[Philippines] Ernesto
Pangilinan Santiago
The Color of
Thirst
Each time I
look
for the Holy
Grail
I see myself
lost
in the circle of
stones, encircling my shadow
and their glow
mesmerizing its aura;
and what is it, or
what it isn’t
that lingers outside
the circle
captivated my heart
that made me perceived—
I wanted to untangle
my shadow
from the orb web it
slept with years,
to seek that
awareness
of dot growing into
contentment,
to leave that rhythm
of life it lived with obedience.
Oh, I am not quite
sure
if I knew then about
what is the color of
thirst really mean to
each cup I used.
Ah, what would become
of those stones
without me inside the
circle, or when time
had stopped my
desire?
The only thing I knew
of myself was
this pen,
cuddling
my
thoughts.
Meditation
Reciting the «Our
Father»
like a sugar-coated
Vicar, I glide into
the silence of a
cross, standing
before me, like a 95
year old
cactus, watching
people walk-by.
A wind breezes
in,
and I dream I were
this wind,
dancing freely
with
the sand dunes of
time.
I can’t stop
wondering
why inside this
temple
has a repetitive
silence, unlike
in the flea market
where most
souls enjoy a
colorful day.
About the
Author:
Ernesto Pangilinan Santiago, a famous poet in contemporary
Philippines, was born in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines on
February 26, 1967. He attended the Institute of International
Relations of Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University in Kiev,
Ukraine where he received a degree in International Law and a
certificate in Russian Language, granting him the right to teach at
courses and circles of Russian, but somehow found himself as an
Overseas Filipino Worker. He has a penchant for writing and he
began writing poetry in December of 2005. Sometimes, he uses his
inverted name Otsenre Ogaitnas as his nom de plume. For Him,
“Poetry is a global temperature that will always surprise us.” He
is the author of two poetry books The Walking Man, 2007 and The
Poet Who Asked The Birds How To Fly, 2009. He is also the editor of
The Sound Of Poetry Review. He has received the First Prize “Award
of Excellence” in the March 2008 Poetrysoup International Poetry
Contest, USA; a Honorable Mention winner in the 11th
Mattia International Poetry Competition 2008, Canada; a Grand Prix
Orient-Occident Des Arts 2008 Internationale Laureate, awarded at
the 12th International Poetry Festival Orient-Occident
«Curtea Des Arges: Poetry Nights 1001 Poems», by L’Acadamie
Internationale Orient-Occident, Fondation et Organisation
Culturelle d’Utilité Publique, Romania. And also, he has received
the Nosside Menzionati award in the XXIV Premio Internazionale di
Poesia Nosside 2008, Reggio Calabra, Italy. He is a member of World
Poets Society, Poetas Del Mundo, and Shadow Forest Authors.
Currently, he lives with his wife Nitz in Athens,
Greece.
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