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Copyright on TEXT/POETRY © 2013 Su Layug. All Rights Reserved.*
The Moon Bit the Sun
by Su Layug
The moon bit the sun
over the pi-legged docks~
sleep’s bonus hour
Mom in KSA
poses for half-smile selfie~
kingdom eclipses
A night crab scuttles
among eclipse tourists’ bags~
the apocalypse
Child sleeps in dad’s arm
under sun-and-moon mingling~
oceanic sighs
T’was hide-or-be-killed
sun-moon collapse among rocks~
a vet’s remembrance
The moon bit the sun
the earth goes hide-and-seeking~
a ship sails for home
Kinagat ng Buwan ang Araw
ni Su Layug
Kagat ng buwan ang araw
sa ibabaw ng daungang hugis-pi~
isang oras pa’ng pagtulog
Si Nanay sa KSA
pilit-ngiti sa selfie~
nagsaklob ang kaharian
Talangkang nataranta
sa mga bagahe ng turista ng eklips~
apokalipto na
Batang nahihimbing sa braso ni Tatay
sa ilalim ng pagsasanib ng araw at buwan~
dagat-dagat na buntunghininga
Magtago ba o mamatay
sa mga batuhan, sa nagsanib na buwan at araw~
alaala ng isang beterano
Kagat ng buwan ang araw
naglalaro ng taguan ang daigdig~
may naglalayag papauwi
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