when random thoughts come together

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

unearthed some stuff...

ISLA RETA1

the crystalline torquoise waters
ripple underneath the caress of the
deceiving winds of June
carrying with it the
song of a thousand coconut trees

the salty sting of the sea
blinds searching eyes for an endless moment
images suddenly hazy and unreal
as if in a wakeful dream

the playful waves embrace the chest
with a tightness that squeeze
and purge the soul slowly, gently from the tired body
only to return with a quick gasp of air
and a silent cry for help

the fine creamy sands
snuggle up between wandering toes
while fragments of flourishing corals
cut and nip against calloused feet
worn out from the endless trek to the unknown

june142004


ISLA RETA2

mahigpit ang yakap
ng berdeng-bughaw na dagat
sa sinumang magtangkang
kilalanin siya

hinahaplos ang bawat sulok
ng katawan
upang kilatisin
ang kaluluwang matapang
ngunit ligaw

haliparot ang dagat
sa mga nagpupumilit
na nilalang
nagpupumilit na rurokin
ang kalaliman
ang walang hanggan
para alamin ang sikretong
nakabaon sa kanyang pusod

mapang-akit
tumatawag
nangingiliti
ang pahid ng alon
sa pisngi
sa balikat
sa dibdib

sa huli
ay nalilinlang
nababaliw
nahuhumaling
na sa walang
katiyakang
pag-ibig
ng dagat

june152004