Timeline

How long is a long time?
How short is a short time?
Can I say I'm at the age of prime?
Reason for my exaggerated mime
There was a time when I couldn't explain
My thoughts in words, simple and plain
Lips stutter, dragged by ball and chain
Time was so slow to ease my pain
There was a time when I couldn't stop 
Rush, rush, wait! A body needs to adapt
Money to earn and spend, a huge gap
Time is lacking, not even for a nap
Then comes a time that seems to slip
Life goes so fast, I'm scared to sleep
Babies grow too fast, minds go deep
Slow down, give me a chance to grip
Will there come a time that stands still?
Shall I lose by then my stubborn will?
Would meat and rice change to a pill?
Waiting for a sickle, my soul to steal?
Is life just a part of time?
Is time just a part of a phase?
Is a phase just a part of a space,
existing with a pre-determined face?



And So I Go On

I am a traveler now at rest
Hidden from buzzing pest
Yet I won’t hide from the test
The world's an amazing nest
I shall continue with my quest
Sanctuary's temporary guest
Roads lead to everywhere
Hindrance I can see nowhere
Yet pitfalls I'm much aware
Temptations I must beware
Trodden grasses I must care
Opened eyes as I take a dare
Neither hearts nor minds deny
Ask Who, What, How and Why
Still to my soul's whisper I rely
Sieve the truth from wind’s lie
Every storm blows opportunity
Let not feet detour from duty
Feathers gathered not for quantity
Every strand tested for its quality
Strengthened for endless journey
Prepared to seek elusive destiny


Lilian Dipasupil Kunimasa was born January 14, 1965, in Manila Philippines. She has worked as a retired Language Instructor, interpreter, caregiver, secretary, product promotion employee, and private therapeutic masseur. Her works have been published as poems and short story anthologies in several language translations for e-magazines, monthly magazines, and books; poems for cause anthologies in a Zimbabwean newspaper; a feature article in a Philippine newspaper; and had her works posted on different poetry web and blog sites. She has been writing poems since childhood but started on Facebook only in 2014. For her, Poetry is life and life is poetry. 

Lilian Kunimasa considers herself a student/teacher with the duty to learn, inspire, guide, and motivate others to contribute to changing what is seen as normal into a better world than when she steps into it. She has always considered life as an endless journey, searching for new goals, and challenges and how she can in small ways make a difference in every path she takes. She sees humanity as one family where each one must support the other and considers poets as a voice for Truth in pursuit of Equality and proper Stewardship of nature despite the hindrances of distorted information and traditions.