poet:Lucia Makabayan titl:Metamorphosis (English) date:19 Oktubre 1981 A fleeting memory alights Of that quietly-withered time Forgotten green on a desert.   Our shouts were hollow then In the alleyways disturbed and echoed As days passed, some grew hoarse Some grew faint, struggled, then faded away Some were buried But some took seed. They have bid calm days farewell The dead leaves have fallen.   Here, now The grass and surroundings are constantly changing The alleyways are gone No longer are shouts hushed No longer are shadows buried. Here the path is certain On the perilous cliffs And the child is now A guerrilla witnessing victories Listening, watching, joining The wave of history.   (J.B.)