I am the blackbird sitting
on the branch . . . watching you
Peering into every aspect you do
Kaw . . . Kaw
and you . . ,

Late at night if I ever get out of here
I swear I will turn into a thunderstorm
And hurl my bolts of light at you
And pound you with my thunder

I am the blackbird . . . and I am still
watching you
Can you feel the unease of my stare
Kaw . . . Kaw . . .
now you are aware

He held a grudge forever more
Never could he release the hate and pain
Nothing nice again , just rain
He could never get out again

The blackbird and me . . . .
as the feathers flutter to the ground
Went both of us . . . around and around
Dagers drawn , guns blazing

Like I said it is late of night
Cursing and swearing my heart pounds
Mark on my bolts , holding thunder
I notch another line on the barrel of life

Blackbird ! Blackbird !  Blackbird be !
I am the blackbird sitting in your tree
Peering into the aspects that you might be
Kaw . . . Kaw . . .

Dalawang taon na ang nakalipas
Ang aking unang nakitang liwanag,
Isang liwanag na ako’y nasilaw
At nahimala sa ‘king natagpuan,

Ang ilaw na ito ay mahalaga,
Mas mahalaga pa sa milyong pera,
At hindi ko ito inaakala
Na ito pala’y aking makikita,

Isang araw ako ay may tiwala,
May tiwala na magiging akin s’ya,
Itong tiwala ay isang tadhana,
Tadhanang ika’y mapapahimala,

Itong ilaw ay aking binitawan,
At pinagpalit sa ibang liwanag,
At ito ay aking napagsisihan,
At bumalik sa ‘king unang liwanag,

Nung ako ay nakabalik sa ilaw
Hindi ko ulit ito mabibitaw,
At ang aking problema ay gumaan
At hindi ko ulit ito iiwan

Ang tula na ito ay maliwanag
At di kailangan ng paliwanag,
Itong tula ay isang kwento lamang
At ito ay nagsisimula palang,

Kapag ako’y na sa gitna ng dilim
Ikaw ay nandoon para saakin,
Para ako ay kumintab sa dilim
Tuwing ang araw ay ‘sang makulimlim,

Ako’y natutuwa sa ‘yong itsura
Tuwing ikaw ay naging masaya,
Pati ako ay nagiging masaya
Ang iyong saya ay nakakahawa,

Kung ika’y nakita kong nakangiti
Ang damdamin ko ay gustong ngumiti,
At maraming taong gustong humingi
Nang iyong tuwa sa iyong pagngiti,

Dahil sa’yo, hindi ko mapigilan
Na tumingin sa iyong kagandahan,
Na hindi ko kayang makalimutan
Ang kagandahan na ‘king minamasdan,

Sa ‘yong ugali ay ‘king nagustuhan
Dahil sa iyong pagka-orihinal,
At sa ‘yong magandang kaugalian
Na di kayang magaya ng sinuman,

Ang iyong mata ay isang bituin
Dahil sila ay magandang titigin,
Na walang plano para lang tumigil
Kahit ito’y nasa gitna ng dilim,

At isang araw na nakita kita
Ikaw ay ang aking naging tadhana,
Kahit pinakaunang pagkita
Ikaw na agad ang aking nadama,

Kahit hindi pa tayo magkaibigan
tangi ‘kaw na ang aking nagustuhan,
Na walang kahirap-hirap maghanap
Sa iyong nakatagong kagandahan,

Sa ilang taon na aking pasensya
At ito ay sulit na hintayin kita,
Dahil ikaw ay walang kasing halaga
Nang kahit anong halaga ng pera,

Ikaw ay isang tunay na liwanag
Dahil ang aking buhay ay kuminang,
Na walang tigil para lang kuminang
Para Makita ang aking daanan,

Ilang taon ko na itong tinago
Para lang ikaw ay hindi lumayo,
Na sa aking pag-iisip sa iyo
Na damdaming ito ay di matuyo,

Di ko ipipilit ang ‘yong pagmahal
Na ako ang iyong karapat dapat,
Na mahalin, para sa iyong buhay
At ako’y may respeto sa ‘yong buhay,

Ang aking nakatagong pakiramdam
At ito ay para sa iyo lamang,
Ako ay swerte nawalang kaagaw
Dahil ako ay mag-iisa lamang,

At ako ay hindi titigil dito
Dahil ito ay para lang sa iyo,
At wala kang kaagaw para dito
Dahil ako ay para lang sa iyo,

Sa puso ko’y hindi kita mabibitaw
Dahil para sa ‘kin ika’y  espesyal,
At ikaw ay hindi mapapahamak
Dahil ako ay naririto lamang,

Ako ay  nakapili ng seryoso
At hindi nagkakamali sa iyo,
At ikaw ang aking sariling mundo,
At hinding-hindi ko ‘to magugulo,

Kung ikaw ay wala, ako’y madilim
Hindi magbabago ang ‘king damdamin,
Sapagkat ito ay hindi titigil
Dahil ikaw ay ang aking bituin,

Kahit malawak ang ating paligid
Tayo ay magkikita pa rin ulit,
Dahil ito ay ang aking damdamin
At ‘tong damdamin ay para sa atin,

Ikaw ang nagbigay sa ‘kin ng pag-asa,
At ito ay nagamit ko ng tama,
Hindi ako palaging umaasa
Dahil ito’y bihira lang tumama,

Tuwing ako ay may nalilimutan
Ikaw agad ang aking natandaan,
Kahit ikaw ay ang aking iniwan
Ikaw ang lumabas sa ‘king isipan,

Ang tula na ito ay magwawakas
Ngunit ang damdamin ko’y walang hanggan,
Tatlong saknong nalang ang katapusan
Dahil ito ang huli kong sagutan,

Para saakin ikaw ang liwanag
Kung ika’y wala, ako’y isang bulag
Tuwing kumintab ang ‘yong kagandahan,
Ang mga bulaklak ay namulaklak,

Ilang taon ko na itong hinintay,
Para lang ang damdamin ko’y malabas,
Itong pagkakataon ang dumaan
Para malaman **** ‘king naramdaman,

Hindi ko inakala ang ‘yong ganda
Na ang ibang tao ay di makita,
Ito na ang katapusan ng tula,
At salamat sa iyong pagbabasa.

‘Man’s Search for Meaning’
rests upon the garden table
Neon yellow highlights drawn almost to the last word
but leaving it, dangling

Two cups of coffee accompanied
She talks and talks unceasing
Not a breath to inspire
Not a pause
Not a subject
Not a point
Nor conclusion

KAW keh KAW KAW!!!!
KAW KAW!!!!!
The chin never stops.

He looks away
Returning her a brief glance
One Banana, Two Banana
Barely looking her in the eye
His earbuds resting down below his shoulders
But close enough and ready
To block out the sound
And yet
He won’t stick them in
and shut out
mania
A maniac

Nodding
on the rare occasion
However briefly
He looks away
Turning his head politely to
Drag one more time on that joint
A morning joint that won’t survive her onslaught of words

There’s just not enough time what with him pulling away on me like that?!

He drags on his ****
Making sure he’s alive
Are you still there buddy?
Luckily you don’t have ears, eh!

He drags again
More attentive to the filter and the
Slim
White
Stretch between his fingers
Just like the other one
The one in his pants
Close enough to the side pocket

He picks at the lint on his Adidas
And examines his fingernails
Pulls at his ****** hair
Stealing a suspicious
Narrow eyes glance back at her
She leans in and stare at the earthen floor
The leaves have been swept away

She wears little
Blessed with an ample ***** but no brain
She keep her robes open
She can cook and sweep the floors
And talk and talk and talk

But will this keep him?
He’s smiling now
Laughing, ******.
He’ll make it through to lunchtime
She’s off to the kitchen ‘for a sec’
And look, he’s on his phone
To another one so far undetetected
He’s grinning
Maybe there a pictures!

I know someone in Mexico
who keeps hers
in very fine high quality cigars
He knows about such things
And there used to be one up the street
who sported very short shorts
In hopes of keep him distracted
or preoccupied
The space filled alongside her
In her bed at night

In the distance,
The Spanish Evangelicals Sing!
And Sing!
Endless!
Rejoicing!

It’s been hours!

Sometimes there really is
no excuse to wear yoga pants
But the vaccine is here
And things could get shaky
Unstable
The eyes having begun their wandering
in advance of the Summer Solstice
And it’s very nearly time to advertise.

Leaving their outdoor table
He makes a quick exit
To another assignation
And alone
He’s run away!
She opens the book again
Just a few pages left
She’s almost done
Yellow pen in hand
mouth closed

There once was a garden where everything died
Even the birds had flown off to hide
The mighty oaks had lost all their branches
As for the flowers , long ago had they all of their chances

Even the sky turned black as it flew by
Then all of the clouds had to cry and cry
The floods could not wash away the pain
Those who lived there died or went insane

Laughter had been banned years ago
The crow's kaw kaw , was never a show
The only sound that was to be heard
was the wail of the missing violin's words

Under moonlight , by shadowy night
The strings cried blood and tears for sight
Even the moon overcome lost one dusty tear
to the life missing after all of these years .

One day the cry of the music stopped
The last string had now finally popped
The violin laid down in the ground
and there was never again another sound

And years had now gone on by
No one living then was left alive
There had been a revolt or so
Flowers once again started to grow

Trees sprouted out and began to bud
You could once again feel life's gentle nudge
The grass carpeted the woodland floors
and happiness returned to all once more

Now all had forgotten about the violin
But sometimes if you listen to the midnight's wind
You can hear it while it goes about tuning
for all it's sins had now long been forgiven

twin gulls at the ready!
resting and fidgeting atop a rock outcropping
sister galactic spaceships from cowboy bebop
ancient cutters of the sky, cloud divers and dividers
efficiency is key, swiveling in crisp circumferences
feathered razorblade acrobats
mother nature’s surplus fish-killers
spend their days as lazy air athletes
never in the sea deeper than their beaks

Dogs come wagging , sniffing cuffs
Then one howls , enough is enough !

Crows kaw kaw , 21 point buck I saw
The sky is warm wandering

Black man picks blues on porch
Sings about love's searing torch

Cow patty pastures , fire ant hills
Pastoral soothing wills

Red clay dust , powdered road
Goldenrods and one lost toad

Southern pines standing straight
Pulp's fiction tempting fate

My ! My ! smiling sigh
Where the wild wood flowers do grow

Sila na nagkasala
Sila pa ang galit
Kahit ikaw sana tong nabahala
Dahil ikaw ay pinagpalit

Dating tiwala ay sinira
Nung kabit ay kanyang tinira
Tapos ngayong nahuli
Parang ikaw pa ang may mali

Kesyo, bat ka raw nag eskandalo
Sa harap pa ng pamilya
Ng kinakasama
Ng ASAWA Mo

Siya pa ngayon ang galit
Kasi ikaw daw ay nagbitaw ng mga salitang mapanakit
Di ka naman daw sana ganyan dati
Dahil dati kaw daw ay mabait

Pero di ba nya mapagtanto
Kung bakit ikaw ay nagkaganto
Dahil sa labis na pangagago
Na dinulot ng sariling asawa mo

Aaminin kong may kasalanan ako
Subalit ako ba ay masisisi mo?
Kung s'yang puro pagdududa ang puso
Sa isang gaya **** parang ‘di seryoso

Totoo ba ang pagmamalasakit mo
Dahil sa t'wing pagpatak ng alas otso
'Yong tatanungin kung nakauwi ba 'ko
At kukumustahin din ang s'yang araw ko

Totoo ba ang iyong mga pangako
Na 'kaw ay ang taong maaasahan ko
Sa oras na nahihirapan na ako
At 'di ko na kinakaya pang tumayo

Ngayong sa panahong ika'y kailangan
Bakit abutin ka ay tila kay hirap?
Wala na ang mga pangakong binitaw
At akong nasa ere ay 'yong iniwan

Bakit ba ako laging namamalimos
Kahit iyong lang katiting na atensyon
Masyado yatang nakampante ang puso
Na 'di ko namalayang ika'y naglaho

Palugput Ka!
It's something I've learned just today
From my older sister
You know? The one sister I have
That gave up a year of her life to god
lived away in a foreign land
Learning the sounds and smells by her senses alone
But ended up coming home
Because her health and mind just became
Palugput

Puhlug-Put-Kaw
Means you're ridiculous
My job
My family
My friends
My life
is Rid-ik-yew-lus
means palugput ka

But, if we're going to be
completely and utterly honest right now
Palugput Ka

After the moon was through with night,
But the sun had not brought morning light.
The other scouts slept in their tents
After an evening full of merriment.

I sat alone and watched the leaves
Blow softly as the forest breathes.
I fell from my Stump in pure surprise,
At the creature that landed before my eyes.

It had a head of a bird and a beak of an owl,
But the body was surely. Not that of a fowl .
Four legs were spread wide like those of a bear
But it didn’t have paws under its charcoal hair.

The talons it owed were gripping a tree,
A felled one directly in front of me.
Its tail Was so long I could not see the end
The length of a python couldn’t contend.

It stared hard at me, and I back at it,
It studied the fire that no longer was lit.
Then without a sound it tilted its head,
Right there and then I was sure I was dead.

I followed its eyes to see what it saw,
While not moving my gaze from. It’s scary big Claw.
I knew one wrong move would. Not be to clever
But I had no idea what it wanted, none whatsoever.
There was nothing else for it, I just had to know
“excuse me! “ I asked “are you friend or foe?”
It ruffled its feathers and shook all its fur,
It whipped back its tail so fast its a blur.

It poked its head forward into my tent
I knew there and then, just what that meant
He wanted some food, bit all I had was crisps,
Maybe a few jelly babies, and ready salted wisps.

I reached in and got them handed him the rest
I had saved all the red ones, coz I liked them best.
From the look in his eyes and the smell of his breath
I best hand them over as matter of life over death.

He gobbled them up with a crunch, slide and burp,
Not the noise I expected from a bird, not a chirp.
I can’t quite explain how you smile with a beak
But the giant bird gleamed with a certain mystique.

That’s when it decided it had to repay,
It did so in the most peculiar way.
It turned on its talons, and aimed up its ***
I thought to myself, I know what’s to come

But to my surprise came a large crystal. Egg
Popped out and rolled over and stopped by my leg
I was startled, relieved and knew not what to do,
I was really just glad I wasn’t covered in poo.

As I lifted the egg it flew into the air
It blew over the tents that were all pegged in there
The rest of my troop now awake from the noise
Rolled out of their tents, all angry young boys.

“hey fella! “ they screamed “ what’s the big deal?”
Still speechless I didn’t know what I should feel
I just pointed up and we watched the thing soar,
They we weren’t shouting or screaming at me any more.

I buried the egg before my scout leader saw
I don’t think that was Stealing, its not against the law.
I week later I went back to dig up my prize,
With dreams of endless wealth and hope in my eyes.

But when I arrived the monster had followed
With a massive big belly, maybe cow it had swallowed
The creature was full that was clear to see,
Reassuring and fine, there was no room for me.

I went to the tree and dug up the prize,
I don’t know how in a week it had doubled in size,
I handed it over, right back to its mother,
It nuzzled it back to me like I was it’s brother.

Each week we came back and the egg still was growing,
Rocking side to side, what moves it was throwing.
One week I arrive just in time to catch,
the egg start to rattle and crack and then hatch.

Out climbed a baby, all scruffy and bald,
As ugly as sin and as equally appalled.
It gave a big yawn and tiny we ****,
Then readied itself to get a head start.

The mother kawed and baby kawed in return
Imparting wisdom in kaws, and things it should learn.
That’s when the baby looked over to me,
It tilted its head wondering what I could be.

A snack, or dinner, or an aperitif
Someone invading its nest, it thought I was a thief!
I bolted and ran strait towards me I swear,
I ducked just in time as it flew through the air.

The mother had knocked the baby beast back,
It landed and moaned and gave out a quack.
Another loud Kaw came out of its beak,
It knew it was wrong, apologizing with a squeek.

From that moment on we became the best of friends,
I brought them both jelly babies, and built up their dens.
I was invited to join the wooflepoofle clan,
Wish I could say this was all part of my master plan.

I was honored to be part of the family
But I could never understand why the wooflepoople choose me?
Maybe he heart of my soul, or something thereabouts,
But I know it would never have happened if I wasn’t in the scouts.

I have watched over this land for 20 years
What you've done to my land brings me to tears
I fly high enough to wear your bullets only graze me
"Zip" the feeling is like you greet death only to say goodbye
The trees no longer make a sound when they fall
they've already cried themselves into silence
kinda like how you all exhaust yourself to sleep
the willows you can still hear weep
I cry for my prey,relatives, and predators
You use the word harvest instead of ****
you and your foreign objects
"BOOM", we fly,crawl, and walk away as fast we can
we have no power against a man
you smile as you hurt us, what good have you done?
few of us can outrun your guns
we live like aliens, locked up in cages and tanks
But I forgive you, knowing there will be a change
someday, something will get in your way and people's race won't be your concern
There is a lesson you need to learn
but I will wait from the sky for none of you have a birds eye
When that day comes...
My predators, relatives, and prey will celebrate
"Kaw" I will scream like your sirens
"Roar" the lions will say like your engines
The turtles will move as slow as it takes for you to reach adulthood
so here we wait in our swamps, grass, and trees
An apology we do not need
There is too much blood we've shed in the past century
Just know we forgive you, *only because of what will be happening soon

Nung nakita kita
‘Di ko’y namalayan
Pupunt arin sakin
Ang iyong pagmamahal

Kahit sandali lang iyon
Iniwan mo na ko
Ikaw parin
‘Kaw parin ang nasa puso’t utak ko

Pero bakit?
Bakit ‘di mo na ko mahal?
Bakit iniwan mo ‘ko na walang paalam?
Bakit mahal parin kita kahit wala ka na?

Nagkulang ba ko sayo?

Oo nga pala...

Iba na mahal mo

Swerte niya noh
Siya yung minahal mo

Habang ako,
Iniwan mo lang mahulog
‘Di naman sinalo

Alam ko balang araw
Sasaya ako

Pero ngayon
Hahayaan ko muna mahulog luha ko

"The fatal flaws that flow freely from the frailty
of our wounds !"

. . . naw too dramatic .

"Will I read the minds of those who are blind to the folly of their thoughts ?"

. . . who you kidding ?

"The Eye in the sky sees all that we do ."

. . . er , okay , if you say so .

"Don't let the anger gush to your head . Be the crow !"

. . . ha ha , I want to kaw kaw !

"Remember that One Two Three Four disco beat we all gyrated to in ecstacy ?"

. . . yes and I"m glad to say disco's dead .

"All those bridges we built too far , they have collapsed upon the beavy weighted dreams we could no longer bare ."

. . . sounds like an Elon Musk opportunity .

"There is nothing to fear except the fear of fear upon the faces of the fearless !"

. . . what ? A double or triple negative ?

"Well are you having Turkey for Thanksgiving ?"

. . . Yes , Wild Turkey 101 !

Pigeon roadkill

Crows kaw
With
Delight