Mangyan Maiden

whispers/bulong

by Julie Alati-it

Sino ang nagbulong sa iyo noon?
Whisps of breeze sway the murmurs of sound
Glowing light of the morning and night sways gently
As the light softens, Pakudos catches the light
Like a beacon, what you are seeking is not here
A deflection, go towards the stream, there is no road*
Kadto sa suba, payimay kablitan*

Close your eyes, can you hear the fading memories?
Does your heart tell you which way to go
Listen closer, hold your breathe, be still
Sounds, like droplets of water falling gently to the ground
meeting the soil, flowing like ripples of reflection
Now sun faded, paglubog ng araw
Did you hear it? Is this hope? Listen!
Mahinhin
As a quiet heart beating, 1000 ancestors away
Let it in
sumuko

Max (Motes) Tabora

Born 1956 a native of Paranaque

Graduated Bachelor of Science in Architecture in Manila

Praticed Professional Architecture & Interior Design in Middle East and South East Asia for 40 years.

Julie Alati-it

Born in Pine Point, NWT to immigrant parents from the Philippines, Julie Alati-it is a 2nd generation, Fliipinx Mother to 2 children. Julie is currently a community musician and artist who engages with the contradictions between improvisation and traditional, artist practice and motherhood to find the roots of joy and love in everyday life. She weaves threads of building community, relationships and provision of food and gardens into her artistic practice