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2 poems
He Thinks Sounds Succumb to Extinction
Perhaps he no longer
gives the same attention
to the sounds that once
fed his senses:
like the inconsolable
sounds of waves through
an empty conch;
the raspy blows produced
when his neighbor
winnows the newly-milled rice,
letting the winds trawl for bran;
the noise of a peddler making
a...
The Lake Has Craters
As Zac walked towards the archives building, he noticed a bent betel tree growing dangerously close beside an old Ficus. Both old and young trees competed for the sun. He treaded this path before, with friends, but did not notice anything out of...
Worthy of YOU
Maru…my love
I believe
that you will make this world
a better place,
You and I
will carry the weight
of that hope,
To be an example of a woman
who doesn’t outgrow
the burden of love
That…for this lifetime
i will be
For my life’s purpose
Is to love you
the best way I know how.
I...
The Room
She found herself in an empty room. At first, she thought she was just dreaming. But the more she looked around, the more she realized that it wasn’t a dream. She walked up to the door and opened it. And there she was...
Dreamcatcher
Tell me there is no death.
But simply a change in dimension
Worlds divided by linear comprehension.
Worlds made invisible by mortal measure.
Tell me it is but a journey.
A step out of the confines of an illusion
Where realities are no longer a dream
You can now visit...
Gifts from Heaven
(Intro: Shariff Kabungsuan Festival
While Christians prepare for Christmas, the Muslims in Maguindanao prepare for the Shariff Kabungsuan Festival to commemorate the arrival of Islam in Maguindanao. For one week in mid-December, the people celebrate the arrival of Shariff Muhammad Kabungsuan to their shores. ...
