Bad Day

Kay Ryan

Not every day
is a good day
for the elfin tailor.
Some days
the stolen cloth
reveals what it
was made for:
a handsome weskit
or the jerkin
of an elfin sailor.
Other days
the tailor
sees a jacket
in his mind
and sets about
to find the fabric.
But some days
neither the idea
nor the material
presents itself;
and these are
the hard days
for the tailor elf.

The Distances

Henry Rago

This house, pitched now
The dark wide stretch
Of plains and ocean
To these hills over
The night-filled river,
Billows with night,
Swells with the rooms
Of sleeping children, pulls
Slowly from this bed,
Slowly returns, pulls and holds,
Is held where we
Lock all distances!

Ah, how the distances
Spiral from that
Secrecy:
Room,
Rooms, roof
Spun to the huge
Midnight, and into
The rings and rings of stars.

The Summer I Was Sixteen

The Summer I Was Sixteen
by: Geraldine Connolly

The turquoise pool rose up to meet us,
its slide a silver afterthought down which
we plunged, screaming, into a mirage of bubbles.
We did not exist beyond the gaze of a boy.

Shaking water off our limbs, we lifted
up from ladder rungs across the fern-cool
lip of rim. Afternoon. Oiled and sated,
we sunbathed, rose and paraded the concrete,

danced to the low beat of "Duke of Earl".
Past cherry colas, hot-dogs, Dreamsicles,
we came to the counter where bees staggered
into root beer cups and drowned. We gobbled

cotton candy torches, sweet as furtive kisses,
shared on benches beneath summer shadows.
Cherry. Elm. Sycamore. We spread our chenille
blankets across grass, pressed radios to our ears,

mouthing the old words, then loosened
thin bikini straps and rubbed baby oil with iodine
across sunburned shoulders, tossing a glance
through the chain link at an improbable world.

bati na kami.!

well, yesterday's our recollection..
it's one step before graduating from elementary
or high school..
it's a whole day activity indeed..
i never thought na darating mommy (lola) ko
'cause as far as i've known, busy siya
sa monitoring ng Regional DepEd sa GenSan..

at exactly 2pm in the afternoon,
while i was blindfolded,
i was shocked when someone took it off..
mommy ko, dumating from GenSan..

another unforgettable part of the recollection
yesterday was the time that i hugged my (ex) bestfriend..
i asked for forgiveness for what i've done..
i told her that i missed her so much..

that though kinakawawa niya ako dati..
and kahit na anu2 na yung mga sinasabi
ng friends namin samin..
di parin ako nakinig 'cause she's IMPORTANT..

meeting her's one of the most wonderful part of my life..
she's one of the MOST IMPORTANT persons in my life..

She's a PART of me..

im drunk

i spent my whole night with my friends.. just hangin out..
i wanna be relaxed.. they poired some G.S.m on my glass..
i drunk it.. and now, it has made me feel so dizzy..
but what makes it great was that my WOUNDS in my hands
doesn't hurt.. i feel so numb this day..
i wanna laugh out loud but i cant..
i miss him so much.. dunno how to express it..
i dunno how to say it.. can't text him either 'cause i know he doesn't care..
hiding my feelings kills me..
i dunno what to do.. please help me!

it's over -- i'm starting something new

i spent my 1month vacation in Sarangani..
and there.. i met someone..
(John Mark Nacilla)..
i don't know what happened..
i thought leaving my ex-pammy would be fine..
i was wrong..
he found someone new also..
duh! nakabalos jud ko..
same feather flocks together..
i found someone new also..
bye pam.. hello pamiibebx!..

My Personal Savior

My Personal Savior

By: ethyl B. Morales

When I was born, I felt thankful
To see the world, so wonderful
A chance to live and witness his word
with praise and rejoice to him I give

He is my healer and my comforter
To all the problem, that I encounter
By the strength and blessings
I give him praise and sing.

He is my guidance and my saviour
in giving me heavenly knowledge and determination
To lead the right of my destenation
To have a good future is in my decision.

My giving a chance for us to forgive
through his Son, He gave
For he is powerful and most responsible
Without him, everything is impossible.