When I See Orion Take Out His Bow
When I see Orion take out his bow
and aim
at countless
nameless prey
the Universe in me greets
meets
becomes one again
with the Infinite.
The Night Sky and Me
The night sky...and me
Infinity...infinitely small
me.
Precious Few
There are precious,
precious few
to rival the soothing balm
of a vast open Sky
for an outcast
desolate
heart.
Cerulean Sea
When I look around me and see ---
really see ---
the cerulean sea above me,
joy washes over me
engulfs me
completes me.
I long to embrace it ---
embrace it! ---
but my arms don't have the reach.
And I finally see
that
one moment
that wave of ecstasy
was a moment made
for Eternity.
Morning Sky Over Katipunan AvenueSmall hand of my watch's chasing 7
Carpool dad's frowning while traffic-maneuvering
Junior's counting the cars and the minutes
Lady yuppie's rehearsing words for her reporting
Me, staring
from inside the jeepney staring
at the bright blue sky over Katipunan
Delighting at,
reveling in,
relishing
the same blue sky above
Mt. Pulag
Sagada
Calatagan
which finds me
writing
mailing
to all my friends
mental postcards saying:
"Wish you were here."
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(Copyright Pauline Apilado)
these are beautiful, awesome pictures and thoughts...thanks for sharing. 