espírit de corps
...a brotherhood for the ages...
espírit de corps
one spirit
inspired enthusiasm
strong regard for integrity
ethics and virtues
a devotion like no other
respect bound by love
honor and rectitude
a brotherhood for the ages
one spirit resolute
showing our colors
from the drab scene
colony of drones
in the academy campus
standing out we are
standing out with
the patent camaraderie
a brotherhood
stouthearted men
beer in one hand
book in the other
at all times an eye for beauty
one spirit formidable
wisdom and wit
from Socrates ignorance
to Golden Fleece truth
from the well of goodness
the Diliman acacia canopy tambayan
to the corner concrete mossy steps
kickapoos discreetly passed around
swigging joy juice like a true swagger
a stronghold stand in the campus
under the shade of the acacia trees
Tau Alpha owned... stood for... and told tales... repeated
of joy... relished with delight
of sorrows... reassured and inspirited zeal
in a sharing singularly like no other
the Tau Alpha way espirit de corps
from the tambayan in Diliman and Los Baños
to world over wherever brothers meet
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©ndr 10. 22. 2024
Photo: nephew /Tau Alpha 90th Anniversary on the concrete steps tambayan (a gathering place) 02.23.2023
