Nanay
Golden in years, platinum in grace . . .
The look of your face exhibits--not
The waning of love for me, in spite of
My many, many transgressions.
My coming home was like rain after
A long, long drought and--dearth.
My mere presence was, to one neighbor--
An apparition of a prodigal son--
Long considered dead.
Distraught and truly repentant,
I poured my heart out to Tatay
(Though way-too late), the error of my ways,
As Heaven released a torrent--
So heavy (as if saying),
"I am crying for you and with you," as
I shook feeling cold and weak.
I promised Tatay that, no more
On my account shall I cause you pain.
The harrowed lines on your face
Are hallow to me; they are telling of an era
Borne to bridge my present...
To yesterdays.
Under God's Heaven, there is no love greater
Than the love you have for me, my Nanay.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXX CXCDX EBFEXXX XX AXEF CD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 798 |
Words | 152 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 7, 2, 4, 2 |
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