Three Poems on the Road to Home

Abuyog, Leyte 2013

Where the river

meets the sea

And in between

A sand bar

of powdery beige

bringing back a monument

of memories...

Badian, Cebu 2002

It's fascinating

when you're caught

in the middle of such meeting

an illicit rendezvous

almost

A gush of coolness

a rush of warmth

against my lungs

and down my toes

A taste of bland

and a dash of salt

where the river

which was liquid

from the waterfalls

ran to the sea

Running with the speed

of the sun rising

and yet...

With the lazy courtship

of the sky blossoming

and sun falling

Bring me back

to the shores of Badian

where the laughing waves

meet the giggling sand...

Coastal drive

Slowly curving

gently turning

blind corners

transformed kind

with telltale signs

that signal every

turn leaving

only an easy

comfort as

the soundtrack

of my life

blares on

as loudly as

the sun glares

high

as brightness

takes on a

tangible sound

deafening to the ears

saying--

you, my dear

are gloriously

wonderfully

deliciously

alive...