(For Edna Mejia)
1.
her smile
the morning breeze to blossom
a thousand tulips
say imis to
palpalis ed kabuasan ya manpabuneknek
na sanlibon tulips
2.
if i could paint you with words
too naked to be spoken
that’s your immaculatry!
3.
my empty room
my private space
so full of you
you’re not even here
4.
pilgrims – you and i
skylark and nightingale in
a stealing heaven
kiss the day O wanton lips
and i will embrace the night
5.
your smile
the warm touch of the sun
on my cheeks
the goodnight kiss
of the breeze
on my lips
6.
november heat –
the memory of rain
on my skin
morning breeze –
longing for your warm embrace
on a day like this
7.
tonight beloved
i will sleep alone
remembering the laughter
of your voice
so inveigling
that it betrays the geometry
of my heart
and the constellation
of my soul
