Poetry

DINNER TIME (On the eyes of a foreign caregiver)

DINNER TIME (On the eyes of a foreign caregiver)

October 26, 2011

Eat, my child, please! I begged To this child I call ward. As he stared At his dinner of Sirloin steak, buttered vegetables, Mashed potatoes, a cup of milk.   “I don’t want to,”he hissed, “Please, eat.”I insisted. “Why?Why?Why?”he screamed “So that you’ll grow well,” ...

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To a sojourner,on Cordillera Day

To a sojourner,on Cordillera Day

May 23, 2011

Composed by: Ms. Petronila Cleto Pet as called by her friends was an Investigative Journalist in the Philippines. She is currently active in community organizing,educating and empowering caregivers and other people thru theatre and writing. In the subway, it is darker and later than the ...

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MISSING A LOT

MISSING A LOT

October 28, 2010

The mother stood looking at me and her son- Him, snuggled in the crook of my arms, His head warm in my chest as I Rock him- back and forth. I feel his steady breathing Like the world ended and all is well “I feel ...

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LUNCH

LUNCH

August 30, 2010

a silent lunch on a day when the sun shines bright on the grasses when the cicadas and robins sing from the bushes, from the branches of trees, a cup of rice on a soup bowl, stirred vegetables on a plate …a 30-minute break to ...

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MIRRORS by Analyn Tolentino

MIRRORS by Analyn Tolentino

July 20, 2010

Learn from the bamboos we should, they bend though rough winds land, they never break they always stand, because they know how to bend in the bend! Learn from the ants we should, they save food even in summer always ready whatever the weather, in ...

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Goodbye Celia

Goodbye Celia

July 6, 2009

I just learned today that Celia Mansibang lost her battle with cancer on June 29th.  Her viewing is scheduled on July 11 from 2-8 pm at Demarco Funeral Home. I met her during the wake of Juana Tejada back in early March, 2009.   She looked ...

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