Poem from the Past

Another poem from my diary. I had the exact time of the day when I finished this poem. Without a title, it was only marked as this: May 27, 2002, Monday 5:30PM.   Poem by Ihvonie Sevilleno Am I doomed? I pulled on the gloom again It fogs my eyes with misty tears It clouds my…

Art Inspires Poetry

I was never one to be afraid of new things. Just after five months after starting painting, I decided to do my first show. “To The Stars” was my first solo exhibiting more than 45 watercolors of sunsets, seascapes, and starry nights. I celebrated that night because it was my 37th birthday and the week…

Again, what was I thinking back then?

Another poem I saw from my 1997 diary. I did some Marie Kondo-ing in my house for the past few weeks so papers had to go. But memories and the feelings had to be blogged even if I can’t remember the backstory. “Time” Poem by Ihvonie Sevilleno 1997   I wish I could turn back…

What was I thinking in 1997?

A poem I wrote when I was 18 years old. I saw this in my diary. Poem by Ihvonie Sevilleno October 23, 1997 11:20 PM Loot my pride Conceal my heart And cloud my mind I ask for you to take me Into the palms of stillness And into the caverns of the numb Always…

Travel Sketching: Just Around the Corner

There are days that you just feel down but there is nothing that picks me up than a day of travel sketching and watercolor painting.  I took this photo some summers ago with my art students for our plein air painting in the fishing village of Balaring in Silay City, Negros Island, Philippines. This is…