---

POEM

Yesterday,
I discovered God.
He'd walked
in strange ways
through my soul
until it gave,
in tears disgorging Him.


Quite used to lighting
candles in the dark,
I've been blinded
by the whiteness since,
and have held Him
in my breath,
not daring to let go.


And so, you see, the silence
which I ask you to forgive.
Let me nurture
His magnificence
one moment more
in my heart,
so it too may shine.

---

POST-HASTE

Great and glorious God,
What ad was it that said,
When it rains, it pours?
That should have been


For You, with the blessings
You are pouring on me now.
And all it took was to obey
Your just commands,


Every one of them, over
Three years of hemming
And another three months
Of hawing, post-haste.


All it needed was a major
Purification of soul,
And not a little repentance
Of spirit. Asking Jesus


For help did the trick,
So fast the transformation
After. So now my bounty
Comes tumbling from Heaven


Gift-wrapped and all,
Numerous, large, and unceasing.
What more is there to ask
After all I have received?


Only Heaven.
Only Jesus.
Only to be with You
Forevermore.

---

Click to see more poems

The paeans homepage The verses The journal The paintings The photo-journal The column The video documentaries The video outfit The poet The main homepage The mirror

© Institute for Filipino Cinema, Inc, 1996-2000

For more poems, write pinoytok@info.com.ph