Three Poems

IN TIMES OF WORRY In times of worry  When the world shuts down And time drags on Do you fret?  Do you frown?  Some climb a wall Some scream, some cry Others cook, others sing Some call out, others sigh I try to write, I try to think When nothing comes I cut paper, let the

WHEN OLD FRIENDS MEET AFTER MANY YEARS

Dinner and catching upTatatito Restaurant, MakatiMay 17, 2023 Though it has been more than two decades since we last met, meeting up was like we were just together a week or a month ago. Craig Austin was my college classmate and roommate in the late 1970s at St. Mary’s College of California, a Christian Brothers

LUNCH WITH NEW FRIENDS IN A HERITAGE SETTING

Apartment 1B Restaurant at The Henry Hotel F. B. Harrison, Pasay City May 10, 2023 Manila was broiling hot when we went for lunch with new friends from Bangkok at this lovely vintage hotel tucked away from the bustle and grime of the city, the jeepneys, the street vendors, the never-ending hot concrete pavement. Nanan,

THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF MOTHERS

Mother’s Day May 14, 2023 Art by J. M. Luz “Mother & Child 1_ Medium: Cut colored paper 15 inches x 23 inches A mother’s love gave us life A mother’s hand raised us tall A mother’s eye saw through our faults A mother’s touch made all things well The family is one because of

A GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR

Francisco ‘Frankie’ Roman, Jr, DBA Full Professor, Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Feb. 6, 1947 – May 5, 2023 When I joined the AIM faculty for the first of my two stints there, Frankie was already a professor for more than a decade. He was one of the first to say hello in the faculty