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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Poetry of Maramag [1]
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Date: 2023-06-16
Moonlight on Manila Bay
Fernando M. Maramag (1893-1936)
A light, serene, ethereal glory rests
Its beams effulgent on each crestling wave;
The silver touches of the moonlight wave
The deep bare bosom that the breeze molests;
While lingering whispers deepen as the wavy crests
Roll with weird rhythm, now gay, now gently grave;
And floods of lambent light appear the sea to pave—
All cast a spell that heeds not time’s behests.
Not always such the scene; the din of fight
Has swelled the murmur of the peaceful air;
Here East and West have oft displayed their might;
Dark battle clouds have dimmed this scene so fair;
Here bold Olympia, one historic night,
Presaging freedom, claimed a people’s care.
This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on May 21, 2023, by the Academy of American Poets.
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