February-filled Footsteps

by Mahal Ko Kuya Ko   Apr 18, 2014


As happiness begins to vanish
under your Orchid firmament,
I am hoping to meet you again
in the amaranth shadows of that Narra tree.

Your footsteps begin to echo
the song I heard last February.
I remember,
You walked barefooted
in a road your guitar has penned
against those Pine trees.
Three days later,
you've made an abstract painting.

I am a Honeysuckle--
barefooted like you,
confused,
and still finding a way
to describe your colors.

Over those Daffodils,
would you dance with me?

I am only a Honeysuckle
that writes about
the speed of a
falling Cherry Blossom petal.
And you are an abstract painting
interpreting Manila and its history.

On the 17th day of February,
my poetry died.
I wrote about your footsteps--
how they seemed to harbor promises
the other night.

You've forgotten the language of flowers
while your sky was still Orchid.

Honeysuckle is the color of your fate.
Under that Narra tree,
you painted your destiny--
a rustic beauty,
a devoted love.

In this host of Daffodils,
I will wait for you.

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  • 10 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    There is an underlying sadness at one's departure yet their very thought brings a smile, a memory to always hold on. A moving write that has touched my heart...

  • 10 years ago

    by Beautiful Soul

    Daahiel this is such a sad and beautiful poem! Though I don't completely understand the message I think I have an idea on what to comment. This poem seems to be like a dream or a memory. You are remembering a beautiful girl in your life who has disappeared. :(. Thenature eelements are stunning and beautiful as well and they could indicate a place where you loved to meet :). This seems to be a very sad love story as well. This person is waiting for their love and the love never will cone back. A sad tale but the imageey is lovely and wording and message stunning. Great work! I have missed your poems