The fireflies gathered
Quickly, rapidly
Like clocks, for the kapre’s moment of thought.
He stood atop the kahuy
Carefully, quietly
And saw the two lovers holding each other’s hands.
The lovers kissed
Gently, sweetly
And never saw the monster or the iput-ipot around.
The kapre mouthed
Tan’awun ta’ka
And watched as the lovers held each other in embrace.
The man whispered
Palangga ta’ka
And left his woman under the [...]
Archive for July 13th, 2009
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He who tries
Will be wasted
Feed my eyes
Now you’ve sewn them shut.
- Alice in Chains, “Man In The Box”
Facelift, Columbia Records (1991)
I used to play the keyboard reasonably well. Among the instruments that I’ve tried – from guitars to wood flutes to harmonicas to drum kits – it’s in piano where I first learned to read (and tried to write and compose) music. I didn’t have a piano teacher, so I never really became a virtuoso [...]