"The ultimate test of any civilization
is not in its inventions and deeds,
but the endurance of Mother Nature
in keeping up with man's needs."
- AVRotor, Light in the Woods 1995
Young Pilot
(On board a Huey helicopter
from Cebu to Siquijor)
Thirteen were on the beat,
and I was the thirteenth
sharing the gunner's seat
on Friday, the thirteenth,
when at thirteen feet
above the choppy channel,
an omen challenged courage -
a young face turned and beamed
the confidence I lacked.
- AV Rotor 1993,
Home Garden
Conching and the Late Pao, Lagro QC)
This is a patch of Eden,
the work of Grimm's seven,
a shade in the lost Garden
and a li'l corner of Heaven.
Fish play in the pond,
Crucifers grow on sand,
and tomatoes line the bund,
while vine reach for the sun.
- AV Rotor 1994
Old Carillon
Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur
Your bells in the distance are a chime,
Music on the wind, reminder of time,
Calling the lost lambs from across the sea,
And linking your host in the Holy See.
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