Tula Ni Soc Rodrigo

Paglubog ng araw, pagsipot ng dilim Ang aking sarili’y aking tatanungin:- “Nakatupad ka ba sa iyong tungkuling Ang nagdaang araw ay iyong gamitin Sa ikatatamo ng wastong mithiin?” Masisiyahan na ang aking damdamin Pag masasabi kong tapat at taimtim:- “Ginawa kong lahat ang kaya kong gawin!

Huling Paalam

(”Mi Ultimo Adios”) ni Dr. José Rizal sa salin ni Andres Bonifacio Pinipintuho kong Bayan ay paalam, Lupang iniirog ng sikat ng araw, mutyang mahalaga sa dagat Silangan, kaluwalhatiang sa ami’y pumanaw. Masayang sa iyo’y aking idudulot ang lanta kong buhay na lubhang malungkot; maging maringal man at labis ang alindog sa kagalingan mo ay […]

Blank

My brain is so blank I cannot think straight There is nothing on my mind to write down Sooner or later something will appear The paper will stay unwritten for now. –Jasmine Balala Sponsored by EB Trading

To Realize

Author Unknown To realize The value of a sister Ask someone Who doesn’t have one. To realize The value of ten years: Ask a newly Divorced couple. To realize The value of four years: Ask a graduate. To realize The value of one year: Ask a student who Has failed a final exam. To realize […]

Pagbabalik

Nilisan ang bayan Upang makipagsapalaran Buhay na masagana Kanyang ninasa Karangyaa’y kanyang Naangking tunay Bagamat hungkag Pa rin ang buhay Bayang nilisan Sumisigaw ng dahop Mga nagsipaglisa’y Kanyang tinatawag Wala ng mga maniniil Bumalik na kayo Baya’y sagana na Ng kasaganaan at kapayapaan Lumingon kayo At manumbalik Isa ng malaya Ang bayang nilisan

The Leaf

Written in 1999. Inspired from a leaf given as a gift from a visiting friend.

love

love… i know you…but i don’t know what you are love… i heard about you but i haven’t seen you love… i know you exist yet i can’t feel your existence love… i’ve waited, i guess i’m still waiting…when will you arrive? love… i know you’re everywhere…where exactly can you be found? love… so intricate, […]

Being Complete

Many of us are wishing, praying, hoping and dreaming of having someone by our side. Naghihintay na may ihulog ang langit para sa atin. We would even try reading books about love and how to win it. Tapos kapag may nakita, we would do anything just to make the person feel that he/she is loved. […]

Coffee Cup

Listen to one of the poems of Keoni. You are invited to submit your prose and poetry to Radio Tadhana. Poetry is therapy.

On Writing

I haven’t been writing short stories for the past five years since I lacked the drive to write. I know this is a gift I have to use and share to you. I have tasted life and will let you know how life affects you and I in our daily encounters of living. Before the […]

Ikaw Ang Buhay Ko

Ikaw ang Buhay Ko by M. Bautista Buhay at puso kong sadlak sa dusa at pait Sana’y manatili pag-ibig sa ating puso magpakailanman Ikaw ang mamahalin magpahanggang wakas Di ko inakalang darating ka sa buhay ko Para maging katuwang ko sa lahat ng panahon Ako’y nagpapasalamat sa pagdating mo sa buhay ko Binigyan kulay, binigyan […]

Gift

Like a child’s infinite dreams, is the endlessness of love. The best things in life can never be kept; They must be given away. A Smile, a Kiss, and Love

Choice

I don’t think I quite understand Why you couldn’t stand up and be a man, And how do I explain to her, that I know she deserves better If only we can choose who fathers us, And pick who our mothers trust If only all men knew that father and dad are not the same […]

When Someone Comes Into My Life

Anonymous Once someone comes into my life, I cant just let them slip away. I cannot accept that. People are too important. Once I care…I will always care. For friends,I will always be there. People in my past are part of my life, part of who I am, and I dont want them to disappear. […]

What is LOVE?

Anonymous Love isn’t what most think Its the all so sudden feeling Felt when one truely feels something. It may last forever or for a single moment. Its true, honest and pure. Most say you may only have one true love But the ones that are truly blessed Know that LOVE is all around That […]

Sa Aking Lakambini

habang ako’y nasa sakbibi ng aking pag-iisa sa silid na ito ay natatamasa ko ang aking paglingap sa iyong abang kagandahan. nagigising ako sa aking pag-idlip dahil nadadama ko ang iyong matamis na lipad-halik. kaaya-aya ang iyong pagdating…naihahaliintulad sa pagdapo ng balahibong galing sa kaitaasan. masdan mo ang pagsapit ng takipsilim. ikaw ang liwanag na […]

A Distance Bridged

by Keoni Distant from my sight and touch Of an essence I don’t understand Touched every day by such longing I can no longer stand Eons ago from a distant past Lived a woman, so fair and adoring Along the lake she could touch the sky Sky up high, yet it was within her reach […]

Sunset

I wish we could just lie quietly together and not have to worry about, all the rest. Could we meet here one day and tell stories side by side then dance while the sun goes down?

A Letter to My Soulmate

I found this letter before the turn of the millennium in an e-mail and wish to share this to you. It’s inspiring and it’s like a letter meant for the reader. Dear Soulmate: I don`t know where you are, but I know you exist. I feel you in my heart and I see you in […]

HALIK NG PAWIS

ni sadirmata Hinahagkan ako ng pawis ng init at maraming tiyaga. Hinihilot ako ng pag-aalala ng nananabik na buwan. Hilamusan mo ang aking batok ng mga mumunting haplos. Kumutan mo ako ng mga bulong at maraming pagkaubos. Sipingan mo ako sa kabilugan ng buwan, pahiran mo ako ng hamog. Hinahagkan ako ng pawis ng init […]