Karina Lagdameo-Santillan

  On wordless wings, she soars, she flies. Bold and loud, vibrant with life. A phoenix from fire, she alights. She carries bright dreams and hopes.   To the east, she hovers, she looks and lingers. Over temples and mosques,…

Now, I try to see myself Myself as a very good friend.   I’ve seen myself Someone who has to be perfect at all times.   I’ve seen myself Someone who has to please others, always please.   I’ve seen…

May 19, 2024. I joined over 90 people coming from different parts of the world who got together for a dialogue, an interchange, on a dire prospect facing humanity- the threat that another world war, a third world war might…

To Father This morning, As the clouds move soundlessly across the sky I stand up to honor your constancy Ground of my existence. In my belly, father lives Through him, the patriarchs speak. They utter, wordlessly of the constancy Engraved…

A black canopy drizzled with stars A blanket warm and cozy, over me I collect all of me, into my heart Gather stars, red flowers Ferns and round pebbles I build a garden inside of me There where I live…

  Thank you to the soft winds That caresses, down to my limbs.   Thank you for the gentle peace That flows like a cooling breeze.   Thank you for this breakthrough That’s good for me, from you.   You…

  I can see the sky getting darker I can hear the gods playing with thunder I can see the wind blowing stronger I can hear the cats meowling, dogs barking harder.   I can feel you when you smile…

At the beach is An ocean of time.   Where to discover anew, leafy shapes Clear against the blue of the sky. Sun’s rays, glittering down Diamonds upon the crests of waves. The texture of tree trunks Brush scored and…

Everything comes and goes Everything is transitory and provisional In this temporal time and space, we all live in.   But there are some things that come That transcends this time and space That come from the sacred, from that…

    This is for all, for all Silenced by circumstance. Inner vocal chords cut off By the exigencies of these times. Voices strangled, joy mangled By the suffocating fumes of poisoned air.   This is for all Not content with a…