Inverted Horizons

Nestor Felix
By Nestor Felix

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The sea and the sky

Swap their eternities

The waves with the clouds

And everywhere

Fishes fly birds swim

Farmers cast seines

Fishers sow seeds

Waterways counterflow

Waterfalls go into reverse

All of this unbeknown

To Siri Alexa and Cortana.

Nestor Felix
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 the π‘ƒβ„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘–π‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘’ π·π‘Žπ‘–π‘™π‘¦ πΌπ‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Ÿ (by-lined Nono Felix) and essays to π·π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘’ πΌπ‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘œπ‘›, an online magazine. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, his poems appeared in πΉπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘  π‘ƒβ„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘–π‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘’π‘  π‘€π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘§π‘–π‘›π‘’, π‘†π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ πΌπ‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘€π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘§π‘–π‘›π‘’, among others. He is a two-time recipient of the π‘ƒβ„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘–π‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘’π‘  πΊπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘ Salute Award in 2024. Nono lives with his family in San Felipe, Naga City

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