Tag Archives: poem

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

Might be in the deep night she came

Posted on March 25, 2017 by sandstarsblog

might be in the deep night she came while i in my long hair was dead (i could never be sure). like a surgeon must have stitched a heart pulsing red

Posted in collection: looking back into ten years, poetry | Tagged balloons, Focus Philippines Magazine, love, poem | 3 Comments

Worms, Birds & In Between

Posted on February 24, 2017 by sandstarsblog

The worms that could not up surface above neat pavements carpeted floors or cold tiers find their places in vaults of Adam’s kin’s blood and flesh

Posted in collection: at the edge of things, poetry | Tagged at the edge of things, birds, Focus Philippines Magazine, gravity, in between, poem, worms | Leave a comment

the whale sharks of oslob

Posted on February 11, 2017 by sandstarsblog

the earth-man dives from his dugout canoe into the cove to stare the whale shark in its beady eye beneath the waves they dance in fluid harmony: to fathom the depths of their hearts to measure the breadth of their … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, poetry | Tagged be aware, befriending giants, canoe, exploitation, harmony, oslob philippines, poem, skycraper, whale sharks, wildlife conservation, worldwildlife.org | Leave a comment

physiognomy of an eel

Posted on February 5, 2017 by sandstarsblog

for all its slippery rubbery twisting thick tough long skin,

Posted in collection: to cast a sparkle, nature, poetry | Tagged bait, eel, poem, to cast a sparkle, tweet | Leave a comment

smiles

Posted on February 4, 2017 by sandstarsblog

smiles drift longer, sparkles on an ocean’s crest teasing silent laughters from within the ocean’s ribs. the sea teaches the land

Posted in collection: to cast a sparkle, nature, poetry | Tagged crest, drift, face, glitter, laughters, ocean, pen names, poem, sea, shine, shiny, smiles, to cast a sparkle | 2 Comments

how many ways can a wave wash to shore?

Posted on February 3, 2017 by sandstarsblog

(Images of waves used with this posting are all courtesy of their respective contributors at pixabay.com.) how many ways can a wave wash to shore? blithely as a titter, lazing like a lamb, or stirring a trifling whiff of … Continue reading →