Hiatus, aloha from Los Angeles, CA

It's in Los Angeles, California

where I spent some days

to be with a few friends and confreres;

they welcomed and invited me for dinner

a great experience, well appreciated!

With the continuing summer heat wave,

it limited the option to travel,

however, with enthusiasm and willingness

to move along -

made me realize that the world of migration

articulates the same tone, 'let's move on.'

Part of the background across the whole land

hills and dry lands, low houses with a common style

similar to those in my homeland: Philippines

with Spanish influence that defines so far.

Los Angeles with its growing residents

Latinos and Asians, Europeans and Afro-Americans

most of them are Mexicans, along with Chinese,

Japanese, Filipinos like in Chinatown.

Oh, their presence here as immigrants

enables one to understand

that California stands like any other lands

swamped with a hodgepodge of immigrants.

Those homeless people you'll find in every place

restaurants and other business sites

the Angelinos in the cityland,

in Hollywood city where I had a chance -

to visit and enjoy some lovely sights

with my friends and confrere in the religious life.

The Walk of Fame and other landmarks to see

lovely displays like souvenirs and mementoes;

oh Los Angeles, the city of cultures!

where Catholicism grows in legendary proportion.