<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=359925" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Headless Friar of Santo Tomas</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">In my alma mater, Santo Tomas<br>We had heard of a mysterious tale<br>Of a gentle, young Spanish friar who was<br>A sight that turned anyone very pale.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They said he was a handsome novice<br>And that time, his superior took fancy.<br>But the events after that were amiss, <br>When this friar was lost into mystery.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They say he had been beheaded<br>By civilians the Spanish called 'Indios'<br>Though no one believed what was said, <br>And presumed the circumstances - devious.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Through the years the old building there saw<br>The appearance of a friar without head, <br>Frightening students in this age and so<br>There were masses and prayers for this dead.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It seemed the solution was ineffective-<br>For soon the appearances became many, <br>The building had seemed quite conducive<br>And the ghosts there included the nunnery! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">At graduation, we avoided that building<br>For fear the friar will greet us 'Congrats! '<br>And had sighed much relief at the leaving<br>Santo Tomas, and its ghostly 'frats'.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0"></div><div style="margin:10px 0">-<br>Copyright Cynthia Buhain-Baello<br>February 17,2010<br>Philippines</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Cynthia+Buhain-Baello">Cynthia Buhain-Baello</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=359925" data-title="The Headless Friar of Santo Tomas de Cynthia Buhain-Baello" data-description="In my alma mater, Santo Tomas We had heard of a mysterious tale Of a gentle, young Spanish friar who was A sight that turned anyone very pale. They said he was a handsome novice And that time, his superior took fancy. But the events after that we..."></div> </div> </div>

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