by Luis G. Dato
Will you forgive?
Bright drops of dew?
Around hurt petals balsam weave,
Will you?
Can I forget?
A nightwing flutters by
And whispers softly, “No, not yet!”
Will I?
–Philippine Magazine
December 1937
Filipino Poet, Writer and Educator
by Luis G. Dato
Will you forgive?
Bright drops of dew?
Around hurt petals balsam weave,
Will you?
Can I forget?
A nightwing flutters by
And whispers softly, “No, not yet!”
Will I?
–Philippine Magazine
December 1937
Luis G. Dato (July 4, 1906 - January 29, 1985) was a poet, writer and educator from Sta. Cruz, Baao, Camarines Sur. He published books in English including Manila A Collection of verse (1926), My Book of Verses (1936) and the Land of Mai in 1975. He also wrote several books and text in Bikol such as, Vocabulario Bikol-Ingles-Kastila (1963), Cantahon na Bikol (1969), Morfologia kan Tataramon na Bikol (serialized in Naga Times), Patotodon sa Bikol (Bikol Mail) and Sarabihon sa Bikol.
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