dappled (a tanaga)

Brain is the forest dappled, with foliage of thoughts, puzzled. Each nerve struck a dried twig breaks leaking rash words without brakes. Heart is the sea uncharted, with no fences yet guarded. Each thump opens more chambers only for brave wanderers. — 03.26.2018 ©2018 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer. All Rights Reserved. Photo via Unsplash In response to Blogging from…

Tantalizing: A Tanaga

Tantalizing speaking eyes, serve as windows. Reveals unspoken letters, mouth always swallows. Mine’s made of transparent glass, why it failed to show? My hunching, hiding being, we, humans call soul? — Photo credit: Unsplash In response to OctPoWriMo 2016 by Morgan Dragonwillow‘s Day 6. --- The Tanaga is a Filipino stanzaic form that was originally written in Tagolog which to my…

Wind’s Shadows

Wind's Shadows: A Tanaga Take the wind and its shadows, like a bird I'll let you go, heart's a sun in bleeding dawn, morning will come, I'll move on. — ©2016 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer. All Rights Reserved. Photo credit: Unsplash In response to May Book Prompts –  by Sarah Doughty and MahWrites. Today’s prompt is The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery…

Burning Heart: A Tanaga*

Burning Heart: A Tanaga* Spring's warm sprays defrost cold heart Frozen veins wake up, restarts Your roots slowly crawls, take part Will you make heart a sweet art? I nurture, tend, rear, your pulps as you reveal bold red-striped bulbs stunned, dazed, amazed I gulp, heart's now burning with your love. — ©2016 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer. All Rights…