this waning hour---
the scent of your rose
lingers....
egrets
at dusk---
those long shadows
betrayed by moonlight
a fallen soldier
bleeds to death
hail stones---
raining on the shingled roof
war drums!
Jose
Mari Gotera, also known as Pepe, has had his poetry published
in several online and print journals including Poor Mojo's Almanac,
Spillway Review, Voices! Multicultural Poetry, Our
Own Voice: Diaspora,
Under the Clock Tower, Focus; and anthologized in Davao
Harvest.
Gotera
was born in the Philippines and currently resides in Fort Worth,
Texas.
Jose
Mari Gotera, also known as Pepe, has had his poetry published
in several online and print journals including Poor Mojo's Almanac,
Spillway Review, Voices! Multicultural Poetry, Our
Own Voice: Diaspora,
Under the Clock Tower, Focus; and anthologized in Davao
Harvest.