Unhon Pagkaon Nan Pinaksyo na Pijanga(Halaw sa ideya at istilo ng makatang si Jose Lacaba)

Tilapi an ikog pag-una, pag-alima
Tilawi an lami: sagol tam-is aslom
Suka gikan sa nijog, iba, ahos, ludj-a
Isunod paghungit an tagkikilid na unod
Iduna anay sa sinilihan na sasahan
(Mas mahamot kon may balibayon)
Hinulma sa mga tudlo, sup-a an duga
Pinatunga sa mapaso na kan-on
Dakan mabusog, an kan-on hamoka
Paabongi nan sabaw, wayay usikan
(Mahal kuman an panud-an)
Ajaw hikalimti an atay sa tijan
Hamuy-hamuya
Kon may bihud, pagkarajaw, kagana!
Pagkahuman, sibsibi an uyo
Supsupa an lami nan utok sanan mata
Nan ipakilid an mga bukog-sinibsiban
Kay kan mingming ton, ngadj-an.

The Warrior(1990)

At one point sleep overcomes
Or dares to reign supreme
His jaw drops, the lids droop
The body laments
The gathering storm of aches
Past weary days of grind

But he defies the threat
Heaves the last of breaths
Assaults the senses
Rubs the sternum
Crushes numb nipples
Until they bleed
And he stays awake!

In time his consciousness yields
For all must sleep.

But his is emancipation!
Having slept but content
From daring the powers
Of stealth siren songs
Probing the potentiality
With ears unstopped
And not succumbing at all.

Instead he pries his eyes
Wide open during the day
Wring his nerves
Against the cold of the night
To the limit of pain
Of blood, of love, of life.

But in time his spirit yields
For all must sleep.