By Crispulo Bacud Tappa
Drifting in a speedy current
of air, so bold.
Leaving a place filled with snow, so thick and so cold.
Death is certain for birds
with frozen bleeding hearts.
Flying in mid-air miles
away till death departs.
Sensing danger, they fly
away to safer coasts.
For self-preservation,
fly away at all costs.
When food is scarce, men
migrate for greener pastures.
Travel many miles away,
their destiny lures.
Live through different climates,
lifestyles, and cultures.
Adjust he must, aclimatize,
blend, to survive.
When he has done all
these, he has truly arrived.
Salute to migrant workers,
some lived, some have died.
Note: First line is a prompt taken from Mr. Elmer Maribbay's wall, my former high school teacher, and school paper adviser.
CTTO: Photo
Source: Filipino Poets in Blossoms
July 25, 2021
