a beautiful princess <br />silent <br />on the slopes <br />friendly <br />to the clouds <br />faithful <br />to the sun <br />and ally <br />of the <br />full moon <br />and <br />playmate <br />of the stars <br /> <br />on her feet <br />run the <br />cool rivers <br />on her <br />bosom <br />the orchids <br />and the <br />trees <br /> <br />once, twice <br />thrice <br />how did we <br />really know <br /> <br />but we know <br />she one day <br />will turn <br />into a witch <br />spitting fire <br />and molten <br />rocks <br /> <br />sinking islands <br />and killing thousands <br /> <br />or even millions <br />mute and stiff and dead <br />burned alive, charred <br /> <br />that even history <br />has no braver memory<br /><br />Antonio Liao<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mayon-volcano/
