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Merlinda Bobis
HOMECOMING
HOMECOMING
HOMECOMING
the sea clingsto the roof of my mouth,
but the tide of my heart
cannot swell.
only this salt-taste,
this dumb remembering,
sharp as the flavour
of fish dried on the beach.
© 2004, Merlinda Bobis
From: Pag-uli Pag-uwi Homecoming. Poetry in three tongues
Publisher: University of Santo Tomas Press, Manila
From: Pag-uli Pag-uwi Homecoming. Poetry in three tongues
Publisher: University of Santo Tomas Press, Manila
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HOMECOMING
the sea clingsto the roof of my mouth,
but the tide of my heart
cannot swell.
only this salt-taste,
this dumb remembering,
sharp as the flavour
of fish dried on the beach.
From: Pag-uli Pag-uwi Homecoming. Poetry in three tongues
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