July 24, 2021
Writing about the summer
in typhoon season
is strange.
It seems a lifetime
ago when I couldn’t
bear the heat
and now I burrow
in the blankets,
stopping my ears
from the sound
of thunder,
feeling the bed
shake at
dawn.
August 2, 2021
Photo by Damon Lam of Unsplash. Summer in the Philippines is around March to May. It is currently typhoon season. On July 24, 2021, in the midst of heavy rains, Luzon island in the Philippines experienced a 6.6 magnitude earthquake.
Day 1, Poem no. 2 for The Writing Oasis (Summer 2021) with Beth Kempton.
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