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bughaw

if I were Filipino

(and sometimes I

wish I were) or at

least Philippine-

adept,

I might look out

at a sky that still

surprises and say,

That is bughaw

of brightest, well,

bughaw.

And you might

say, next-to-me

Philippine friend,

That is so sweet

that you remember.

Although, dear,

your pronunciation

is atrocious.  Well,

I could try it in

Spanish

and would then

butcher words

bilingually.

To which you say,

as you do, That’s

all right, I’ll take

your hand in

whatever word you

misapply.

To which I might

sigh in what I’m

sure is unearned

satisfaction.

We look at the day

of bughaw, our

language loyalty.

Word-High July: Welcome!

Maria of Doodles and Scribbles and I [that’s Rosema at rosemawrites] are more than excited to read your takes on the 30 Beautiful Filipino Words.

1. Write or create a post inspired or about the Filipino word prompts.
2. A post can be anything. A poem, a fiction, a six-word tale, or even a photo. It’s all up to you.
3. Linkback/create a pingback to this post: Word-High July 30 Beautiful Filipino Words. Here is a quick tutorial on how to do a pingback.
4. Tag your post with WordHighJuly, so your co-bloggers will be able to read/see your take on the prompt. Here’s how you create tags.
5. Most important of all, read and comment to your blogger friends (old and new found, we’ll never know).

HOP ON and let’s all GET WORD-HIGH this JULY!

Lady

(3 July 2016)

Lady

You are constant

When our faith

Deserves to be

Questioned

Expressionless

Weighted with

Expression

The wisdom of

An age across two

Waters

We call you liberty

And claim it

For ourselves

You bear the burden

Of all our

Uncertainty:

You guard hope,

When our

Vision blurs

And we falter

Beacon-light

Into the world

For all to see

We must stand

Closer in aspiration,

Parallel with

What time-spent,

Respect, and

Insight might

Accrue

Side by side,

We must mean

Creed and reliance

In all we express

And realize

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