Type of poetry:

Narrative. The persona of the poem narrates his thoughts and feelings about
the memories of the past, present situation of their place and his sentiment
towards Pedro/Pete through writing a letter. Moreover, he also reveals some
criticisms and unpleasant dealings of the people during the contemporary
Philippine society
Pattern of the stanza:
Free verse. The poem is written without using strict meter or rhyme, but it
still is recognizable as poetry by virtue of complex patterns of one sort or
another that readers will perceive to be part of a coherent wholeAnalysis of
the poem by stanza:1
st
stanza. The poet started with a salutation which clearly emphasizes that the
persona of the poem poses a strong bond of friendship between him and
Pedro/Pete. Although the 2
nd
and 3
rd
lines seem to contradict the dominant situations in the poem which assert
about changes in physical environment of the place and behavior of the
people, the poet tries to stress that thethings and places memorable to
them are still capable of bringing back those memories amidstall changes
done.2
nd
stanza. The poet represents the farmers as the poor people who, in spite of
their agony in their laborious work, still receive a few pesos as their salary of
their struggle. However, the poet alsoimparts their vices such as going into
cockpit and drinking alcoholic beverages, which still aretrue even today.3
rd
to 5
th
stanza. The poet divulges the lifestyle and living of politicians. The third
stanza entailsthat in every project they made; they make it to point that their
efforts must be recognized suchas naming those projects after them. They
are unaware that the money used for their so called projects are from the
people. The 4
th
and 5
th
stanza tells us that politicians own huge andluxurious properties which imply
corruption.6
rd
to 8
th

stanza. The poet reveals that the people become less religious and is evident
in Sundaymasses where only few attend. And worse, some of those who
attend are just talking to eachother and sleeping, and letting their
children play.9
th
to 11
th
stanza. The poet stresses the dynamic character of people. Some become
materialisticwhich is influenced by their love of money. Some feel that
having much money is making themto have a happy existence which is likely
to be a false maxim. True, money is not the root of evil but its the love of
money that makes people drown in worldly matters.