Woman

(for E. M.)

1.

her smile
the morning breeze to blossom
a thousand tulips

say imis to
palpalis ed kabuasan ya manpabuneknek
na sanlibon tulips


2.

if i could paint you with words
too naked to be spoken
that’s your immaculatry!


3.

my empty room
my private space
so full of you

you’re not even here


4.

pilgrims - you and i
skylark and nightingale in
a stealing heaven

kiss the day O wanton lips
and i will embrace the night


5.

your smile
the warm touch of the sun
on my cheeks

the goodnight kiss
of the breeze
on my lips


6.

november heat –
the memory of rain
on my skin


morning breeze –
longing for your warm embrace
on a day like this


7.

tonight beloved

i will sleep alone
remembering the laughter
of your voice

so inveigling
that it betrays the geometry
of my heart

and the constellation
of my soul