Dr. Cirilo F. Bautista,

The author of

The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus

Selected Poems

Kung Paano Matatamo Ang Katahimikan Sa Mundo

 

Charts

 

Pedagogic

 

The Sea Cannot Touch

 

A Man Falls to His Death

 

Walking Around in Brussels

 

Written in Stratford-Upon-Avon

 

Dead Weight: In Memoriam
(Ferdinand E. Marcos, 11 September 1917—28 September 1989)

Excerpt from Telex Moon (Part Three)
The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus

 

Excerpt from Sunlight on Broken Stones
The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus

 


 

Pedagogic

I walked towards the falling woods
to teach the trees all that I could

of time and birth, the language of men,
the virtues of hate and loving.

They stood with their fingers flaming,
Listened to me with a serious mien:

I knew the footnotes, all the text,
my words were precise and correct—

I was sure that they were learning—
till one tree spoke, speaking in dolor,
to ask why I never changed color.

 


 

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