Morning at Laguna De bay
Bright blue an immense depth
Of sky and lake
White diamond ripples rushing
In to break
Among grey limestone rocks
Dash to pieces
Of silver foaming froth.
Spring air full of wild cries,
Fond mating calls
Of wild ducks 'mid the lilies;
A hunter lurking
waist-deep in marshy lilies,
Bare torso brown,
Strained muscles shining in the sun.
Quivering with anticipation,
Trigger finger squeezed---
Bang! Bang! Air whirls
Wild quacks of frantic ducks
Aimed rifle shots, loud whirr of wings,
Swift flights of ducks across the sky.
Thrashing in the marshy lilies,
Duck, or hunter?
Sadness marks the hunter's search,
He missed;
Because he missed, my heart sings
With wild ducks
Breasting a blue expanse of sky.
Oriental Madonna
Sonnet To A Philippine Urn
Wanderer's Song
Corps De Ballet
Summer Idyl
Fourteen
Maid Of Mabanglu
Faceless Valentine
Why?
First Love
Lost Love
Morning At Laguna De Bay
Night of the Aswang
Ferris Wheel
Intrusion
Telephone Conversation
Ing Balen Cung Bamban
The Sibal Family History In the nineteenth century, in the southern tip of Tarlac province in Luzon, Philippines, a dozen siblings came from the province of Pampanga and founded the town of Bamban.The siblings were surnamed Sibal and consisted of eleven brothers and one sister who married a Maristela man. The Sibal brothers called this place Bamban because of the smooth, thornless bamboo that grew in large clumps and the name of this bamboo is “bamban.” The place was very fertile for fields of rice and sugar cane and all kinds of fruit trees. It was very near the foothills of the large chain of Sierra madre mountains where abound hardwood trees of narra, lauan, wild animals such as deer, wild boars and all kinds of flora and fauna. The mountains were on the western side of Bamban, while on the southern side ran a river that teemed with fish. On the banks of this river called Parua, there were stones and sparkling sand brought by the current. The bank of the river was a forest full of pine trees (Pinus insularis) and the wind whistled its song through their boughs. At that time, Bamban was a veritable paradise. more>>
