RIC BASTASA Poems

cleaning an old house
takes a lot of time and
effort
...

sa dihang nanglimpyo
si tatay
sa among balay nga
dugay na nga wala maatiman
...

all things are meant
to be finished
journeys always have
end destinations
...

his beautiful life
as he claims begins

one day with a cup of
...

how can a bee
ever claim that there
is still
nectar on that wilted
...

sometimes it is better
halfway

a door half-open is
...

all things are meant
to be finished
journeys always have
end destinations
...

somewhere is always
a filler
of a place in our
dreams
...

to all those
where goodbyes and hellos
do not mean
anything anymore
...

in those early mornings
we all rise
always chasing time,
the crippled fat man from
...