First, A Poem Must Be Magical By Jose Garcia Villa

[MikeLigalig.com]

(Philippine Poetry)
First, A Poem Must Be Magical
By Jose Garcia Villa

First, a poem must be magical,
Then musical as a seagull.
It must be a brightness moving
And hold secret a bird’s flowering
It must be slender as a bell,
And it must hold fire as well.
It must have the wisdom of bows
And it must kneel like a rose.
It must be able to hear
The luminance of dove and deer.
It must be able to hide
What it seeks, like a bride.
And over all I would like to hover
God, smiling from the poem’s cover.

[Lorenzo]

can it also be sharp as Lapu Lapu's Kris?
and as nimble as an ostrich's stride.
perhaps it can be as rigid as the chocolate hills
yes, perhaps?