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edgar macasaet salas
edgar macasaet salas aping susulu careng matang micacapatad
acacuit mu yng cuislap a ligayang matapat
lugud a binye ning carelang ybpang ybatan
mamyalungan careng lupang mitmung casacuitan

yng paca-syang pamangan a carelang tatamban
malapit nang malutu at iyapag da qng dulang
manenayang tatanud qng jarap na ning calan
lima la mong caladua, micacalugud bilang

menibat qng talacsan yng dutung dang tatangab
mamapi nang banayad at mangailangan tsupan
dadagul na yng api, capaldan yang mamaslag
mitucnang yng carelang danup, mipasnong mangan

ala nang aliwa pa na yting importanti
qng cabyayang babie na ning daun na ning api


[About the author. Edgar Macasaet Salas was born on the 30th day of December 1967. He is married and has a son named Cien Esquisse. An architect by profession, he is currently a member of the Holy Angel University-College of Engineering and Architecture faculty. He writes poetry in English and in Kapampangan, preferring the Shakespearean 14-line sonnet format. As a visual artist, he has so far mounted noteworthy three one-man shows in Angeles City. He plays guitar and piano, but admits to being a lousy singer (having heard a recording of himself at song, he decided to stick to reading his poetry instead). Gary, a.k.a. Garu, is a toy collector and is a member of the Diecast Car Collector of the Philippines (www.dcph.info)]

-Posted: 12:20 PM 9/25/09 | More of this author on eK!
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