Gypsy Caravan

“Each one has their own destiny…in stride we must take what is given of us”

(August 14, 2006)

My weakness

Is your strength

My sorrow

Is your joy

My naivety

Is your wisdom

Each one

A cross of his own 

My knowledge

Is your ignorance

My laughter

Is your tears

My freedom

Is your restriction

Each one

A path of his own

My kingdom

Is your peasant’s home

My paradise

Is your deserted earth

My possession

Is your compost

Each one

A blessing of his own

To each his own

Carry our crosses

A lonesome path we must walk

Our fate a blessing for us alone

Find the vigor in this journey

Life, a tribulation to us was bestowed

“haven’t seen this 12^th fl yosi girl in weeks…”

(August 8, 2006)

In solitude

I found solace in a butterfly

Dancing gracefully

In the grand ballroom of space

Her wings’ constant movement

Dried the tears in my eyes

In her motionless rest

Beauty surrounded her

An array of colors and hues

Watching this butterfly

Brought forth happiness

When it was time for her

To dance to the skies again

She flew away just like that

She flew away and left me

Leaving me in a state

Just as the day she found me

In solitude

“tatlong digmaan sa gitnang silangan ang sumalubong sa pagbubukas ng bagong siglo. Sa ibang dako naman, ibang digmaan ang kalaban ng sangkatauhan”

(August 3, 2006)

Batid sa aking mga mata

Ang patuloy na pananalanta

Kahirapang dulot ng digmaan

Munting hangad ko ay kapayapaan

Ilang siglo na ang nagdaan

Digmaa’y hanggang ngayon

Sa sangkatauhan nasisilayan

Ito nga ba’y may katapusan

Pananampalataya’y pinag-aawayan

Lupain, ito’y pinag-aagawan

Kulay ng balat dahilan ng kaguluhan

Dugo mong taglay, kikitil sa iyong buhay

May digmaang galing sa kanan

May digmaang galing sa kaliwa

Magkakaiba ang ipinaglalaban

Ang kawawa’y ang mga naiipit sa gitna

Sa ibang paraan mayroon din

Mga digmaang nagaganap

Na kahit walang karahasa’y

Kamatayan ang napagmamasdan

Patuloy ang ating digmaan

Digmaan upang mabuhay ng kagalang-galang

Laban sa karapatan ng maayos na tirahan

Laban sa karapatang makakain ng sapat

May ibang digmaan naman

Na mas malakas pa sa kahit anong sandata

Lalo na kapag sarili na ang kalaban

Tagumpay rito’y pano makakamtan

Laganap kahit saan, kahit anong paraan

Digmaa’y sadyang naririyan

Iyan na ang ating nakagisnan

Subalit hindi masamang humiling

Hindi masama ang mag-asam

Hindi masamang mangarap

Ng munting hangad ng kapayapaan