Poem
Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta
WE, WON’T, BE, TENDING, GARDENS
WIJ, ZULLEN, NIET, TUINIEREN
Kijk, hoe, uit, iel, weelde, groeit, doet, aarde, niet, draaien,
voor knol, of wortel, wilde, ik, zo, graag, zeggen,
pepermunt,
en,
tijm,
pepermunt,
en,
tijm,
pers, een, tomaat, met, mijn, tanden,
Nee, wij, zullen, niet, tuinieren, zoen,
Een, nat, diep, voor, wat, daar, aan, ontspruit,
Donker,
En,
sappig,
Donker,
En,
sappig,
Zo, lang, als, beloftes, de, orchideeën,
wij, overliefd, staan, diep, in, water,
streef, niet, ze, willen, ons, iets, zeggen.
Vertrouw,
Zegt, de, telg,
En, Vertrouw,
Zegt, de, telg,
En, Vertrouw,
zegt, de, twijg, en, ik, vrees,
de, lange, pluk, ik, nestel, mijn, handpalm,
in, een, groef, waar, ik, geen, tijd, voor, heb, of,
wortels,
voor, over,
ik, merk, mijn, lover,
voor, over,
ik, merk, mijn, lover,
met, donkere, materie, kus,
wat niet, gezaaid, komt, of, aan, het, licht,
Ik, haat, mijn, afkeer, en, zweer, een, teder, jaar,
Komt, goed,
zeg, jij,
het, is, al, goed,
zeg, jij,
het, is, al, goed,
schuifelt, grond, over, de, groef,
Zorgt, voor, andere, verre, tuinen.
Naar Jose Garcia Villa
WE, WON’T, BE, TENDING, GARDENS
Watch, scant, grow, lush, won’t, turn, the, earthfor bulb, or root, I’ve, longed, to, say,
peppermint,
and,
thyme,
juice, a, tomato, with, my, teeth,
No, we, won’t, be, tending, gardens, kiss,
A, wet, deep, for, what, might, grow, under,
Dark,
And,
succulent,
And,
succulent,
As, long, promises, the, orchids,
we, overlove, are, deep, in, water, do, not,
aspire, they, are, trying, to, tell, us, something,
Trust,
Says, the, sprig,
And, Trust,
Says, the, sprig,
And, Trust,
says, the, spray, and, I, fear,
the, long, gather, I, nestle, my, palm,
on, a, groove, I’ve, no, time, for, or,
roots,
to, spare,
I, mark, my, air,
to, spare,
I, mark, my, air,
with, dark, matter, kiss,
what won’t, be, sown, or, held, to, light,
I’ll, hate, my, scorn, and, swear, a, tender, year,
There, now,
you, say,
there, there,
you, say,
there, there,
toeing, dirt, over, the, groove,
Tending, other, far, gardens.
After Jose Garcia Villa
From: Asia Pacific Poetry Series (ed. Dinah Roma)
Publisher: Vagabond Press, Newtown
Publisher: Vagabond Press, Newtown
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WE, WON’T, BE, TENDING, GARDENS
Watch, scant, grow, lush, won’t, turn, the, earthfor bulb, or root, I’ve, longed, to, say,
peppermint,
and,
thyme,
juice, a, tomato, with, my, teeth,
No, we, won’t, be, tending, gardens, kiss,
A, wet, deep, for, what, might, grow, under,
Dark,
And,
succulent,
And,
succulent,
As, long, promises, the, orchids,
we, overlove, are, deep, in, water, do, not,
aspire, they, are, trying, to, tell, us, something,
Trust,
Says, the, sprig,
And, Trust,
Says, the, sprig,
And, Trust,
says, the, spray, and, I, fear,
the, long, gather, I, nestle, my, palm,
on, a, groove, I’ve, no, time, for, or,
roots,
to, spare,
I, mark, my, air,
to, spare,
I, mark, my, air,
with, dark, matter, kiss,
what won’t, be, sown, or, held, to, light,
I’ll, hate, my, scorn, and, swear, a, tender, year,
There, now,
you, say,
there, there,
you, say,
there, there,
toeing, dirt, over, the, groove,
Tending, other, far, gardens.
After Jose Garcia Villa
From: Asia Pacific Poetry Series (ed. Dinah Roma)
WE, WON’T, BE, TENDING, GARDENS
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