Sa mga Maranao, ito'y sikat
Marangya man o salat
Bitbit anumang okasyon
Kasalan, lamay o graduation
Sabay sa'yong ikakamay
Yaring munting alay
Pagsapit ng Marso,
Aba'y sakit ng ulo
Si pinsan, kapitbahay, maging si bunso
Hinihintay ay regalo
Yaring sobre ay iabot
Ngiti'y langit ang naaabot
Sa kasalan, di madadaglat
Kung tawagin ay adat
Aba'y wag malilingat
Kay tito, tita, diko at ditse
Wag laktawan nire
Nang walang masabing ganire
Sa lamay hatid ay pakikiramay
Buong angkan handang dumamay
Laman ng sobre, di man sapat
Pakikiramay sa inyo'y tapat
Munting tulong sa pamilyang ulila
Dalamhati'y maibsan nawa
Isang libo o limang daan
Singkwenta o bente man
Di pinulot kung saan
Minsan pa nga'y inutang kung saan-saan
Tanggapin sana ng marubdob
Alay na kusang-loob
Gamitin sa anumang okasyon
Huwag lamang sa eleksyon,
Gawing bahagi ng tradisyon
Di ba't tayo'y maharlika
Maratabat ay sandata
Di susuko kanino mang banyaga
Bakit sa suhol, ika'y naging marupok?
Sa mga ninuno, ito'y kahihiyan
Aral ng Islam, huwag talikdan
Kahirapa'y munti lamang pagsubok
Ganid, iwaksi sa isipan
Prinsipyo, dignidad, kasarinlan
Kahit ilang sobre, di kayang tumbasan
Miyerkules, Nobyembre 20, 2019
Juxtaposition
Ambivalence
Apparently vague
Contradicting, contrasting, confusing
Embedded rhetorical ambiguity
Alluring, enigmatic puzzle
Irony
-Nov.10, 2019
Apparently vague
Contradicting, contrasting, confusing
Embedded rhetorical ambiguity
Alluring, enigmatic puzzle
Irony
-Nov.10, 2019
Coffee
Addiction
Luscious black
Captivating, intoxicating, alluring
A swirled aroma
Stimulating, invigorating, unforgetting
My bitter-sweet
Coffee
-Nov.10, 2019
Luscious black
Captivating, intoxicating, alluring
A swirled aroma
Stimulating, invigorating, unforgetting
My bitter-sweet
Coffee
-Nov.10, 2019
Lunes, Mayo 20, 2019
Writer's Block
The pen rushes; unstoppable yet
Thoughts deeply buried that fret
Fullness swallowed by emptiness met
Subtle meanings; ambiguous
Thoughts; so strenuous
Emotions; sensuous
Imaginations vivid and blurry
Overflowing ideas in brevity
Amidst freedom; perplexity
Stirs the mind that fetter
Pages remain in flicker
A torture for every writer
-May 7, 2019
Thoughts deeply buried that fret
Fullness swallowed by emptiness met
Subtle meanings; ambiguous
Thoughts; so strenuous
Emotions; sensuous
Imaginations vivid and blurry
Overflowing ideas in brevity
Amidst freedom; perplexity
Stirs the mind that fetter
Pages remain in flicker
A torture for every writer
-May 7, 2019
Linggo, Abril 28, 2019
You-Who-Can't-Be-Named
You cast me with a spell
So strong I can't repel
What is it in your personality
That threw me into perplexity
You're like to me an exception
From all the rules mentioned
Is it your voice that makes me tremble
That always got me into trouble
Just your presence make me clumsy
Turning me topsy-turvy
This may all seem like poetic
'Cause your ignorance make sick
So strong I can't repel
What is it in your personality
That threw me into perplexity
You're like to me an exception
From all the rules mentioned
Is it your voice that makes me tremble
That always got me into trouble
Just your presence make me clumsy
Turning me topsy-turvy
This may all seem like poetic
'Cause your ignorance make sick
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