What is the meaning of this poem

the past summer
ruined my memory and will
a ball of fire burned
the nipa huts in the field
and the heron finds
no friendly carabao's shoulder alight on

It basically means "the past summer ruined my memory because a ball of fire hitted the nipa huts, and the heron finds no friendly carabaos."

ang manok kong bulik ("my white rooster", 1911) - a poem about a country man's misfortune in cockfighting.

barong tagalog (1921) - poem written after the filipino national costume.