Category Archives: poetry

walking on sand & sea

Posted on August 6, 2017 by sandstarsblog

walking on sand and sea how can i mark time with my footprints in the sand beneath glassy sea? © ssj 2017

Posted in essay, haiku, photography, poetry | Tagged appearances, blind men, elephant, footprints, hard, parable, rough, sand, sea, smooth, soft, tactile, texture, time, truth, visual, water | 4 Comments

A Red Rattle Toy

Posted on August 3, 2017 by sandstarsblog

A red rattle toy, my mother’s gift Rattles violently, bloodshakes my young head. I could not hold it upright, Too small my hands, too finite With ten fingers in vain may clutch A furiously spinning axis: The toy rattles, cradles … Continue reading →

Posted in collection: untitled (1976), poetry | Tagged axis, cradle, earth, entropy, FOCUS Philippines, innocence, life, mother, rattle toy, revolution, satellite, spinning, symphony, untitled collection, vibrations, violence | 1 Comment

The Nose-Counting Game

Posted on July 28, 2017 by sandstarsblog

I am a child alone, the neighborhood could not care less. A nose-counting game today spells my existence in the monitor of the Census Man’s computer.

Posted in collection: untitled (1976), poetry | Tagged big data, census, collective boom, computer, FOCUS Philippines, hidden, identity, individual, nose-counting, numerals, population explosion, statistics | 6 Comments

rustles of bamboo leaves one fine afternoon (a collection)

Posted on July 14, 2017 by sandstarsblog

‘Rustles of bamboo leaves one fine afternoon’ is not exactly a new collection, though this is the first time that it is being posted for general reading. Written on a bright and breezy March afternoon, in six short parts, shelved … Continue reading →

Posted in collection: rustles of bamboo leaves ..., nature, poetry | Tagged adam, bamboo, breezy, collage, collection, eve, leaves, life, music, pliancy, poetry, river, rustle, shadows, sins, strength | 11 Comments

The Closing of the Eye

Posted on June 19, 2017 by sandstarsblog

Posted in collection: silent verses, poetry, politics | Tagged apathy, beckoning, closing, eye, lethargy, movements, poem, silent verses, tumblechair, University of the Philippines, windows, writing contest | Leave a comment

Town Asleep

Posted on June 9, 2017 by sandstarsblog

Posted in collection: silent verses, poetry, politics | Tagged curfew, darkness, deep slumber, goblins, silent verses, stupor, theft, town asleep, University of the Philippines, witching time, writing contest | Leave a comment

More Words, Just Words

Posted on June 4, 2017 by sandstarsblog

Posted in collection: silent verses, poetry, politics | Tagged bystander, eloquence, encumbrances, fake news, idealism, lies, news, newspapers, paralysis, poem, propaganda, silent verses, transformation, truth, University of the Philippines, words, writing contest | Leave a comment

The Actions of the Fox

Posted on May 27, 2017 by sandstarsblog

Posted in collection: silent verses, poetry, politics | Tagged acquiescence, acton, courage, defiance, dog, fox, poem, silent verses, timidity, typewriter, University of the Philippines, writing contest | Leave a comment

Fiasco

Posted on May 19, 2017 by sandstarsblog

Posted in collection: silent verses, poetry, politics | Tagged dictator, farce, ferdinand marcos, fiasco, fiesta, martial law, poem, pseudonym, silent verses, University of the Philippines, writing contest | 2 Comments

The Cattle Rustlers

Posted on May 8, 2017 by sandstarsblog

the rain last night, –a misty leaden shield, ––had all but washed –––away the muddy field. ––––the green is greener now –––––the sky is deeper blue ––––––and the labyrinthine wood –––––––opens up to show ––––––––three stricken men, weary and furtive, –––––––––with eyes that … Continue reading →