Here the seashore stores
The footprints of strangers
And stories about the oceans
Like nobody knows until now
where the first wave came from
And open secrets of ancestors
Like the tryst of the sea and the sky
But only eyes from far away can see
Nestor Felix
Nestor Felix worked in the development sector for many years, covering several countries in Asia. Now retired, he contributes commentaries and opinions to the𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝐼𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑟(by-lined Nono Felix) and essays to𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐼𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛, an online magazine. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, his poems appeared in𝐹𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑒,𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝐼𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑟 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑒, among others. He is a two-time recipient of the𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑐Salute Award in 2024. Nono lives with his family in San Felipe, Naga City
