Apo Lakay's Notepad

Apo Lakay's Notepad(06/11/04)

Lone light bulb up on the ceiling
Old fan slowly swirling
Mosquito sensing a fresh skin
Flew recklessly, hit the screen
House lizard on the right spot
Got a mouthful of that.
Clattered cards atop the table
Shaking hands in trouble
Smokes curling up like seaweeds
Trap in sagging spider webs
Burst of coughs from showering dust
They thought winner's lungs never rust.
A boy with a basket of boiled eggs
Energy rush for the sleepy heads
Smoke stained fingers against the cubes
Loose change in the glass tubes
A girl handing out coffee cups
For a day's few dimes or laughs.

253 feels good

253 feels good

low feathery clouds, cast a shadow
drooping trees hugging the periphery
greens, green grass blankets the plains
on the corner beneath the biggest tree
i sit there, dreaming, writing poetry
when my mind closes the screen
i hit a golf ball to the far end
sometimes i miss, i don't know
so i'll try again, this one for the show.

walking on the rough, looking for my ball clover
white flowers, yellow prairie flowerets
grass a shoe deep, wet and very thick
i use my seventh iron as probing stick
a small greenish frog stands tall
blinks her eyes, she thinks i'm a fool
squirrels run around thinking my ball is a nut
i can't find it, they know where it is at
i don't really mind i have a bag full of that
cars are passing, runners trudging
friends talking, dog stopping and sniffing
birds singing, cool breeze blowing
i could smell the scent of sweetness
feel like screaming but i sneezeso loud,
it scares the buzzing bees
sorry, i must be so excited… i know
does this ever happen to you
it feels good, it's really true.

Minsan Lang

Minsan Lang(06/07/04)
Kaluskos ng mga papel tinitiklop
Lagitik, mga paang palayo sa sulok
Huni ng kuwago, taglay hiwaga
Sa isang silid mahimbing na dalaga
Anino hinahaplos ang dingding
Nakatanaw sa malayong bituin
Binubulong "sinta saan ka man naroroon"
"Puso ko'y nalulumbay hanggang ngayon."

Paos na salita, pusong mahapdi
Panaghuyan nilunod ng kirwi
Sa gitna ng nagkalat na mga bote
Hanggang takasan ng ulira't mahimbing
Kasasambit ng pangalan ni Neneng
Nagmahal ng minsan lang
Nasawi, ang isip palutanglutang
Naghihintay ng patutunguhan