Gypsy Caravan

“A year ago a friend of mine from Canada sent me 700+ worth of MP3’s. It’s only now that I have listened to half of it. Such a treasure trove of music”

*Thanks alfie. Music has a way of finding the heart of its destined listener

(December 26, 2007)

Dancing and singing

Heart’s thunder pounding

For it’s sweet release

Wondering in disbelief

Despite the madness

For just one night

The voices you speak

My sanity to keep

A moonlit garden

For a soul on fire

A companion to my side

Gracious yet not deserving

Thankful I found you

Before you decide to depart

A treasure in my vault

Not noticed by the hourglass

By fate you have shown your way

My motion this promise I make

This journey together we’ll take

(After a brief hiatus…the desire to write was so irresistible)

“Who will save our street children and prostitutes from poverty and society’s oppression”

(December 1, 2007)

She’s a midnight princess

Walking to and from

As she casts her spell

From her hourly reign

In her majestic throne

She eats a peasant’s meal

In her command she serves

Those who yearn of worldly things

Under the fly-over

I see life pass her by

Not knowing the reason why

As the cars speed by

In the limelight

He’s an innocent prince

Dressed in pauper’s clothing

Hands stretching forth

Steals a bite just to survive

In his vast kingdom he reigns

With nothing to lose all to gain

In his command there are no rules

Dog eat dog to reach every turn

Under the fly-over

I see life pass him by

Not knowing the reason why

As the cars speed by

In the limelight

Kings and queens in strong resolve

These lies that cloud we believe in

Are they different from you and me

We who we think are learned

Humanity’s savior yet a failure

To serve for a higher purpose

And yet its purpose is to serve us

To furnish us with our worldly desires

Under the fly-over

I see our lives pass us by

Not knowing the reason why

As the cars speed by

In the limelight

“Troubles do end. Just as there are nights, surely there are mornings. A sun to shine to welcome the better things coming”

(December 2, 2007)

Winds of advent touching face

Whispers in the morning

Of a beautiful evening

The midnight commotion

Fallen from its haunting

Gone with the calming silence

Graceful doves in glee dancing

To the music of angels chanting

Tranquil sounds of humming

Of winter dews dropping

The skies of ember falling

Undeserving to a grand awakening

A warm kiss from a 10 am sunshine

Hands of heaven tender a soul rising

From its death it is reborn again

“Isang gabing puno ng awitin at sayawan”

(November 25, 2007)

Tala’y kumikinang

Sa madilim na bulwagan

Tinta ng awit kumulay

Sa lona ng buhay

Bahagharing lapian

Ginhawa sa pagod na isipan

Napalaot na tinig lumakbay

Sa karagatan ng kalayaan

Itong bandila ng damdamin

Pumiglas sa kadena

Malayang haharapin

Ang sumpa ng kasaysayan

Harana ng buwan liwanag

Sa gabing nagdaramdam

Mga puso’t damdamin

Kaluluwang nagkaisa

Taas kamay sa pag-pugay

Sa paraiso nitong alay

(Ika-anim na anibersaryo ng Xaymaca)

“Yanni on the CD player: Like the brother I never had, his music inspires as it speaks to me”

(November 21, 2007)

With hands reaching forth

His eyes to vision

When the dusty roads

Blind beyond the bend

When the heavens cry

To curtain my own

As the midnight theater

Turns to a close

Oh brethren of mine

To speak with

A comforting tone

Like angels playing

On harp and flute

Amongst the clouds

In rejoice they reverb

Whispers blown to the wind

A temple that harbors the soul

From its humble paradise

To its peace in levity to shutter

“Like a swift wind, things come and go but angels like you linger”

(November 19, 2007)

October sprung a November fall

As minstrels and fiddlers

Play to their marching tunes

To the heavens these hands

Raised to an overture

Swift winds blew

These winter blankets

Pallid just like ice

Swathed in frost

Angels heeding call

Taketh thee to this flight

Where golden rays

Warmeth this wandering ghost

“tila tagalog na bersyon ng isang tula ko tungkol sa tulog. Nauna itong isulat subalit parehong-pareho ang pagkakataong sinapit”

(April 18, 2007)

Paikot-ikot

Katawang Kulubot

Katawang diretso

Parihabang hantungan

Parang bangkang papel

Napalaot sa dagat

Pag-iisip na nahapo

Kaluluwang nalumbay

Munting pangarap

Tahimik na humimlay

Sa bawat pikit

Kulog na kalabit

Alay nitong kapalit

Tulog na ipinagkait

Pinilit makamit

Ngunit sawi

Sa bawat saglit

“For the 9^th straight day I am influenced…In retrospect, I see our lives like champagne bubbles”

(November 4, 2007)

Like champagne bubbles

A multitude there is like me

Exceptional but as equal

Surrounded by its semblance

It roams freely on its journey

Protected by its bottled fence

This is what we call home

A playground to be nurtured

To belong and to understand

Cared for the ages

Wiser as we grow older

Learned from our fellow

When bumping to one another

As the cork opens the door

It welcomes a new chapter

Into these lives carried in pride

Ready to face new ventures

“The music I listen to everyday spares me from the daily madness I encounter”

(October 30, 2007)

To the Questions I ask

To answers there are none

She stands beside me

To quiet the restless mind

A ponder to the forthcoming

To an anxious beating heart

She reaches out her hand

A soothing touch that never departs

A myriad of colors surrounding

Making sense of everything

She appears before my presence

Reshape these hues to stop this madness

To her love that seems unending

Homage I pay for her blessings

To an eternal voice that persists

Her hums, chants, whispers and screams

She speaks to me in languages like no other

Listless in the corner of my peace

(A tribute to the collection of tapes, cd’s and mp3’s through the years)

“A laid back Sunday afternoon. I spent the first 3 hours of the day listening to my cd’s. It has revitalized me”

(October 28, 2007)

Like no other

She is unparalleled

A sanctuary to my soul

She is there to harbor

When I crash and burn

As the angry river turns

I am welcomed home

By her warm embrace

Her soothing refrain

Calms the restless

In her summon

Rebirth emerges

A new life springs

Equipped to face

A new day’s battle