Maybe they talk about fixing their lone radio, which spurts out nothing but static, gibberish sounds ...
Poem, in its entirety, is available in the printed version of the current issue.
Bio:
JERIC TINDOY OLAY is a teacher and poet born in Southern Leyte, a small province in the Philippines. The life and plight of local farmers have become perennial subjects of most of his poems. His works have been published in both local and foreign magazines. His poem 鈥淧rovisions鈥 found a home in the fall issue of Queen鈥檚 Quarterly. He also writes opinion essays, many of which have appeared in his country鈥檚 newspapers. He likes to call himself a 鈥渂arrio鈥 poet.