A post on FACEBOOK caught my EYE,

The photo shown therein could not tell a LIE;

‘Tis my good friend ARIEL with his signature silvery HAIR,

And his seeming CHEVRON moustache which has turned a bit FAIR!

 

 

 

And I greeted ARIEL at FB HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

But it turned out indeed that, that his real natal DAY…

Is February 10, and that the celebration which was then PENDING…

Was his and Emily’s 38^th anniversary of their WEDDING!

 

 

 

I thought for a while that ARIEL was SECRETIVE…

But the horoscope reading of AQUARIANs is not INDICATIVE;

ARIEL being February born, indeed is ruled by the AQUARIUS SIGN…

ARIEL is truly TRUSTFUL, seems to be  the Divine’s DESIGN!

 

 

 

And a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY greeting is most APT,

For they were wed on March 7, that was before the AFT;

And ARIEL was profuse and even heaped mounds of LAUDS and PRAISES,

Unto his wife EMILY, who ought to be gifted indeed with lots of ROSES!

 

 

 

Back to ARIEL’s birthday which passed by UNNOTICED,

It was because the WEDDING ANNIVERSARY is ARIEL’s regular PRACTICE,

Always prepared not to commemorate his yearly BIRTHDAY…

But never never ever, their sweet WEDDING DAY!

 

 

 

ARIEL is truly ABLE and is even VENERABLE like a DOYEN,

Always ACCEPTING and indeed so OUTSPOKEN;

And so ENERGETIC indeed, not only in the GOLF GREEN;

It showed too when he campaigned for a board seat as he got a WIN!

 

 

As a DRAGON person, you are so STATELY and STRONG;

You are so PERFECTIONIST in love as though guided by a LOVE SONG…

You are a very trustful FRIEND and is too TENACIOUS,

That’s why you choose LIFETIME FRIENDSHIP instead of just a fleeting BURST!

 

 

 

As and by way of a helpful and healthful ADVICE,

Though I know that you are truly INTELLIGENT and WISE…

You ought to have your regular medical EXAMINATION,

To insure that you’d have a constant good health CONDITION!

 

 

 

 

And to your gracious and caring wife EMILY,

Who has truly served as a loving nurturer in your FAMILY;

Hug her twice and not just THRICE…

When you wake up and retire to bed,as it’s a rule that’s truly NICE!

 

 

BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY; and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TOO!!!!

 

 [BIRTHDAY  BOY  MON  is  shown  in  this  pic  manifestly  evincing  his  evident CASTILIAN features. Without doubt his first name and surname are both HISPANIC in origin:  RAMON  which  means  a  “WISE  PROTECTOR”,  and  ESGUERRA  which roughly translates in Spanish as “IT IS WAR”. To put them together therefore would mean:  “ONE  WISE  MAN  WHO  WOULD  PROTECT  YOU  FROM  WAR. ”  HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOSS MON!] 

 

The name RAMON is Spanish cognate of RAYMOND…

Derived too from the old Norman French, RAIMUND…

The name denotes of being a WISE PROTECTOR,

Precise trait of MON, for he is a topnotch COUNSELOR!

 

 

He is PISCEAN being FEBRUARY BORN,

A great LISTENER, and is never ever MISINFORMED;

He deals with unknown situations very WELL…

Cause he’s MEDITATIVE and that’s so very SWELL!

 

 

He is clever and even WITTY,

Admired by belles, and at times NAUGHTY…

He is an extremely ENERGETIC person,

His daily homilies at VIBER, could make him a saintly PARSON!

 

He is Managing Partner of a LAW FIRM,

Which he founded with a classmate and FRIEND…

The LAW FIRM just reaped LAUDS and  LAUREL,

After victoriously freeing an alleged SCOUNDREL!

 

 

But the client is neither in fact DISHONEST or ROUGE,

As the client’s popularity is still very HUGE;

The coming election will make the FINAL VERDICT…

I too believe that the client is sans any GUILT!

 

 

My classmate MON is from Kawit, CAVITE;

Like MON who’s FIRST CLASS, ‘tis a FIRST CLASS MUNICIPALITY…

A historical site where our flag was first  UNFURLED…

Derived from the word HOOK, as though something got CURLED!

 

 

 

My dear  friend MON graduated number FIVE,

That’s at the UP Law, even then he has really ARRIVED;

In a field of eighty-four candidates for GRADUATION…

He’s actually best in those daily CLASS RECITATION!

 

 

 

He is a strong but flexible PERSON,

Always seeking new opportunities for a REASON…

He dislikes limitations but is so FUN-LOVING;

He loved so his parents with so GENTEEL CARING!

 

 

He truly appreciates HONESTY as he’s HIGH-PRINCIPLED.

Has LEADERSHIP skills and in team-work, he’s SCHOOLED;

He is indeed a good team COORDINATOR…

Hardworking truly, that is his best FACTOR!

 

 

 

He is a PROFESSORIAL LECTURER in Criminal LAW,

That’s at the U.P. College of Law, our past study VENUE…

Lecturing too in THREE (3) other UNIVERSITIES…

So diligent in work as he indeed loves OPPORTUNITIES!

 

  

 

Was USEC too in the Justice DEPARTMENT,

Even acted as Chairman in the Human Rights Group of a past PAST PRESIDENT;

Got named too as representative in the Amnesty COMMISSION…

He truly  is a man with a very noble MISSION!

 

 

On this your NATAL DAY, I wish you LONG LIFE and MORE SUCCESS;

Am sure you’ll attain it as you’re full of PROWESS—

For indeed, any DREAM that’s DREAMT to be ACHIEVED…

With HARD WORK as the ingredient,  TRIUMPH will  surely be FULFILLED!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOSS MON!!!!

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