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ODE TO DUSK

Catch me another duskAs the day is doneAnd the high bright sunHas settled where it shouldInto the bowels of the sea. Catch me another duskTo recallLife on the islandWhen rice paddiesLead you to the nearby riverWhere the young diveAnd negotiate deep watersAnd rise nakedWhile...

Letting Go

That one moment,When I realized,I have to be stronger,Braver than ever…Not for myself. The longing stare,Yet peaceful sense,That warm embrace,And loving words…“You are my angel.” My heart shattered,I knew it’s time,Yet it kept me together,You need me now,more than ever.Not to keep you…But to let...

Two Poems

The Feet When we are born, our fingers and toes are counted to confirm if we have themcomplete.Like the hands, we have two feet.Some were born with one or none.What is so special about the foot? Cute little toes curling up bring gladness.The first few...

As Fog

As fog grazes these hillsawash with browning shrubs,shanties creep from the valleylined with rivers swelling withdry rocks and restless ants.

nothing has changed only the forms of it

nothing has changed only the forms of it when we wedded the struggle brought us before a mayor who joked, run as fast as you can don’t let the dictator catch you

Muon

A fifth fundamental force might help explain some of the big puzzles about the Universe that have exercised scientists in recent decades. BBC The key to how the world works: Muon.After the fog had withdrawn one morning,I hiked up the mountain trail to seewhat...

Random Pickings

Touch me not

Why not, my Lord, after what you’ve done to me,Hurling my heart into the heaving waves off Magdala,Leaving me on the dark shores, empty...

From Pedro to Juan

That night, that second, when you were dying a thousand deaths in my arms, I pulled my left hand from your waist and lifted the bottle of...

Poems Written in NEW YORK

THE ETERNAL WOMAN The eternal womancomplainsabout the quality of breadin the kitchen. Nor do I growlback at herthough she angers melike a nail in my foot. MOONCURSE Although...

TANAGÀ

Gipit Kapag kawalang-wala, Nandiyan mayâ’t mayâ; Pagtanggap ng biyaya, Wari mo’y nagsabula. Sino? Nang ihain ang dalág, Nagsipasok ang lahat; Ay, sinong maghuhugas? Isa-isang lumabas. Bugaw Iyon bang batang-bata At tiyak na sariwa? O iyong dalubhasa Ngunit medyo...