Volume I · 2026
A Journey Through History In Poetry
277 short pieces, in chronological order, from the Big Bang to 2026. Cosmos, Crusades, EDSA, Marawi, the moon landing, the AI awakening. All in rhymed verse a classroom can read aloud.
Three volumes · 2026
The Meliverse
Poems by Dr. Meliton P. Zurbano. A verse journey from the first hush before all ages to the quiet questions of a thinking life.
Three volumes by a working teacher. Volume I walks history from the Big Bang to 2026 in 277 short rhymed pieces, with the Philippines threaded through. Volume II steps inward, toward thought, love, and the invisible hands of the world. Volume III turns to plain-spoken wisdom — how to think, lead, and live.
The collection
The collection in three volumes.
All three volumes self-published in 2026. Each stands on its own. Read together, the first goes outward through history; the second and third turn inward — toward thought and love, then toward the quiet work of living wisely.
Volume II · April 2026
Reflections on Life, Truth, and Everything in Between
Three thematic chapters — The Architect of Thought, The Fragile Fire of Being, and The Invisible Hands of the World. Thinking. Love and mortality. Oil and power. One poem in Tagalog.
Volume III · June 2026
Poems for the Thinking Soul
185 short poems on wisdom, learning, leadership, and the art of living thoughtfully. Plain-spoken verse for anyone who questions deeply — a lantern for the restless mind.
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From Volume III · shared with the author’s permission
Bring the Lamp
Bring the lamp when someone is in the dark,
Not to rescue, not to spark,
Not every night is yours to end,
Some shadows only ask a friend.
Dr. Meliton P. Zurbano
About the author
Dr. Meliton P. Zurbano
Dr. Meliton P. Zurbano is a Filipino educator. He started as a classroom teacher, became a principal, and now serves as a Schools Division Superintendent at the Department of Education.
He writes in measured rhymed verse, in lines a classroom can read aloud. The Meliverse is his first public collection.
He is based in Valenzuela City, the Philippines.
What’s inside
Nine arcs running through the books.
The collection follows nine arcs. Here they are.
- 01
Cosmos and origins
Big Bang · Evolution · Dinosaurs · Homos · Denisovans
- 02
Ancient civilizations
Mesopotamia · The Gift of the Nile · Greece · Rome · Pompeii
- 03
Middle ages and Renaissance
The Crusades · Genghis Khan · Black Death · Leonardo · Michelangelo
- 04
Revolution and war
Napoleon · WWI · WWII · D-Day · Hiroshima · Nagasaki
- 05
The Filipino thread
Four Days in EDSA · Yolanda · The Siege of Marawi · SAF 44 · Dado Banatao
- 06
Philosophy and reflection
Metacognition · Socrates' Questions · Comfort Is The Enemy Of Growth
- 07
The fragile fire of being
Of Love And Tragedies · The Mathematics of Loneliness · Tula Mula Sa Mga Bula
- 08
Invisible hands of the world
Hoofbeats of Time · The Anatomy of Oil and War · Helios
- 09
The art of living thoughtfully
Bring The Lamp · The Discipline Of Less · Slow Is How You See
For schools and educators
Written by a working teacher.
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