I Met a Woman from WWIIby Jazzy Lyle Samson I met a woman from WWII,she carried another’s life at 18fathered by a Filipino soldier whose footprints faded.No more tracks but only a memory, and a daughter in the womb.I met a woman from WWII,she ran to the mountains, passed the woods even when the sky mourned,bagging fear and hope on her uncertain trail.Will she be … Continue reading I Met a Woman from WWII
Out this week… shape poetry!—oOo—Spilling the Modern Espressoby Jhonazel Gemina Kiskis Look through the eyes of blue,of a coffee shop in darker hue.Hear the crashing of beans,poured into a lonely cup of dreams.Weep and mourn into a new set of bitter you.Smell through a slow rising of aromaand go exhale back the fury of traumafrom turning in late and losing drama.Have a taste of the … Continue reading Spilling the Modern Espresso
Guwa karong semana… usa ka sugilambong! oOo Usa ka Adlaw sa New Normalni Tyro Udtong tutok. Ganiha pa kong nagpugong sa akong kaugalingon nga dili idukdok ang mouse sa laptop. Morag bao ang internet connection, as usual. Gitiwasan pa sa kaalimuot, misamot kainit akong ulo. Dala ang akong selpon, nihigda ko sa katre ug nag-scroll sa Facebook. Kada scroll, memes ug mga posts gikan sa … Continue reading Usa ka Adlaw sa New Normal
Out this week… a poem! oOo Richest among the fools by Jhonazel Gemina Kiskis A fool woman bestowed humaneness, though the world only plunders her throne of grace with thorns of cruelty, rebellion, racism. Fools like her usually inflate to retaliate sadism, but the woman’s a soft one She carries no harm No hatred, No grudge, No thoughts of revenge. oOo Jhonazel Gemina Kiskis is … Continue reading Richest among the fools
Guwa karong semanaha, usa ka balak! oOo Pagsubang sa Buwan ni Shiela Marie Ranque Sama sa pagsubang sa buwan Ikaw paaboton Ikaw lantawon Apan kung ikaw magdumili Huwaton ko nalang Ang imong dayeg sa mga bitoon Nga imong gilauman Nga molamdag imong kangitngit Ako musalig Sa dasig Sa bitoon nga musinag Kung ang buwan man gani dili mobanaag Kalimti ang imong gikahadlokan Ayaw isapayan kung … Continue reading Pagsubang sa Buwan
For this week, a poem! oOo Ephemeronby Space Bar with a Piano the shade of the treebled a lush hueas a ray of lightstruck my eyes what beauty, what blissI have felt on thissummer day then the leaves rustledas a gentle windtickled my ears I looked aroundthe world regainedits dullnessthe sunbeam has gone toshine on anotherbranch oOo Space Bar with a Piano is a 20-year … Continue reading Ephemeron
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