Protected: A Come Back (Coming Back from a Long Slumber)
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Dorian
Trouble. Brewing on my mind, Why are you so blind? I can feel it rise – Like a dying sun. Brave. Everything’s unchanged – Billowing like waves; Heart inside a cage. Easier said, Harder done my friend, I am sailing on an empty sea – can you still hear me? Free. Flying, drifting – we. …. Read More
Ama
Salamat, Ama sa maikling panahon, at sa pagka-taong iyong hinubog, Gintong pangaral na mahinahon, Ang iyong talino na nananalaytay sa aking dugo; Walang ibang nais, Kundi iyong katahimikan, Saan ka man hinatid ng Maykapal, Ama, nais kong iyong malaman; Ang bukas man ay mailap, Tuloy ang pagsisikap, Sapagkat ikaw ay aking gabay, Mapapag-tagumpayan ang buhay. …. Read More
Cool-Off
Sorry, patawad, hindi ko din mawarian, kung bakit andito pa ako kung saan mo iniwan; paano nga ba ang proseso, upang ika’y kalimutan? Minsan sarili ay di ko maintindihan. Sandaang taon na ang lumipas, Lahat ng litrato natin ay sadyang kumupas, Ngunit sa bawat panaginip, Parang birong sumasagi sa isip; Teka nga muna, kailangan …. Read More
First Dance
I was thirteen, the world was young, The night was light and so were your words, Older by two years at least, You were oddly serious – looking, and I was Sitting there, across the room Music played, I was my usual quiet self. Just when I decided, sleep was better, Than the noisy world, …. Read More
Raking Leaves
This is not a poem. I was raking leaves at the backyard when I noticed the shapes varied and realized how diverse they looked. Piece by piece, they got stuck to the steel edge; as I pulled and gathered, piled and plucked. Leaves. They are like people – they have many colors, some are the …. Read More
11:11
Isang libo, isang daan at labing-isa, Paulit ulit ka bang magpapakita? At ako ay minsang nagtataka, Kung bakit tila may mensahe ka; Matapos ang saliw ng musika, At kung saan-saan man mapako, Itong balisang isip at mata, Ay hindi na kayang maitago- Isang libo, isang daan at labing isang Pangitain na nagbabadya kunwa, Ng kapalarang …. Read More
Summer Haiku
I love the sound of rain, like the beating of my heart when you are close to me. It reminds me of the synergy of nature- and the rebirth of life as each drop of rain resurrects seeds from the parched arid land. Rain refreshes my mind after a long summer day, of waiting for …. Read More
Gabay
Maliit pa lang ako ay lagi na akong binabantayan ng aking mga magulang dahil madali akong madapa. Sabi nila ay “flat footed” ako. Sa totoo lang, ako ay “clumsy” at “awkward” dahil minsan, masyadong mabilis ang takbo ng aking isip kaysa sa aking katawan. Maliit pa lamang ako ay ako ang paboritong laruan ng aking …. Read More
Salamin
Maraming istorya ang hinabi ng matatanda. Isa na dito ang pagtingin sa salamin hawak ang isang kandila sa hating-gabi ng kabilugan ng buwan. Ayon sa kwento, ang isang pangitain ay maaaring maaninag sa salamin na magpapakita ng iyong kapalaran. Maaaring isang tao na magiging bahagi ng iyong bukas. Ngunit sa kabila nito ay may naka …. Read More