Ancestral House - A Living Memory

Ancestral House - A Living Memory

Stands old and worn, yet proud and brave, to welcome new faces but familiar to the old, to bridge the gap of time, gap of change, love and loyalty and faith; a thousand-fold where through time and sweet memories, a wonderful story of a house ever told.

Dr Abe V Rotor

Author's ancestral house of four generations in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

Ancestral House - A Living Memory

Rotor Family House

Three generations and a home of their own

stands in sun and rain, season in and out,

in years lean and plenty, in war and peace,

in trials winning than losing in every bout

on life's path or on the fast lane of change,

stopping at crossroads and looking about,

where the home stands, its window bright,

like a lighthouse when the sea is rough,

and the children no more, now grown ups

searching for a place from north to south

where career is right and the future bright,

and the world in life cycle in roundabout.

Stands old and worn, yet proud and brave,

to welcome new faces but familiar of old

to bridge the gap of time, gap of change,

love and loyalty and faith, a thousand fold

where through time and sweet memories,

a wonderful story of a house ever told. ~