FRIED BEETLES, FROGS, LIZARDS Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago In my old hometown of once idyllic Tuguegarao Did I learn to eat as culinary dishes of exotic claim Fried beetles caught from slumbering farms Same species that swarmed the fecals of livestock Trapped they’re thereafter prepared for the cook With lard [...]
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FRIED BEETLES, FROGS, LIZARDS
Posted in Art, culture, humanities, inspiration, Literary, nature, Poetry, tagged Argonza, beetle, frog, lizard, Philippines, technorati on November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
MAYON D’BEAU
Posted in Poetry, tagged Argonza, literary, Mayon, technorati on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
MAYON D’BEAU Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago Fiery and fuming Mount Mayon as a sanguine daughter Of Vulcan Lord of the magma & seismics underneath Yet so beautiful and magnificent it is the holy mount For which my enthused eyes did see couples of times On flights to Visayas passing [...]
CITY FOR CHILDREN
Posted in Art, ascension, culture, education, inspiration, Literary, mysticism, optimism, Poetry, spirituality, tagged babies, children, city of children, Erle Argonza, humanities, paradise, Philippine arts, Philippine poetry, schooling, youth on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Erle Frayne D. Argonza If I shall have a hand in building the world anew A city I will build and dedicate for babes & tots Where they can frolic the day to hearts’ delight Relish their minds with fantasies of creation Toyland and chocolate city rolled in one This wonderland will be a [...]
FAREWELL RUSTIC PHILIPPINES!
Posted in Art, culture, Erle Argonza, humanities, inspiration, Literary, optimism, Poetry, tagged agricultural, Asia, Erle Argonza, google.com, idyllic, Philippine arts, Philippine poetry, Philippines, rural, rustic, technorati on February 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Erle Frayne D. Argonza Time was rustic climes covered all thy focals As one would go around villages after villages Towns after towns across provinces Of a rustic rural Philippines This once sleeping country had surely crossed The Rubicon to prosperity Conquering like a Dragon of east Asia Bringing forth numerous icings to [...]
STAR WARS ARE REAL
Posted in Art, ascension, culture, Erle Argonza, humanities, inspiration, Literary, mysticism, Poetry, spirituality, tagged aliens, Argonza, Draco, evil, extraterrestrials, google.com, Philippine arts, Philippine poetry, Reptoids, Star Wars on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago In John’s Revelation book he narrated Of an evil Dragon who dragged with it One third of the stars or so ‘Tis no other than the Draco Empire cited Alongside Orion and dense aliens warred Against the Forces of Light past eons ago Over four (4) grand cycles [...]
ANGELS
Posted in Art, culture, ecology, Erle Argonza, humanities, inspiration, Literary, mysticism, Poetry, spirituality, tagged angels, Argonza poem, divine, Erle Argonza, Philippine arts, Philippine culture, Philippine literature, Philippine poetry on January 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago Interviewed by a searching student On first hour o’ the day After a storm had passed Queried she if angels exist Or that I believe in angels To which I quipped with certainty “A matter of fact and not belief Angels are” with nary an eyelash batted Love Beings they [...]
TYPHOON’S A GREAT BARBER!
Posted in Art, culture, ecology, Erle Argonza, inspiration, Literary, nature, Poetry, tagged Erle Argonza, humanities, Los Banos, Makiling, nature, Philippine arts, Philippine poetry, Philippines, typhoon on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago A great barber it is This powerful typhoon Of wrathful cyclonic winds It trims down twigs Branches and leaves Of many trees along Its determined path Nay it does the work Of thousdands of barbers altogether Felling trees a-plenty Done with frenzied liberty Such felled branches Are instantly offered [...]
FIRST TYPHOON
Posted in Art, culture, ecology, humanities, inspiration, Literary, mysticism, nature, philosophy, Poetry, tagged climate, Erle Argonza, Laguna, Makiling, Philippine arts, Philippine culture, Philippine poetry, southern Tagalog, technorati, typhoon, UP Los Banos, weather on January 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago Rains fell ceaselessly the day Before it arrived. Almost without Warning its gusty winds slammed Upon my apartment studio like huge Tennis racket walloping windows Walls, streets, trees and all. ‘Tis my first taste Of mighty Typhon’s wrath Here where it passeth: my new home Walloping winds before [...]
