On the Breath of Roses

On the breath of roses
he sees her face.
When the blue violets bloom,
her scent is in his heart.
Ikaw ba talaga?
This thought is fleeting. . .

The raindrops whisper to him,
Say her name sweetly
and she will see you.
Mel-el-el-ellie.
He sings as the whippoorwill calls,
a lonely song that speaks her name.
Ikaw ay maganda. . .

Ikaw ba talaga?
The roses whisper her name
in the moonlight of his heart
and the blue violets bloom
as the raindrops of heaven fall.

Is it possible she wants to know
on the breath of roses he sees her face?
Will he sing this song of love tonight
or wait till springtime as the blue violets bloom
and her scent is in his heart?
Ikaw ba talaga?

Naaalala kita.
Sana makita kita.
Kailangan kita.
On the breath of roses
he sees her face.
When the blue violets bloom
her scent is in his heart.
Ikaw ba talaga?


© Copyright 2007 James Earl Jackson Holloway