Best Bahay Poems
BAHAY KUBO
Our Bahay Kubo
Is made of light materials of woods, nipa and bamboo
It is situated near the sand dunes of the sea
Its fence surrounding it is made of bamboo too
And kitchen wares from indigenous and pottery also.
The style of the Kubo
Is a split design, though
The upper living room and a bedroom for two
While the basement is the kitchen where dining is with gusto
And the tub and bath are separated from the Kubo.
Our Bahay Kubo is intended for the duo
Whose lives are simple but nurtured with love
The serenity and oneness bring them together
A love nest just simply for the two.
Someday with their kids and grandkids
Will make the atmosphere livelier and more enjoyable
To tend native chicken, vegetables and other livestocks
For domestications and food for good times sake
With the stars and the moon as company from dusk to dawn.
Our Bahay Kubo
Is assembled mostly by loving neighbors,
Sharing, smiling, bantering at the end of the day
For Bahay Kubo is a symbol of bayanihan
Where everybody shares the fun!
Meanings:
Bahay Kubo is a small hut traditionally constructed with bamboo, generally found in
rural areas in the Phillipines (For further understanding, watch bahay kubo in u
tube)
Nipa is a palm leaf use as a roof for bahay kubo
Bayanihan is a term that suggests a spirit of unity and effort to achieve a particular
effort (from Wikipedia)
The bahay kubo at one side
And the sea at the other side
Put together is one against one
A disastrous..a sanity
Well, it depends to someone
But, inspiration it can be
The connections and the maneuverings
Could be definitive
The kubo signifies stability,
So tranquil, so humane
While the sea is a challenge
The sea sometime
Gets wild, unrestrained
But can subside
Ride on and enjoin
Have faith and have fate intertwine.
Meanings:
Bahay kubo is a Filipino term which means a small hut made up of native materials.
Kapaligiran, Kay gandang pagmasdan
Lalo na kung ito'y maayos at malinis
Subalit kulang yata sa aral o disiplina ang mga Pilipino
Maraming basura ay nagkalat, mga plastik at bote
Na sa kanal ay napupunta at bumabara
Darating na naman ang tag-ulan
Bubuhos ang napakalakas na ulan
At parang uhaw na uhaw ang lupa
Na walang sawang sinasahod ang ulan
Ngunit siya man ay nalunod din dahil sa baha
Bahang dulot ng mga baradong kanal
Kelan kaya mamahalin ng tapat ng mga Pilipino
Ang kanyang kapaligiran, kailan kaya ito ?
Kahit pasukin pa ng baha ang kanyang bahay
Ay parang walang epekto sa kanila
Sige na naman mga kababayan ko
Huwag na tayong magtapon ng basura sa kapaligiran
Mga bata ay araw araw na nating turuan na magmalasakit
Sa kapaligirang kanilang mamanahin
Sige na mga kababayan, alagaan ang ating kapaligiran
A HABITAT OF MODEL AND A MEDAL: BAHAY KUBO
Our bahay kubo*
Is an achievement
And a dream come true
For us to dwell and live
On this simple hut
Whose inspiration I’ve drawn satisfaction
Indeed: I had gotten: A model and a medal.
Why would I say this, a self-reverenge
A MODEL “coz
This is a design
Typical of a Filipino
Worldwide known as Nipa Hut*
Is amply commemorated identity as a race
It’s simple and yet it generates
Patriotism, love strength, upheavals
Unity and success
A model in itself not anymore a caricature
Of value but a realism.
Be it poor, underdeveloped
It was conceived with faith, love and peace
A place for rest and recreation
A hub for hubbies
A hide-away from the crazy world
A stop-over for a voyage
And a playground as well as a battleground
Shared for all by forebears.
And, then also, a MEDAL
More than a bronze, silver or a gold
This hut, hub or a habitat for living things
Is an achievement, an accomplishment for greatness
Which I have a strong convictions of honor
And heroism deserving of a prize, reward and a medal
It is a tremendous height of wisdom
Hot, hut model and a medal!
*bahay kubo--- small hut
*Nipa Hut---native house in the Philippines, synonym of bahay kubo
Sa kisame ng bahay, itong si Butiking Pasas
Ay minsang nakipaglaro sa kanyang mga KAIBIGAN
Kanyang inaliw, mga pakpak na kumikinang, pumapagaspas
Binola ang bawat lipad na kay panglaw
Habang sa isip, may nabubuo’t nakaambang kalokohan
Tila naiinggit sa kanilang kakayahan
Nang hindi na sila nakatingin, tumalikod lang saglit
Nagsimula ng ibuka kanyang mapinsalang bunganga’t bibig
Nilantad matatalas na dila, na may malaasidong laway
Na tutunaw unti-unit sa kanilang katauhan
At sa isang kisap mata, dila’y pumulupot, sumalaksak,
Nilunok, nilamon sila ng buong-buo, walang kamalay-malay
Sila’y kinitil, nalinlang ng mga matatalim na SALITA,
Kawawang mga KAIBIGAN…
Kanilang magagandang LAMANG LOOB…
Tuluyan ng nawasak, nalusaw
The ancestral house seemed smaller, today seen with eye glasses
The pathway seemed shorter, the mangoes grow loftier
It was once open field across the hill
Mushrooming subdivisions had blossomed
The little flower orchard had vanished
But anyhow we felt it would still be remembered
Harrowingly different, but pretty much the same
There was an unfamiliar children’s “bahay-bahayan”
On that path that we arranged
In front of that sagging waiting shed that stands
Beside the curve, where the old Mango tree grew
Surprisingly, forty years folded one summer day
And hurriedly become a springtime of our memory
of many growing trees, of many festivities
a spot where I wept one night after my mother died
and spent longer, in starry-starry nights holding newborn offspring
Yes....it is all there, in that small ancestral home
Facetious, but I'm glad they kept the wooden parrot
It has the same green eyes
That big black statue of St. Roque, along a stony pathway that we laid
still sits behind the curve, where the old mango tree grew
BAHAY KUBO II
Bahay Kubo Part II
Built exclusively for us
A place and time to go
Destined to share happiness
With you!
This Bahay Kubo
Simply small for two
Made of native and light materials
Everything practically installed
For a living full of faith and love.
Bahay Kubo
Intended for privacy and rest
Also for the family and playground for grandkids
For recreation and reflections
And viewing the beautiful sunset.
An unforgettable site to hyde
Plan for the future
Solve problems
Share the fullness of love
And seek solitude with
God’s Omnipotence, Guidance and Love!
Term: Bahay Kubo - Tagalog word for a small hut
he ancestral house seemed smaller, today seen with eye glasses
The pathway seemed shorter, the mangoes grow loftier
It was once open field across the hill
Mushrooming subdivisions had blossomed
The little flower orchard had vanished
But anyhow we felt it would still be remembered
Harrowingly different, but pretty much the same
There was an unfamiliar children’s “bahay-bahayan”
On that path that we arranged
In front of that sagging waiting shed that stands
Beside the curve, where the old Mango tree grew
Surprisingly, forty years folded one summer day
And hurriedly become a springtime of our memory
of many growing trees, of many festivities
a spot where I wept one night after my mother died
and spent longer, in starry-starry nights holding newborn offspring
Yes....it is all there, in that small ancestral home
Facetious, but I'm glad they kept the wooden parrot
It has the same green eyes
That big black statue of St. Roque, along a stony pathway that we laid
still sits behind the curve, where the old mango tree grew
BAHAY KUBO III
A makeshift house
Walking distance by the sea
No matter how poor and humble
It is a house and a home
Made of light materials
Bamboos, cogons, and madre cacaos
Relatives and friends helped me
Built this through thick and thin inspired
Sometimes, laughing at its posture
But we are definite
We live on it sharing and enjoying company, despite
We shall put decors little by little
Wood carvings and our poems and pics in frame
We are sure we’ll make a shift life from abroad to rural lives
Bringing out our love in fresh air days
Enjoying the dragon fruit blooms
And under moonlight nites!
Terms:
Bahay Kubo -- a small hut
Cogons--a wild plant that can be gathered when mature and can be used as a
roof. It is not so popular anymore as roofs have been replaced with more durable
materials in the market.
Madre cacao-- A tree in the Philippines which has several general purposes. Its big
branches can be used as posts for small houses.
Dragon fruit--cactus-like tree, blooms only at night! It has anti-oxidant properties
which help prevent cancer-causing free radicals. (from Wikipedia)
Note: This is my dream in its stage 3!!
Bumagsak ang telon
Hinatak niya ang kanyang kurbata
Tapos na ang palabas
Wala na...
Buntong-hininga ang pinakawalan
Nag-iisa na naman siya
Nanginginig and kanyang mga kamay...
Masigabong palakpakan.
Bumukas ang telon
Humalakhak ang mga manonood
Magaling, maganda
Tumayo siya
Nakipagkamay sa direktor
Bumalik siya sa kotse, sa bahay
Walang kasama.
Tumulo ang luha...
Palakpaka'y nasa'n na?
Kristina Lim
2003
Iloilo City, Philippines
497.
Our Golden Times During PNoy – Part 7
1P – Pangarap, the country's first president
In Bahay Pangarap (House of Dreams) to be resident
2Ps – Presidential Website that's Official created
Pilipino Music that's original hourly broadcasted
3 Ps – Public-Private-Partnership for businesses in country
Work hand-in-hand in building Tiger Economy
4 Ps – Pantawid-Kabuhayan Para sa Pamilyang Pilipino
Uplifting in education, health & livelihood the poor Filipino
5 Ps – Public Works & 4 Periods of K+12 implementation
Widening roads & enhancing basic education
6 Ps – Peace & Prosperity times three
For those who cooperated with his advocacy
To fight the corrupt and work hard for progress
And help fellow countrymen in times of distress
And we have opened the Book of Our Golden Age
PNoy's “Straight Path” is just the first page!
-12/27/2015
(Dumarao)
*Our Golden Times During PNoy
305.
Bayani ng Marunong
Siyensiya ang magiging pinakatatangi
Sentro ng pananaliksik sa lahat ng barangay
Mga henyo, bagong tuklas, imbensiyon ibubunyi
Sa pagkain, damit, bahay, sasakyan aagapay.
-01/052015
(Dumarao)
*Pinuno Namin sa Panahong Ginto Collection
373.
Legasiya ng Lahi Ko
Magarbong pagkain…wala sa hanap ko
Mamahaling damit…wala sa tipo ko
Marangyang bahay…wala sa plano ko
Magarang sasakyan…wala sa kailangan ko
Maluhong kagamitan…wala sa hilig ko
Mariwasang pamumuhay…wala sa ibig ko
Ang nais ko lang ay ihandog sa mundo
Isang natatanging Legasiya ng Lahi ko!
-07/17/2015
(Dumarao)
*My Prayer Poems for Ultimate Victory Collection
232.
Ang Sumpa ni Yolanda!
Oh anong hapis ang sinapit ng aming bayan
Mula sa bagyong dito ay dumaan
Kapani-panibago ang tanawin saanman –
Ang bundok sa silangan at sa kanluran
Maging ang natatangi naming simbahan
At iba pang malalayong kabahayan
Ngayon ay tanaw na mula sa aming tahanan
Sapagkat mga puno ay kinalbo niya
Marami rin dito kanyang pinatumba
Mga poste ng kuryente ay kasama
Mga palayan ay naging dagat na
Ilog ay halos umapaw sa kalsada
Kahit malalaking bahay ay giniba
Ng sumpa nitong bagyong nagngangalang Yolanda!
-11/09/2013
(Dumarao)
*due to super typhoon Yolanda that hit our town
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Alabir 4
-Pag-iibigan-
22 Mula takipsilim ng kabayanihan
Sila Alyna't Birio'y nagkagustuhan
23 Lumipas ang mga araw at nagkakilala pa
Nang lubusan ang dalawa
24 Loob mas lalong napalapit
Tulad ng mga tinginang malagkit
25 Ang dalaga na ang naghatid mismo
Nang mga uling sa bahay nina Birio
26 Binigyan si Alyna ng pulseras
Gawang hikaw, singsing at kwintas
27 Pag-ibig naglulubos umapaw
Kasalan na ang tinatanaw
28 Ng mga kaanak ng magkasintahan
Madali ring nasang-ayunan.
-07/16/2012
*Gintong Lupa Series