Woman of Biliran

Happy Birthday woman of Biliran. Lola now, who as a youth stole her father's small boat to gather seawater to make salt, and fought the school bullies, and ventured farther out to forbidden zones to harvest coconuts and bananas. She is Lola now, forever mother to the islands, speaking different dialects, one with the white sands that slide beneath emerald waters close to shore. Waray warrior queen. She is Lola now to us all.