By Luis Dato
BELOVED, I regret
The world to leave,
Since you might not forget;
Still burns unquenched an ember.
You still remember
Was this my fate?
Still burns unquenched an ember
In you of hate.
Beloved, I must leave,
Is there regret?
If love were wrong, forgive,
If right, forget.
— Philippine Magazine, January 1937
[…] Dato, poet of Camarines Sur, is preparing a third volume of poetry of which “Last Word” in, this issue, and his poem, “Forgotten Songs”, in the July issue, are to be included. […]
[…] Dato, poet of Camarines Sur, is preparing a third volume of poetry of which “Last Word” in, this issue, and his poem, “Forgotten Songs”, in the July issue, are to be included. […]