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31.
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
Ako lang naman yaong hamak na kapuluan
Sa kontinenteng Asya bandang timog-silangan
Na minsan mo nang dinayo at pinagkanlungan.
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
‘Di ba't hindi ako ang marapat na sadyain?
Ika'y nagkamali sa dinaungang lupain!
Subalit bakit ka pa nagpumilit sa akin?
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
Ano bang nasilayan at ako'y binihag mo?
Ikaw pa ang naghandog sa akin ng ngalan ko
Bininyagan na maging Romano Katoliko.
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
Langis ng Kristiyanismo ako ay binuhusan
‘Di nga lang lubos dumaloy hanggang talampakan
Na kay Allah ay tali na noon pa man.
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
Tatlong daan, tatlumpu't taong alipin
Dugo't laman ko'y pinagpumilitang
bigkisin
Sa kultura't kamalayang dayuhan sa akin.
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
Ano bang taglay mo't nagtiis din sa'yo?
Mga dantao'y inabot bago napagtanto
Pag-alpas na marapat mula paniniil mo!
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
Ginang ng karagatan kung ikaw ay turingan
Ako'y isa lang pala sa'yong anak-anakan
Na sa kapangyarihan mo'y nakipagkumpulan.
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
Ngayon ay isandaan at sampung taon narin
Ang nakalipas nang ako ay iyong lisanin
Pero siguradong ikaw ay nandito parin.
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
Bayani kong si Rizal sa'yo ay nagtungo
Upang ipabatid ang aking panlulumo
Wika mo'y inaral ngunit balewala sa'yo.
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
Ngayon ako naman kung nais maunawaan
Ang tulang ito na sa'yo ang patukuyan
Ang wika kong ito naman ang ‘yong pag-aralan.
España, me todavia en tu memoria?
España, ako ba'y nasa iyo pang gunita?
-08/01/2008
(Miagao)
*for PI 100 under Sir Sansait
BOING..?!#! Its off at boeing..' the wheels and doors have
Gone..planes just; over-drive the runways, they're rivalling
Sann-yong..They're rolling in inclusions, like its for a dare!!
People choosing flights right now, for boeing they don't care.' Thery're checking in their millions, about which plane
To take..(Have they got woke on boeing?) Wow!! the realtime
Take-off joke..Its murder in the car park..' cause people
Just can't leave.' They're waiting for a different plane its
Stuff you'd scarce beleive.' Well if you knew the 70's? when
Boeing was a brand!! When quality was valued when jobs
Were fully manned.' When woke meant being lively, alert
Right on the job..' Now its eyliner at the ready where them
And they, arn't just words..Yet reflect as jokes, the pokes
Are seldom noticed, and whether pigs reside within their
Hallowed coverings.' Who really can decide.? Decide..? Is
Just the term no doubt.' Around the boeing joints, its
Forget about the riveting.' What nail varnish? is more on point'
Do you buff nails after coffee? Or before.? Which task is next ?
Is it adjusting window seating, or arranging jims hair-net.?
Are the women really 'manning up?' Or is that term all wrong?
If you get assigned to Australia, you should check with
'Penny Wong.' Another thing you'll find at boeing' detail is not
The thing.! John Burnet went into details.' We wanted quiet yet
He would sing.!! He shouted about 'forbidden stuff ' like safety
And ethics and work??? We knew his kind, they insist on fine.'
Yet the weathers foul, well for him it was to be.' The jerk..An unworthy
Man. ! He'd had a mortgage; and' a regular wife and familiy!! he
Even said he enjoyed life.' He didn't pill pop devoid of vice.?
Well now he's dead, suicide its said..' And thats the truth you see!!
Just like flo is fred.' or june is wed to a lamp post.) at boeing
all is as it should be.!
We'll miss your presence, Connie dear
the special kindness you have shown-
and now we're feeling quite alone.
We'll miss your poems, that is clear-
the time you took to reading ours-
your comments rating full five stars!
Your thoughtful words were so sincere,
and full of hope in your sweet way-
for us a gracious word bouquet.
Too soon, such sad news did appear!
Your husband, son- from life did pass.
Though crushed, your courage did amass.
Now, of your passing, we must hear!
Your restored health took a bad turn-
such unexpected news to learn!
We'll miss your presence, Connie, dear-
We'll miss your poems, that is clear.
Your thoughtful words were so sincere.
Too soon, such sad news did appear!
Now, of your passing, we must hear!
September 14, 2022
Form: "Constanza", invented by Connie Marcum-Wong
59.
Muni-Muni ng Guni-Guni
Wala nang piglas sa bakal na gapos
Gigil na pangil ‘di pigil pagyapos
Poot ay lubusan kong natatalos
Kahit patuloy paring minumulto
Ng anino ng pumariwarang pagkatao
Huwag pong ikukubli mahabaging puso
Kahit ako'y salat na sa lakas
Dahil sa mga sugat ng nakalipas
Huwag po tutulutan na tuluyang malagas
Ako'y nakikinig sa pagbasa ng sentensiya
Mga tenga'y bukas, piniringan man mga mata
Dustain man sa yamot, sa awa Mo'y tiwala
Talim ng ‘yong dila sa puso tusok
Mga aral nito'y pinapapasok
Sa bulwagan ng diwang ‘di pa bulok.
-11/26/2011
(Dumarao)
*sentimental mood
I.
Matapos ang pagsabog ng 'yong alindog,
Mayro'ng ingay'ng sa paarala'y pumutok,
Walang anu- ano, ang laya' y nasugpo.
Silid nati'y nagkakulay at napuno.
II.
"Dito sa bandang hilaga ng likuran,
Sa layo'y patayo kitang tinutunghan,
Tahimik 'kong puso mo'y sinusumpaan
Ng pagmamahal ." Kung nauulinigan...
III.
Kung nababatid mo rin, o, aking pita,
Sa kaumiran ng bibig ko'y may pasya.
Ito'y, "Ang utak at puso'y itataya!
Magbabanat- buto nang ibigin sana.”
IV.
Katipunan ng talastas na 'lang ingay
Ay pinagtitibay nang pagtat’as- kamay.
Kung nababatid o kaya'y naririnig,
Liban sa Diyos, ang saksi'y itong silid.
I Have a Yong Suster
(anonymous Medieval English riddle-poem, circa 1430)
translation by Michael R. Burch
I have a young sister
Far beyond the sea;
Many are the keepsakes
That she sent me.
She sent me the cherry
Without any stone;
And also the dove
Without any bone.
She sent me the briar
Without any skin;
She bade me love my lover
Without longing.
How should any cherry
Be without a stone?
And how could any dove
Be without a bone?
How should any briar
Be without a skin?
And how could I love my lover
Without longing?
When the cherry was a flower,
Then it had no stone;
When the dove was an egg,
Then it had no bone.
When the briar was unborn,
Then it had no skin;
And when a maiden has her mate,
She is without longing!
Kasiyahang ‘di ko lubusang mawari;
At kislap nang nag-uumapaw na ngiti
Sadyang bakas sa nanging'nig na mga labi
Noong tayo ay tahasang magkatabi.
Paghihirap na ‘di bakas… nililihim…
Pagkat kahit ipilit may ‘la sa piling,
Kahit kalipunan ng ‘king kinikimkim
Sa balikat mo'y ‘di sambit't maibitling.
Ang mga marka nang siphayo sa damdamin,
At nahubog na piklat ng kaw'lang-lambing,
Pawang mga naulilang lubos sa dilim
Kung saan liwanag mo ang lumalambing.
Sa balikat mo'y ‘lang mal'sap na pangamba
Ne ‘lang supling nang pagsisising mahal ka.
Sa kabuoan nitong mga pagdurusa,
Ang isuko ka ay 'di ko magagawa.
Sa tabi nang ‘yong mukhang mapag-aruga,
Ay ulo kong sa puso mo'y na'tulala.
Ang tibok nito'y pilit kong dinarama,
Hinahabol saglitang buntong-hininga.
Sa pili mong balikat aking dalangin,
At ibinubulong sa puso mong gising,
Ang ipinar'rinig, "Kita'y hihintayin
Maging ang katapusan ay sasapitin."
Sa'yong tabing waglit tanang pagtitiis,
Ang iyong balikat na lagi kong nais,
Dalangin at panaghoy kong mula noon
"Di birong tinutuo ng langit ngayon.
Ang mapasa'yong balikat buong buhay,
Makapiling ka gitna nitong mga tangway,
Kahit man din sadyang mayro'ng kahirapan,
Sa Poon kita'y palagian kong dasal.
Form:
(Dedication: For my nephew
Yong Chye and his wife Su Pei)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wonder finds joy in love most true,
Explore each day the path of cheer.
Thrill funds new ploys in happy cues,
We find nice ways to make life dear;
Observe the will of two hearts kind.
Gather in time our journey grand,
Align fond feel in cherished finds;
Touch in deep rhymes lover and friend,
Heart to heart we live warm feelings;
Embrace a voice in charming choice,
Reach out to be understanding.
Now seeds fond poise beyond vain noise,
Opt lovely smiles where laughter lights,
Work out fond style to live love bright.
Leon Enriquez
26 September 2015
Singapore
Just For You ((Token #2)
is a mass hysteria
induced by the sound
of Indies short-tailed crickets mating,
not, as conspiracy would have it,
the result of a sonic weapon,
a microwave attack,
or malfunctioning eavesdropping equipment.
Likewise, the Sausalito Hum
was not a snooping Russian sub,
or newly laid electric cable.
No, blame the love sick plainfin midshipman,
a simple toadfish sounding off like a foghorn.
Pay no attention to the banshee cry of the lynx,
or to the brush-tail possum sounding off like machinery grinding,
not to puffins like chainsaws,
not to cheetahs chirping,
not to koalas bellowing,
not to ptarmigans chatting like cartoon characters.
Stories of spying and international espionage might be exciting,
but Mother Nature is much more surprising!
Inspired by "Animals Keep Creating Mysteries by Sounding Weird", Ed Yong, The Atlantic, January 8, 2019.
A LOVELY BABY BOY
(For Supei, Yong Chye, Hock San
and all family and friends)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A special day for all to know:
A baby boy in early hours,
A lovely way to shine and show,
A time for joy both yours and ours.
A time for cheer to live love's plan:
A space for grace to touch each face,
A feeling here that sparkles grand,
A fond embrace in time and space.
A new dad styles his fondest gaze:
A brave mummy feels happy now,
A time for smiles from hearts amazed,
A family baby endows.
Ah Kong feels proud to share this tale:
"A day for me to tell the world,
A face most loud as love avails,
A touch set free as Christmas swirls."
Here's to Supei, a mother dear,
Cheers to Yong Chye, with curious eyes,
Simon now says: "Ah Kong is here!"
Now we know why with happy sighs.
A fond blessing at Christmas time:
A lovely boy for all to know,
A new meaning for merry chimes,
A living joy with love that shows.
"May all your days be filled with grace:
May love and light surround good cheer,
May rainbow rays fill your fine face,
May faith give sight to you my dear."
Leon Enriquez
26 December 2016
Singapore
(Note: *"Ah Kong" in the Chinese dialect, Hokkien from native Fujian province, means Grandfather. My brother-in-law from my wife's side, is today a happy grandfather of a bouncing baby boy, fondly nicknamed "Xiao Chye" or in simpler terms, Little Chye.)