“I still look for her
In the forests
In empty fields
Through the sky
Beside the horizon
On barren rocks
And falling stars
I wonder where
She could be now
I still don’t know
Her name
Time has passed
But I know she is there
I can hear her whisper
In the trees and the rivers
I can feel her breath
In the scent of flowers
For these long years
I have learned to live
Without
I will see her again
In the bloom of the forest
In the cries of beasts
And ask
For her forgiveness”
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Written by Karl Gaverza
Copyright © Karl Gaverza
Inspired by the Idlivun description in Philippine Folk Literature:The Epics. Eugenio. 2001.
Idlivun Illustration by Florence Alcantara
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