I Will Look For You
I will look for you in beautiful lines of every page I read
In poignant lyrics of every song I listen to, I will look for you
In the tears and joys of an actor in a movie that we may have watched together
I will look for you in gentle melodies of a playing beautiful piece—taking away my fears, like rolling waves, from the shores of your love
Love, I will look for you
I will look for you in every shining star in the sky
In the darkness of a moonlit night
In the touch of the squalling winds
And if I ever fall asleep amidst the crickets’ hymn, I will still look for you
I will look for you in my dreams
I will gamble and play until you’re found
But if a brand new day starts and
As I wake, rise, and realize
That you are not here, I will look for you again.
As a part of my 2016 list of desires, I expressed my want to explore and try our local poetry, to eventually write poems in our local dialect (Tagalog or Bisaya) and share it in this blog. I have written only a few as it turned out, writing in my language was quite a challenge. Sigh.
The poem above is a translation of the Tagalog spoken word I wrote entitled, Hahanapin Kita. I am sharing this for my dear reluctant poet friend, Chuck. Have a great weekend! ☀️😊
July 1, 2017 at 10:05 am
I am so glad you translated it. It’s beautiful!!
I’m curious why it was a challenge to write in your language?
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July 1, 2017 at 11:22 am
I think it’s awesome.
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July 1, 2017 at 12:01 pm
Oh My Dear Maria!!! Kisses and Hugs to You for doing this for me!! It is such a special gift and so appreciated! I have been yearning so to share this with my followers!!! Yippee!!!! You have such a generous Heart!!!!
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July 1, 2017 at 12:05 pm
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Here is another elegant masterpiece from Maria on love and a longing and yearning heart – “I Will Look For You”. Come check out Maria’s other works and You will know why I follow her!!
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July 1, 2017 at 12:47 pm
Beautiful Maria…i love it😊
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July 1, 2017 at 12:54 pm
I love it!
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July 2, 2017 at 1:28 am
Beautiful poem Maria!
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July 2, 2017 at 1:31 am
i Like it better every time I read this! So masterful!!! And thank You for going the extra mile by posting it in English for me! So Honored!
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July 2, 2017 at 1:36 am
Just in case You don’t get enough Praise!!
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July 3, 2017 at 1:08 pm
It is wonderful to be at your blog again, Maria–I miss you and Rosey so much!! ❤ Jael (Stella)
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July 3, 2017 at 6:19 pm
Beautiful poetry Maria. The poem sings in both languages.
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July 5, 2017 at 2:24 am
This is so beautiful, Maria!
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