force of habit That we become an acolyte Or by profound deliberation We claim to own our devotion Be it rapture or delirium We secure some equilibrium Affording solace to the soul Chore to settle the kerfuffle (2) No matter how trite the process Or how fraught with wit and prowess We use up much contemplation To sort and patch our emotion Faith in doubt, practice as gospel Validates the power of free will Whose seeds were planted with the soul When first sown in life’s crucible. (3) The years shall turn in every calendar Each turn we reckon just how far our star Has kept its sojourn in locus well known Else drastic correction we need make and how soon? [Repeat (2), (3) & (coda)] ==|== Author Notes *After translating both Tagalog and Bisaya versions of the Classic Filipino Christmas Carol, there is only one thing that remains ~> to mint some lyrics in original English. So here it is. Except for the Coda, sung to the same melody as contained in the playlist associated with the predecessor lyrics, “Our Joyous Hour” and “Alas, It’s Christmas.” As for the Coda, I’ll think of a tune somehow before the year is over. And if somebody out there can, in the spirit of the Season, volunteer a tune for it, I’d be most gratefully obliged. ~>https://youtube/watch?v=SdgSXAxJi54&index=4&list=PLjC-YRc2AjQBRxeS-CtLE4pf2FaKmfcjd © Constancio S Asumen Jr. All rights reserved, - See more at: allpoetry/poem/11819061-Soul-Kerfuffle-Carol--by-Ace-Lilacs#sthash.fOKhi7e4.dpuf
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:09:18 +0000
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