WHY THE BLOGGER PRINTED ARIEL'S POEM

"Dios-ti-agngina, Apo Mannaniw" is not the title of the poem authored by Ariel S. Tabag. It was the blogger's expression of gratitude for Ariel for his sort of documentary poesy during the time when the writers were all members of Gumil Filipinas, the national association of Ilokano writers. Many things have happened since he wrote the poem that could have been his kind of blog. The association has long been divided but deep in my heart, I know that Ariel and I are still on the side of truth. Incidentally, he mentioned the blogger's name thrice in the poem, which could indicate a kind of admiration to the blogger--this the blogger would like to believe. But, of course, poetry has many levels of interpretation.