Musings on What May

Crisp claps of bright light
Fill the world anew
Through shades of orange
In sweet scent of dew
Fill the riverside
With roses, a few
"Then there was light"
Mark Ugalino (June 21, 2020)
Roses in Bloom, Mark Ugalino (2019)

Romblon Island, Mark Ugalino (2019)
O'er the sea they call
Angry winds blowing, showing
Clashing waves must calm
Sailing through growing, hoping
Should we dare unfold
Future seas crouching, creeping
Rising tides must fall
Dawn shall come brightly shining
"Sailor's Call"
Mark Ugalino (June 21, 2020)

Sa panaghoy ko ay aagos na
Kadilimang wangis ay paglubog
Dulot ay sugat na kay lalim pa
Sandatang makinang, b'wan ay hubog
Kagyat na tawagin ngalan niya
Buhay ko'y yanigin ng pagkulog
Subuking ako ay gisingin pa
Sandaang taong kong pagtulog
Liwayway, ika'y magpakita na
Ng makita pa, sinta kong irog
"Takipsilim" (Dusk)
Mark Ugalino (June 22, 2020)
In dreary sadness shall flow
Darkness that pulls you, sinking
Due to wounds that do not show
Cut by a crescent, waning
Shout her name, fast and forego
The silence perturbed, shaking
Wake me up and you shall know
Hundred years I spent, sleeping
Daybreak in the sky shall grow
For I shall see you, loving
"Dusk" (Takipsilim)
Mark Ugalino (June 22, 2020)
The sun sets, Mark Ugalino (2019)

UHS Infirmary, Mark Ugalino (2019)
Kay lamig na sandalang
tila hinigop aking lakas
Bakal na taksil, halang
saksi sa hirap kong dinanas
Kailan ang inakalang
sukdulan ng parusa ni 'Nas?
"Higa" (Lie Down)
Mark Ugalino (June 26, 2020)