tiwarik at yukyok
ako’y nanahan
sa kweba ni Inang
tigib ng karimlan
ikasiyam na buwa’y
dumatal
supling ng uniberso’y
iniluwal
Nagkangipi’t
nagkabulbol
Saka naging
suhi
Sa sansina-
pupunang
Nagdadalang-
muhi.
Mark P. Bonabon
Mark P. Bonabon is an emerging poet from Biri, Northern Samar. He teaches creative writing at the University of Eastern Philippines. His poems have appeared in Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine, Philippines Graphic, and Liwayway. His work often explores local ecology, history, and folklore.
