on the left is a photo taken at one of the beaches in Lilo-an, Cebu Province by yanee.

Liloan has long been known for its attractive beaches, a favorite place for sea bathing. There is an area in its coastline where bathers are cautioned not to swim because of a whirlpool caused by the outgoing tide of the waters which flow from an inland lake. Cebuanos describe this phenomenon as “Lilo”. Because of this the town was named “Lilo-an” which means a place that has whirling waters.

Here is the legend of Lilo-an:

Long ago, when Lilo-an was still a wilderness, a marriage of a couple was objected to by the parents. As such, they boarded a boat and fled to a far away place. Somewhere at sea, a storm overtook them. For safety, they entered a channel, now called “Suba,” (a name of a place in Liloan) and proceeded into the interior. They took shelter at its bank and noticed the abundance of the fish in the vicinity. They decided to stay, and with the extra fish they caught, they sold or bartered the catch in the nearby villages. When asked where the fishes were caught, they answered, “Sa may liloan” (by the lilo). Asked where they live, they gave the same answer, “Sa may liloan.” In time, the place was called, as we know the town now, “Liloan”.

Lilo-an is also known for its white octagonal tower that provided guiding light to mariners, navigators and fisherman from coastal towns in Northern Cebu. The lighthouse at Bagacay, Catarman Village was built in 1904 by virtue of an executive order issued on July 28, 1903 by William Howard Taft who became President of the Philippine Commission in 1900 and later appointed as US governor general.

The 93 steps parola had been neglected for several years and weeds have grown everywhere but up to now it has served as a guiding beacon for the safe navigation of mariners in passage to and from Cebu City.

photograph of lighthouse by Paul D. Perez

Biography of George Savige
(April 7 1936 / Moe Victoria Australia)

I have been writing poems for over 40 years.
I moved from Moe in victoria to Cooranbong NSW where I met and Married my lovely wife.
We have 3 children 2 are married and glenn our Downs syndrome son lives with us.
My interests are, Writing, Bushwalking, radio and communications and computing.
lately I have become interested in Free to air Satellite TV
I have been a member of the local fire brigade and State emergency service since 1957. ..

to read more of Goerge Savige's poetry :

http://www.poemsabout.com/poet/george-savige/

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i would like to thank lemskie and katty for the information that they provided...

THE RAINBOW'S GOLD

They told me with each Rainbow
I'd find a pot of gold,
And I had never proved it,
But that's what I was told.

I watched for every Rainbow
To arc across the sky,
And then I'd run to find it
And 'Goldless' I would cry.

But one day, in my mail box,
There came a nice surprise...
A magazine, called 'Rainbow'
Right there before my eyes.

I looked into the 'Rainbow',
And just as I was told,
Right there within the pages,
I found my pot of gold.

George Savige

www.peomhunter.com

On the Poem "Of Black and Gray" by Lemskie...

I can feel the deep remorse of the poet as she talks about the effect that her sadness brings. How people make her feel useless and unworthy. Not even her past achievements can awaken the lost energy of that broken feeling...but everything happens for a reason, even the lowliest moment in our lives come about for a purpose.

God allows us to experience sadness and pain for two reasons: Either He wants to make us stronger and braver or He wants to remind us that Human strength is a strong deterrent to trusting in Him. Sometimes we rely on our so called Greatest Assets and tend to forget that those assets are gifts from God…we even fail to acknowledge His presence in our lives.

When we are hurt and in pain let us spend some time to ponder over what happened recently…Maybe, God is trying to tell us something...Stop for a moment and keep still, for in silence you will hear Him speak.