Jan 2018
I am help captive in the arms of my captor
Only looking at the future it gave, no other
Walking up the path filled with grave-given, fallen flowers
I rise above the clouds having hope as my only power
This is she to me, *España y Filipinas
Only looking at the future it gave, no other
Walking up the path filled with grave-given, fallen flowers
I rise above the clouds having hope as my only power
This is she to me, *España y Filipinas
This was my own attempt in interpreting the message of a painting made by one of my countries best painters, Juan Luna. It was actually in the test given for arts class where they asked us to write a one-verse poem about how we interpret Espana y Pilipinas and this was my answer to that portion of the test. I must say, a lot of culture and symbolism in one painting. I realize how great the other art forms are besides poetry.
