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X. B. Dgllao
X. B. Dgllao fns wrgtteo go aoe iar` ar noatfer iar `ast
ai fgs praiessgaonl lgie, rstly ns n capywrgter, tfeo ns no
ncnde`gc nod lntterly ns n iull-tg`e wrgter ai ctgao. Haro
go tfe Oartf [est ai Eoklnod, fe ahtngoed n rst clnss
faoaurs dekree go Eoklgsf nod Fgstary ira` @nocfester
Zalytecfogc, no @N go Ygsunl Culture ira` LnocnsterUogversgty wfere fe nlsa successiully ca`pleted n Zf.D
go Fgstary. Fe gs `nrrged wgtf twa cfgldreo nod lgves ao
tfe Lnocnsfgre canst, wfere fe devates fgs tg`e ta wrgtgok,
wnlmgok nod rendgok.
rbdgllao.ca`
twgtter.ca`/XBQDgllao
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Nhaut tfgs callectgao
@gdogkfts Xevalutgao `nrms tfe irugtgao ai n persaonl
bauroey spnoogok aver tweoty-tfree yenrs. [fnt heknons irnk`eoted, gotg`nte recallectgaos, krndunlly hecn`e nserges ai vagces ta denl wgtf n caogctgok nrrny ai e`atgaos,expergeoces nod dgsnppagot`eots.
G nme oa clng` ta he n paet, sg`ply n wrgter wfa fns, iarhetter ar warse, ntte`pted ta use nspects ai tfe paetgciar` ns n `enos ai expressgao, n fu`hle aergok ai noapeo dgnlakue ta he sfnred.
Tfe pae`s nre oat arknogsed gota noy cfraoalakgcnlarder, `erely nllacnted n plnce go encf ai tfe sectgaostfnt see`ed `ast nppraprgnte. Sa`e argkgonte ira` `ycrentgve wrgtgok caurse expertly tnukft hy tfe Hrgtgsfpaet Berey [ngowrgkft ns pnrt ai `y uoderkrndunte
dekree. Atfers reect dgereot pergads nod eveots= tfe`gscnrrgnke ai aur rst cfgld, tfe dentf ai y pnreots, tfenhsurdgty ai lgie.
Uolgme `y oavels nod oao-ctgao warm, tfgs iar` aiwrgtgok aers lgttle raa` ta fgde hefgod cfnrncters arfgstargcnl incts nod goterpretntgao. Xnw, keougoe nodsa`etg`es taa faoest, tfe callectgao gs y vagce n`aokst
`noy nod G tnme iull respaosghglgty iar tfegr goectgao,tfegr utternoces. G tfereiare npalakgse go ndvnoce gi G fnveingled ta ca``uogcnte ar ultg`ntely dgsnppagot.
Hy tfe sn`e nutfar
Tfe Amtaher Zrabemt
Tfe Inontgc
Fuoted nod Dn`oed
Oao-ctgao
Fgstary ao Hrgtgsf televgsgao2 Caostructgok ontgao, ontgaonlgty nod
callectgve `e`ary
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@gdogkfts
Xevalutgao
X. B. Dgllao
XXevgdgao
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Zuhlgsfed hyXevgdgao 8:>8
Tfe rgkft ai X. B. Dgllao ta he gdeotged ns tfe nutfar aitfgs warm fns heeo nsserted hy fg` go nccardnoce wgtf tfe
Capyrgkft, Desgkos nod Znteots Nct >766.
Nll rgkfts reserved. Oa pnrt ai tfgs puhlgcntgao `ny herepraduced, stared go n retrgevnl syste`, ar trnos`gtted,
go noy iar` ar hy noy `enos, electraogc, `ecfnogcnl,pfatacapygok, recardgok ar atferwgse, wgtfaut tfe prgar
per`gssgao ai tfe capyrgkft awoer.
Hrgtgsf Lghrnry Cntnlakugok go Zuhlgcntgao Dntn. Ncntnlakue recard iar tfgs haam gs nvnglnhle ira` tfe Hrgtgsf
Lghrnry.
GSHO2 7;6 : 75;895> 3 4
Caver desgko nod pfatakrnpfy hy Algver Dgllao
Capyrgkft 8:>8
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Iar Berey [ngowrgkft
Tfnom yau iar oaurgsfgok tfe spnrm
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Caoteots
TEXXGTAXW AI TFE SAUL
Snod >3
Last Cfgld >4
Westerdnys Feraes >9
Tfe Ygsgao >;
G Daot Oeed Gt >6
Oatfgok @are ta he Sngd 8:
Oartfero Lgkfts 88
Tfgom gt, Daot Sny Gt 84
Tfe Lgvgok 85
Ilume ai Hgrtf 8;
Uosngd 87
He @y Irgeod 3>
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TEXXGTAXW AI TFE SAUL
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SNOD
Nod sfeltergok, we rested, gcmed
nt gota sfndaws, wnr` fnods
slnppgok
tfe `assy ADEAO wnll. Snod
trnpped uoder
aur okerongls,yaur fngr wet, drghhlgok nkngost
`y cfeem.
[e lase taucf, seose aur drgit.
Aur hrentf aws go hlanted rghhaos,curlgok re`ately
gota pewter clauds sa fenvy,
hrentfgok heca`es n sgo.
Saao we wgll ka.
Dgvgded,
uorepeotnot ira` aur aworequgre`eots ta accupy atfer lgves,
we `nsquernde
ns squntters ao stnrs yet ta he
dgscavered.
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LAST CFGLD
G let yau dawo, oat urkeotly respaodgokta encf despernte mgcm, aoly pnssgok
ao `y ugd hrentf, sa`efaw carrupt,
suspeodgok yau go n`hgvnleoce, suhtly krawgok,
uotgl yau iell uoder tfegr spell. Cftfaogc
goterlapers seemgok aut tameos, stenlgoksauls ta ieed no uodgsclased `nster.
Last go tfgs warld uoderkrauod, yau fnd
oa noswer. G cauld aoly ou`hly wntcf
ns Mraoas tnukft hy invaur, iensted ao goinots
depasgted go tfe squnre. Cfgldreo ald heiare
tfegr nllatted tg`e, `ave`eot suspeoded.
Sg`ple taucfes ai oker ta oker tfey aoce
trnos`gtted gosgde tfegr senled dru`
wgtfered, turoed slncm. Tfe lnst rgtes ai
Zraserpgoe, plnyed ta n iull fause.
Xespectnhle hut cleno, faoest hut
taa enrly iar tfegr awo kaad,
iaur `eo true nod salgd eoter tfe squnre,
tfegr hurogsfed scnlpels dnuhgok tfe suo.
[a`eo clanmed ira` dentf, see lgie pnss
dawo tfegr leks nod weep pgty tfeyve oever
clng`ed. Tfe knps hetweeo helly
nod true `god eoca`pnss nll tfey awo.
Enrs splgt hy scren`s ira` fenrts ai
re, lgsteogok ta oatfgok snve
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>>
Xuoe inhles cnst aut gota tfe wglderoess.
Hnrreo tfaukfts hecnl`ed go n sen ai dren`s,
antgok hut oever stgll. Iree inllgokgota pnrndgse wfere n sncred `atfer hare
no enrly cfgld, gts lgps hurst, s`atfergok
eotrngls wgtf ratteo okers ns gt snok ai lgie.
Tnme `e ta pnrndgse wfere mgoksfers
ienst ao relgcs ai tfe `god. Tnttered
tfaukfts oever ta spenm pfaoetgcnlly ain scren` pluodergok tfe esf henrgok ta`h.
Oatfgok leit snve aoe cfgld.
Kad iarhgd iarhgd Kad. Iree moawledke
ira` wgtfered fnods crnhhgok nt tfe sagl.
Enrtf ai tfe `aao hlgkfted hy Reus ao nstnr dn`oed hy stgllharo crges.
Oa `are. Drgit ng`less ncrass trncms
ai wnste. Ouclenr pny dgrt ai tfe iuture
`goed hy fnods scruhhed cleno nod
spnred pngo. Tfrustgok pngo, caoceptgao
`utntgao go n caffio, dnrmoess nod sgleot
dren`s tfnt delgver no uoiar`ed lg`h,
ira` hlaady daar ta hlaady daar.
Nkaoy, suernoce ai tfe stgll uoharo.
Oekatgntgaos ta sturh tfe dend. Elgat1Gs tfnt yau nkngo1 Ca`e nt lnst ta `nme
yaur denl1 Tnlm aver tfe iuture go n squnre `gle
ai wnste. Tnme `y cfgld gt gs nlrendy dend.
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>8
WESTEXDNWS FEXAES
Iu`es ira` n pnrnffio ln`p
klgsteo go `y fend.
Ta laam iarwnrd gs rgpeoed
seed sucmed dry hy tfe
fu``gok hee ai efficgeocy.
Seodgok letters ai hrawo
recycled pnper, govnrgnhly
taro, tfey try ta `nme n`eods.
Tfe lnw stntes, faw `ucf G
n` eotgtled ta suer.
Inct gs sao, yau ngot kattfe clnss ta lgcm tfegr
spaao.
Hut faw da tfey moaw ai `y
tameos stared moawledke, lass,
hutcfery iar `y `aonrcf, `ysacgnl rale ns pnrgnf1
Tgcm-hax luonr `eo nod wa`eo,
wgtf cas`gc eyes duller
tfno hlncm dwnri stnrs.
[fnt gs tfe tnrg
iar survgvgok aoe ogkft aotfgs stgomgok plnoet1
[fnt gs tfe prgce iar
oever nsmgok ta he haro1
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>3
TFE YGSGAO
G ieel straok nt tfe lnmes edke,
deep wnter tnmes `y hrentfs wegkft.
Slawly, cnrtwfeelgok gota sauod G
seose tfe urkeocy, ieel yaur lnukf
taro ira` `y krnsp, tfeo e`erke, n
fuodred taokueless vagces tassed
gosgde `y fend.
Tfe waoder. [fy dgd G let fg` ka1
Aoly ta surince, cald, irazeo
aut ai `e`ary, aut ai purpase,
useless ao n hlacm.
Gt wns Irn Lgppgs lnst ogkft,
tartured, taro nod returoed ta
rntgaonlgty hy yaur recgtgok ai
fgs ienrs.
Inglure gs ta dge wgtfaut
moawgok yaur intfer. Wes, yau sngd tfnt.Nod `are.
G taucf `ud uostgrred hy fnods,
lnyered pgk`eots taa irngl iar decndes
ai uocrgtgcnl stnres. N clauded cnovns=
Ygrkgo @nry Hlue, yes, tfe true hlaadai Cfrgst. Gi aoly gt were true. Hrawo, G
see oa `are. Acfre tfeo,
n sfnde ta decegve, hut plense,
re`e`her tfe lges wfeo G nrgse
nod praclng` n vgsgao.
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G DAOT OEED GT
G daot oeed
tfe clnttergok rnttle ai fgs Zaotgus
taokue go fgs e`pty fend, fgs s`gle,
n mogiedeitly tfrust hetweeo `y rghs,
fgs nrraknoce, `a`eotnrgly dgssalved,
wngtgok iar n secaod cfnoce.
G daot oeed
fgs hluot hnrhs scrnpgok tfraukf`y hrngo, pgcmgok iar gospgrntgao, trygok
ta resalve no gondequncy, ta
ca`ple`eot
tfe gllusgao ai hegok tfe hest, ta snve n
decndeot eka sucmered ao seli-rgkfteaus
pnp.
G daot oeed
fgs eclectgc moawledke cfg`ed
every faur, fgs lust iar suhbects, fgs
ca`iart,
fgs desgre iar pawer, fgs tg`e2 no
eterogty,every secaod cluhhed gota suh`gssgao
hy n fn``er hlaw ai hareda` uotgl tfe
dny
scren`s iar relense.
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G daot oeed
caoiraotntgao ao wfnt G cno da,
dgctnted hy fgs nversgao ta tfe trutf.
Fgs trustgo nll tfgoks wrgtteo go tg`e pnst fns
hurot `y eyes wgtf fgs pucmered
resalutgao oever ta cfnr`= hut ta
heca`e n hlur, tfe nsfgok ai
sa`eaoe wfa tfgoms fes
wrgtteo hgkker tfno KAD!
G daot oeed
fgs `adero usnke iar lave ta settle
dgsputes, ta lnuocf noatfer
eocyclapnedgc
rgp-a, iar tfe pngo cnuses yet noatfer
caostellntgao ta callnpse sa`ewfere go`y fenrt.
G daot oeed fgs lgie iull stap.
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>9
OATFGOK @AXE TA
HE SNGD
Expressgaoless,uoless G relnte n dentf.
Ai faw G drave uoseegok,
uomoawgok gota tfe pnst,
tenrs llgok knps,drappgok uo`noly ao `y
lnp.
Af, yau wgll oever moaw
nkngo tfe taucf ai kreeo,
n claud pnttero ar n hreezes
s`atfergok lgcm... ar tfe
pngo.
Xenl eoaukf, yau were qugte
rgkft.
@y pngo, tfe kuglt,
gotalernhle, ai fnvgok
nrrgved taa lnte.
Oawfere ta pnrm nod yau
kagok
inst. @are tenrs, laams ai
pgty turogok
ta strnoke goteot. Hut G fnd
ta ruo.
Carrgdars tfe sn`e hut oat
tfe aoe G wnot.
Wauok dactars wngt, n s`nll
raa`, n hentgok clacm
nod awers nhnodaoed niter
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tfe inct.
[fgte canted efficgeocy.
Tfey explngo
tfe warst, stgll `edgcnlscfaal du`h ta denl
wgtf dentf.
Xenl dentf, yaur dentf.
Tfe wnrd huzzed aver gts
luocf2 snusnke, sf, ar caldfn`.
Nod cald yau were,
uomoawo hefgod n sait wnll
ai pntteroed inhrgc.
Uoseeo, gkoared hy lgies rgcfrautgoe,
hut tfe ingotest s`gle
survgvgok
iar yaur aoly sao.
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OAXTFEXO LGKFTS
Sgleot sfeds ai
Oartfero lgkfts,
hncms ta tfe suo.
Sledke fn``ersnrc tfraukf lnzy
oaao-lulled dust.
Ily wfeels inll
aota sfuttle tgps
lenmgok palgsfed rust.
Ilnkstaoes hlencfed
hy tncmlers pgss
wngt hy tfe trucm.
Zulley helts fnok go
crncmed sfnits airuptured tg`e.
Lgpped tnlm Dgd fe1
Wau oever! clgoks ta
staoe wnlls cusfgaoed hy
spgttle cattao caukfed
ira` nglgok luoks.
Zgpes, hred, lnkked
nod casseted iar sten`
nre cald ta taucf,
tfe fgssgok stapped.
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Haglers, helly-ied,
rat, sucm nt n dgstnot smy
tfraukf hrgcm strnws
pressed gota sluhhed claud.
@ute `e`arges replnce tfe hent
ai `ecfnogcnl fenrts=
grao pulses tfnt aoce
tnpped aut n kaldeo iuture.
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TFGOM GT, DAOT SNW GT
Sa`e tfgoks yau bustDaot `eotgao. Deht, fenltf,
Snlnry= wfy fnveot yau caobured-up cfgldreo1
Calaur ai fngr, smgo, hady iar`,
Sfnpe, nke deprecgntgao. [feo wns
Waur rst mgss, renl sexunl eocauoter1
@eotnl nkglgty, gotellectunl decgeocy1
Spenmgok yaur `god rgsms ca``gttgok n fnte
Crg`e.
Lnws kavero aur taokues, sfnpe aur tfaukfts,
Speecf gs oa laoker n ireeda`, hutN prgsao.
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TFE LGYGOK
G dged tadny nod oa aoe oatgced.N hrameo s`gle cut gota dry lgps,
deiar`ed, uoprepnred iar
`gdogkfts saok, gts revalutgao.
Ta sleep, G wnot iar oatfgok `are.
Hut wfnt pence cno yau trnce
ao wnlls ai inded rases wfeo dn`p
slgtfers hy. Uoderied, trgcmlgok dgrty
tenrs ai lgttle purpase, ai oa rekret...
nod yet...
re`e`her yet...
Heetles smgd ncrass tfe aar,canl smgooed, fnrdy ta rat
tfey trngl decny gota caroers oever
taucfed, oever seeo hy tfrawers ai
pasges, tfe moat ai irgeods wfa dnsf
re`e`hrnoce nsf aota
tfe hax.
Tell `e tfeo, ai velvet lenves
hrgttle ta taucf, ai sait rngo,
ai ste`s sleoder, ai enrtf carrupt. Sa gt
cru`hled go `y okers, s`nttered `y
sfaes, drgited aut ai taucf.
Iarkettgok wfere nod wfeogs aoly tfe hekgoogok.
G scno inces sa`etg`es, nod tfey
s`gle. Tfegr hrentf etcfed ao `y
`nrhle, stren`s nwny go crncmed
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taokues, tre`hlgok ira` tfe eart.
Twgce n dny ira` warm nod fa`e,
tfe staoes rnttlgok nt tfegr pnssgok.
Gi tfey cnre ta laam tfey wgll see nsfndaw sgttgok ao ngr.
Hut `y spgrgt s`grms hefgod tfegr
hncms nod sa G press scaured eyelgds
gota lgps. Sleep, pence, sleep oaw.
Hut tfere gs oa ogkft, aoly hlue lgkft
smg``ed ira` n cald sen hurogok`y eyes wgtf gts hentgok wnves.
Turogok, dnrmoess sfaulders n hnre
nr` nhaut `y sglfauette, pnts dry
`y enrtf wnlls nod draps n stngo gota
tfe fale. Sleep gs n dren` sa laoknka.
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ILUME AI HGXTF
Fg`1
Mgok-ume ai n rngo `gsted lnod,
iertgle go `god, hnrreo go fnod.
Fgs dar`not seed sogkkers nt `y yautf
hrgttle wgtf nke. G fnve oa tg`e, oa
te`per iar fgs lenroed wgse `eo,
kravellgok, crncmed, dgsfevelled nt `y
hratfers ieet. @uzzled hgtcfes sonrl nt
e`pty faurs= last sceots, wnr` esf,
draalgok iar tfe `nsters cncmle. Zreygok
hgrds uolensfed iar iuo, tuk nod tenr
nt ruptured eyes= tnttered caroens np
hesgde hnlustrnded slnhs suppartgok fgsstergle tfraoe. N ynwo nod tfey nre kaoe,
aoe wnsted ontgao, `y lgie n dgstnot
`ergdgno.
[aruldstreokn hgoa` wnette sgppno, cfg`es
fgs tn`e iuooy `no= tfe warld gs wnter,
felp `e G` drawogok.
Autstretcfed ao n dgvno, fgs wnsted
sfndaw dnoces, iu`ed hy cnodles, fgs
hady `y `nusaleu`. Nttrncted hy Mgok-
wfgspered invaurs, wa`eo hnsqued,
stacmgoked, stglettaed, ca`pete ta wgoaoe krgo ira` fgs irazeo wgtfered lgps.
N scfalnstgc cfe`gst, praducer ai kald,
nd`gts deient aver `y hratfers paxed
carrupted care. Lgieless, gce-lled, fgs
carpse pulses `attled hlaad tfraukf
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leper lg`hs uostgrred hy pnssgao. Denr
hratfer yau tnme tfgs onl bauroey ao
yaur awo, n kaldeo rnit ta rgde Letfes
curreots. [fnt G dgd, G dgd go tfe on`eai tfgs carrupted ontgao.
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UOSNGD
Tfe uosngd fnokshetweeo us,
n kassn`er ai drend.
@y lgie regternted,
Znst, Zreseot,
Oa Iuture.
Uosngd go tfe pnst,
explnontgaos,
mey-oate pfrnses
tfnt wauld nllaw `e
ta express `y uofnppgoess,
`y pngoiul gkoarnoce.
Tfnt yau lged, cfented
nwny aur plensure ao n sultry wfg`,
speot tg`e wgtf FG@, caovertgok lave
gota staleo capulntgok faurs.
Zreseotly uosngd, hut rnttlgok
go `y fend. Tfnom yau iarcuttgok `y lgie gota tfrends,
iar tfe kure ai egkft slnsfed
tfraukf every haoe,
severgok vessels ierrygok hlaad.
[ntcfgok `yseli ira` tfe iuture,G n` n kfast ai nll tfnt fnppeoed.
Go n hlnzer nod cnvnlry twgll
trausers fgtcfed fgkf,
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G wenr cnrpet slgppers faled nt hatf taes.
@y keotle rfytf`gc hrentfgok su``aos
tfe uodend wenrgok tnrogsfed fnlaes.
S`glgok, G wedke `y daar gota gts fale,G scuffle iarwnrds.
Wau laved `e aoce. @y vagce tuoeless,
every oate puoctured.
Twa sglver huttaos fnok ira` `y hlnzer,
ao tfe sleeve n laok crusty scnh ai drged
soat. G rnme `y spnrse fngr wgtf n `attled,lgver spatted fnod, wngtgok iar yaur noswer.
Hut nll yau pravgde gs n lnukf, step up,
e`hrnce `y sfndaw, stnh `e aoce `are
go tfe hncm, tfgs tg`e s`glgok.
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HE @W IXGEOD
G moaw yaure tfere, Gfnve tfgs ieelgok ai yau
hefgod `e nll tfe tg`e...
Cno ieel yaur sfndaw sfnrp,
oestled gota `y hncm, tfe teosgao
ai yaur fnods sgitgok `y fngr...
ai hegok iallawed hy `y hest irgeod...fenr yaur iaatsteps rgse ao encf
stngr....
Gts nll go yaur `god.
Gts true, wegrd renlly.
Sa`etg`es wfeo G stnretfraukf `y `grrar...
Gve tfe sn`e seosntgao...
ai yau tfere... nt `y sgde...
Hrentfgok go pngo, yaur eyes
fnzy, lgme yau snw `e iar
tfe rst tg`e...
Tfnts creepy.
Sa`etg`es go hed nt ogkft...
G see yaur sfnpe stretcfed heiare `e...
gts lgme... gts lgme yaur cnrrygok
no nxe.
Oaw yaure fnvgok n lnukf.
Hut gts true, nod ao `y pgllaw G see n ince.
Waurs, prgoted= n pnle hlaad s`enred
g`pressgao ao sait cnlgca, yaur lgps go n
soeer, n lnst pratest nt `y s`gle.