For Kim
The Beautiful Hour,
You said,
Is at twilight
When the sun reaches that perfect angle
And her beams linger and shimmer
Softly on the faces of creation.
When people look more vibrant, full
Like TV people
Only better cause they’re on the biggest screen.
It’s a nice thought,
This Beautiful Hour.
As the sun lets out her tresses
On the edge of the world
Let’s all be beautiful,
Be bolder, vibrant, shimmery.
One hour out of twenty-four
Let’s all sit on our porches
Watch day flow into night
And nod and smile
At all our lovely neighbors.
rikpanganiban, april 1993