Plea
by Leslie Mellichamp
O singer, sing to me—
I know the world’s awry—
I know how piteously
The hungry children cry—
But I bleed warm and near,
And come another dawn
The world will still be here
When home and hearth are gone.
Come Lord and Lift
by T. Merrill
Come Lord, and lift the fallen bird
Abandoned on the ground;
The soul bereft and longing so
To have the lost be found.
Epitaph for a Filipino Child
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I’d leap into the torrent!
― Takaha Shugyo, translated by Michael R. Burch
Group 1:
- Jamito, Ralph Joseph
- Sayson, Jeaven Joshua
- Malasa, Jannelle
- Maristela, Elliotte Marie
- Mandal, Justine
Group 1 