Indak
Dance with me,
I want to be your partner
What shall it be?
What is danced
Under a Filipino
Moon,
Call it “Buwan” or
“Bulan”?
Something
Spanish or more
Ancient? Or
Worked out
Today?
As long as we
Might touch
Dancing now,
Because as the
Orleans song
Is sung,
And love is all around
Maybe spouse-sun
Will dance, too,
Who might be
“Arawa”
In lore, married
With the moon
All nature dances
To (what is called
In many places)
The
Harmony of spheres
Earth turns
Sun smiles
Gravity collides
With magnetic
Fields
In joy of being a
Universe
Day ends, merges
With jazzy dusk
Ready to step
And slide under
The rhythm of
Choice selection
From a heavenly
Combo:
Night is falling,
And I am calling you:
Dance with me
Touch my hand
And, with me,
Glide
https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-name-that-means-moon-in-filipino
“Dance with Me” recorded by Orleans
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.
- Write or create a post inspired or about the Filipino word prompts.
- A post can be anything. A poem, a fiction, a six-word tale, or even a photo. It’s all up to you.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
July 11, 2016 at 12:23 am
A fabulous poem. You have most certainly done justice to this word. Such a romantic feeling throughout the poem that makes me want to get lost in it.
As the saying goes: kilig!! 😀
July 11, 2016 at 12:29 am
Kilig–thank you! I’m happy the feeling is romantic. Thanks for your praise, dear friend, which honestly I’m going to take and enjoy.
July 11, 2016 at 4:53 am
🙂 🙂
July 11, 2016 at 5:00 am
oh WOW, brother!!! geeeeeez! the sensual rhythm of this beating poem is just so endearing and delightful!!!
Yes, Filipino moon is buwan. Filipino for husband/wife is asawa.
YAAAY! Thank you for such an awesome surprise, brother! you made my Monday better! 😀