A Lovely Pair in a Bower

                     A Lovely Pair in a Bower*

"To you, I'll give the world." - Fleetwood Mac

Dr Abe V Rotor

A Lovely Pair in a Bower in acrylic (11.5" X 16") by the author

Author (left) presents painting and a book** he wrote as gifts to Fr Mars Tan, president of Xavier University, on the latter's visit to the author's home 

in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur in 2024. 

A Lovely Pair in a Bower

Let the world go by in their bower,

lovers blind to the busy world,

away from the maddening crowd;

fleeting moment is forever,

to this pair in their lair.

Wonder in our midst who we are,

blind to each other, but the world,

strange this crowd we are in;

where's this lovely pair,

where's their bower?

  * A bower for fish is a nest built by fish 

using their mouths to move sand or other

     materials. Fish build bowers for spawning.

** Living with Nature in Our Home and Community 

by AV Rotor, 2023

 Fr. Mars P. Tan, S.J., University President since July 31, 2020, is a member of the Board. As one of six Jesuit colleges and universities in the Philippines, Xavier Ateneo also forms a consortium with the other two Jesuit universities in Mindanao, namely: Ateneo de Davao University and Ateneo de Zamboanga University. (Internet)