This is the Friday I dreamed of
On a Friday, the last of loves
Told in tall tales
Even as we weave again
Our dreams of a hundredfold
Of arrivals, departures too
From within the spaces
Of our quickening hearts.
I come fully on this Friday
Of our homing.
On this day, I receive the blessing
Whole and entire and new:
Your coming to me once again
In the bright light
Despite the clouds the cold
The quiver of our feebled voices
Wording our covenant song.
This is the Friday blessed
By spiritsseasonssinssorrows
Redemption too in full color.
Aurelio S. Agcaoili
2004
3 comments:
I came across your blog by clicking the "Next Blog" button, and I am very happy that I did. Your poetry is deep and complex, yet simple all at the same time. You say in three stanzas what would take me three pages.
"Friday Blessing" is phenomenal. Your work is awe inspiring.
Dear Josh:
Thank you so much. But let me have the privilege of knowing you. I would be honored if you will give me this opportunity of getting to know you better.
Again, my thanks.
Ariel Agcaoili
dear josh:
i am not too sure if you are interested to look into my other blogs. my children are doing the rearranging and the restructuring which is why my works are everywhere.
at any rate, you might want to consider looking into these sites:
writtingsofariel.blogspot.com
agcaoili-ilocanopoems.blogspot.com
agcaoili-englishpoems.blogspot.com
agcaoili-filipinopoems.blogspot.com.
there are some technical problems in some of these blogs--as you might discover (such as ilocano poems being found in the english blog; english poems in the filipino blog, etc. but then again, you need to forgive me b/c for one thing, i am not a techie (i rely on my children for design) and also--i write--or i pretend to write (hahahahahaha!) in three languages.
so there, thanks again.
sincerely,
ariel agcaoili
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