Upon Your Smile

Leo R. Hidalgo was born in Manila on Novermber 29, 1934. He finished his elementary, high school and Liberal Arts at San Beda College, and took up Law at the Ateneo de Manila. He is still new in the writing scene and his poem, 'Upon Your Smile', is featured in his first book collection, "My Taj Mahal" This poem renders the feelings involved in loving someone deeply. In the poem, the persona talks to Fel, and he explores the different intricacies of having to love and being loved. I like this poem because it speaks of the many facets of love and the comfort and ‘refuge’ it provides.

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UPON YOUR SMILE
Leo R. Hidalgo

Fill my sad soul with your ardor and light
End all the cold loneliness of the night
Loving all alone, and singing your song -
Yet you know, Fel, that's where I belong
My Heart feels the struggle and strife
O why is it, I having only one life?
Nectared, longing to be where you are
Thrilled by your touch, O my guiding star,
Embracing, serene, suspiring desire
Aroused in a moment, lost in your fire;
Go, end all my fears with one loving sigh
Until the rising sun brightens my sky
Deck with the ribbons, this frenzy of light
O love but one thru the long stormy night,
By gloom and grief, from care and sorrow free
Until we're lost in a Heavenly Spree,
Everything hinges upon your smile
Now swear, you will care for a long, long while,
O longer than the pyramids in the Nile!

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