Evensong
Well seasoned woman in solitude
awaits the solace of twilight
wistfully chanting of rice fields
full of ripe grain, of reapers in
wide brimmed hats hurrying to get
ahead of ravenous resident birds
Red and yellow tomatoes jealous of
green guavas sweet and heavy on
bent branches, many more are in
baskets, much more than coconuts
piled high by dwarfish Dencio
Gooey pure chocolate oozing from
Grandma's hand-turned millstones
Thick cocoa drink pouring on
children's puto, making merienda
a brown muddy brew
Chaperones gossiping at weekend
socials. Girl with handkerchief or fan
signals to puppy-love, first-love or
last-love or catch the eye of big boys
with songs and a guitar - harmonizing
practicing for moonlight serenading
Well seasoned woman in solitude
awaits the solace of twilight
wistfully chanting of rice fields
full of ripe grain, of reapers in
wide brimmed hats hurrying to get
ahead of ravenous resident birds
Red and yellow tomatoes jealous of
green guavas sweet and heavy on
bent branches, many more are in
baskets, much more than coconuts
piled high by dwarfish Dencio
Gooey pure chocolate oozing from
Grandma's hand-turned millstones
Thick cocoa drink pouring on
children's puto, making merienda
a brown muddy brew
Chaperones gossiping at weekend
socials. Girl with handkerchief or fan
signals to puppy-love, first-love or
last-love or catch the eye of big boys
with songs and a guitar - harmonizing
practicing for moonlight serenading
-- Aida B. del Rosario
1 comments:
Send more of your poems please, its a beautiful record of Baao History and culture. I myself can see how our young peoples ways of enjoying themselves have changed through the years.
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