dami ng tao—
(in Tagalog language)
dami ng tao
konstruktibong pananaw
di natahimik
impluwensiya ay—
(in Tagalog/Filipino language)
impluwensiya ay
tangan ni Sapir at Whorf—
'yon ay tiyorya
batong misteryo
batong misteryo
balong malalim
—sino ba ako?
shoji
(in Tagalog language with Japanese words)
may ikebana
handa na ang tatami
wala pa rin siya
tubig-ulan
dinig mo rin ba,
taglay nitong pagpatak?
—nagtatampisaw
art and the language
like sake's heaven,
like Du Fu's papers,
Basho's friend have gone—
panglaw (in Tagalog language)
hanap-hanap siya—
hangga't nasilayan na
anumang dilim
na nakapalibot ay
nagmistulang liwanag
stephen speaks
just as some old song
played on my dreamy radio
sung by a maiden
that mimics its sincere voice
honesty constitutes it—
to-day
the sun shone on me
like the greeting of the birds
while at some plaza—
seated while i told her how
that day was so beautiful