Siete na ba or sietenta na Is it seven or has it been seventy Ang mga tuig nga ninglabay These years that have caressed Ni’ining pagdagan sa panahon’g The soul of time Sama sa kabukidnon’g sapa Like the river of yore, Nga wala’y kaupusan? Relentlessly unheeding? Ang kalibutan kanunay’ng nagatuyok; Life goes on, the world—its pulse, its beat; Nunca kini muhinay o muhunong para bisan kinsa. it never stops, never pauses—not for anyone. Pero wala gihapo’y kausaban: But still nothing has changed: Gimingaw gihapon ko kanimo, I still miss you, Amahan nako’ng nahanaw. My cherished father—now lost. Kini lang gayud ang mga hagawhaw sa kagahapo’ng But these are simply whispers to a yesterday Karon’g dugay nang naanod Long since forgotten Ni’ining masulub’ong panganud. By a mourning sky.
Posted on Sunday, 27 December 2009
