These poems were published on May 27, 2000 at the “For or By Kids” section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. How time flies! I was only 28 years old then.
Tin-Tin is my niece, now a college graduate who just recently completed her 6-month on-the-job-training at Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore. She was only 13 years old when I wrote this poem.
Tin-Tin
By Tetcha G. Figuerres
Tin-Tin is my niece
She loves to eat fish
She likes to dress up
And apply make-up
Tin-Tin loves to dance
To frolic and prance
She hops and wiggles
As she lets out a giggle
When Tin-Tin goes to school
She acts pretty cool
For she studies ahead
Before she goes to bed
She wants to be a teacher
Or perhaps a newscaster
But one thing is sure
She wants to finish school
Tin-Tin loves her lolo
And she tells him so
She sure beams with pride
When Lolo's on her side
She is a doting sibling
To two younger darlings
And she takes care of them
Whenever she can
When she was a baby
And not yet a lady
She sure was a beauty
And a delight to see
Now that she's grown
And learning things on her own
I hope she remembers
All the good things I taught her.
Pogi is my husband’s dog. I say “my husband’s” because I’m not really fond of dogs. I’m actually scared of them. But Pogi is special in his own way. He is a cuddlesome dog who likes to be cuddled in return. He is naturally loving and his sweetness endeared him to the whole family. We lost him to UTI many years ago, but he is well-remembered to this day.
Pogi
By Tetcha G. Figuerres
Pogi is my dog
Who loves cheese and hotdog
He likes cakes and pastries
And chocolates a-plenty
When he is left alone
He sits on the lawn
And mopes all day long
'Til his master gets home
He is cute and bubbly
And warm and cuddly
But one thing is funny
He sure is lazy.
Tin-Tin is my niece, now a college graduate who just recently completed her 6-month on-the-job-training at Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore. She was only 13 years old when I wrote this poem.
Tin-Tin
By Tetcha G. Figuerres
Tin-Tin is my niece
She loves to eat fish
She likes to dress up
And apply make-up
Tin-Tin loves to dance
To frolic and prance
She hops and wiggles
As she lets out a giggle
When Tin-Tin goes to school
She acts pretty cool
For she studies ahead
Before she goes to bed
She wants to be a teacher
Or perhaps a newscaster
But one thing is sure
She wants to finish school
Tin-Tin loves her lolo
And she tells him so
She sure beams with pride
When Lolo's on her side
She is a doting sibling
To two younger darlings
And she takes care of them
Whenever she can
When she was a baby
And not yet a lady
She sure was a beauty
And a delight to see
Now that she's grown
And learning things on her own
I hope she remembers
All the good things I taught her.
Pogi is my husband’s dog. I say “my husband’s” because I’m not really fond of dogs. I’m actually scared of them. But Pogi is special in his own way. He is a cuddlesome dog who likes to be cuddled in return. He is naturally loving and his sweetness endeared him to the whole family. We lost him to UTI many years ago, but he is well-remembered to this day.
Pogi
By Tetcha G. Figuerres
Pogi is my dog
Who loves cheese and hotdog
He likes cakes and pastries
And chocolates a-plenty
When he is left alone
He sits on the lawn
And mopes all day long
'Til his master gets home
He is cute and bubbly
And warm and cuddly
But one thing is funny
He sure is lazy.
