Beautiful Mantra # 13 If Only

If only I can have

try

test

the cars I pass by

along EDSA

before the highway

before I am brought

to the top of the skies

Bring me

to the adventure

to the rush

of cars

of air

of running

Beautiful Mantra # 12 Watching

Maybe I am just

a little guard 

you know I am

but I protect you

Hide you

Care for you

Maybe I am just

under and hiding

But I am watching

Watching for you

Beautiful Mantra # 11 Street Cats

Would you care to buy

the little pencil cases

cosmetic kits

pouches and wallets

strips in colors

Would you want to buy

so I can get

the fish in my dreams

shared among us three

Beautiful Mantra # 10 Wonderful

What a great morning

Above the jeepneys and the buses

of the city

I set my eyes upon the clouds

Delineated by the branches

Drawn by nature

What morning.. 

What beautiful morning

Beautiful Mantra # 9 My Apple Pie

Oh my..

My apple pie..

Why can I not resist..

The early crunch of apples

And caramelized sugar

The fresh baked bread

of you..

Oh..

My apple pie

I confess my attachment

To the early ritual

Of my apple pie

Beautiful Mantra # 8 Lines and Branches

A stroke to the left

A stroke to the right

The electric waves

of parallel and diagonal lines

Above the sky

of an old church

Hang in there little branch

Hang in there little ones

Beautiful Mantra # 7 Through the Windows

 

I peek into the windows

of little Baguio

I see the lost beauty

of nature and forever

I am left with the cold air of concrete

along the winding roads

of the once glorious city

that is Baguio

You'll forever be

the beauty

of once upon a time