cagayan

 the gold is in your heart

   in the grace of the ones

     that people your heights

       it is in the greenfields

         and your mountainfields

           deep in the valleys

            and verdant countrysides..

cagayan de oro

  you defy skeptics

    with your charm and warmth

      you are as you have been

       for decades past

         majestic and serence

          despite many changes

           challenging your might...

de oro

 in golden splendour

  you write your glorious past

   your friendships are ardent

    your heart is open wide

     with the eager handshakes

      of beaming faces

       and their welcoming smiles..