it is 3: 42 pm in
Vienna now
for that short
chat
all you did
most was to
send pics of
your three
grandchildren
your husband
plays horse to
the youngest the
one with
short blonde hair
typical Austrian
there is a
bowl of strawberries
and a cup of
ice cream in
one table
the only shot
without
people and it
amazes me
why?
we are still
here in Manila
a hot city
with all its
sins
we are not
moving anywhere yet
though
we really planned
to stay for good
in Mindanao
the promised land
you need not ask
but we are also happy
in our terms
our realities
are different
and the difference
is not bridgeable
by any means
we are happy in
our way
just like what you
are showing us
we don't have
any kids or grand kids
for sure
but we are not asking
what we do not have
content with
what is sincerely
given by God
all is fair
in life: you may have
kids, grand-kids, a family
a house, everything
European
that fresh spring
of your life
oh, we are happy
for you
and in fact proud
with what you are
proud of
for one thing:
we have the money
and lots of it.
we can go to moscow
eat caviar
drink vodka
take the train
to st peters-burg
and in another hour
be with you in Vienna
or if we change our
mind
on the next hour
we fly back to the
Philippines
life is fair
you have not gone to Prussia
or even smell the scent
of old Mongolia.
if you have
what you have
you do not also
have what
we have
on the last note
we are staying put.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Such a nice poem and family and friends. Enjoyed the way you have inked your thoughts. Liked it.