Sunset in Gingoog Bay

Panginhas or seashell gathering in Luyong Baybayon in Talisayan town, Misamis Oriental. In the background is the island paradise, Camiguin.

Sunset in Gingoog Bay
By BenCy Ellorin

Waves gently kissing the beach
on an ebbing sea,
In the horizon the sun waving goodbye
Even Sipaka which proudly stands
in this side of the bay
is cooling down,
as fogs gently hug its peak.

Sound of outriggers rings in the air
as the amihan breeze
starts to touch the senses
in the distance,
fishers start to silhoutte
behind the waves,
their flickering lights
bringhope to their loved ones.

(Written sometime in 2003 by the writer while working as community organizer in the coastal communities of Gingoog Bay in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. Sipaka point is the northwestern tip of Gingoog Bay. Amihan is vernacular of northeast monsoon wind.)