Not too long ago, I forget the exact date, I wrote a poem to show our local electric company just how much I appreciated them working so hard on the lines around here, even in the bad weather. I wanted to keep it short, simple and meaningful. I sent them the poem and I got positive feedback, but I was hoping to see it in one of their bulletins. Oh, well! It's not necessary, just hoping. I get mad at them sometimes, but I know they are doing their best to keep us all in the light. I'd like to share that short poem here. The inspiration came when I saw on Facebook that they called themselves "Soldiers of the Light". That seemed like a phrase begging for a poem.
Yes, a lot of the wires on the poles look like the feature picture here in the Philippines
Soldiers of the Light
Working hard for you, rain or shine,
with all my brothers on the line.
Battling the wind and the trees,
it's not as easy as it seems.
Doing what we can to make it right.
We are the Soldiers of the Light.
Photo: Pixabay - Artist: absolutvision
Howdy y’all. It’s me, ninong7 aka UJ aka John. Just a short intro about myself. I am a Texan that has retired in the Philippines. I moved to the Philippines with my wife back in May 2010. I am retired from the US Air Force. The music I like is mostly Classic Country and Classic Rock. I guess you could say that I am “Classic”. I play dominoes when I can find someone that will play, I play chess, cribbage, spades, hearts, Empire Builder, Rail Baron, Acquire and a few other games. I like to write poems and stories (although pretty novice) and I love learning about history, just about any history. I’m at home on my computer a lot but if I could afford to, I’d be traveling and documenting my travels to post in my blog. I hope to get to know a lot of you through PeakD and Discord.