Dagat
ham-an it
masangag ka kon
gumon gid nga gumon rang
painu-ino?
Friday, May 30, 2008
Baeay
Bakod is the term use in Aklan for a five centavo coin.
I am using this term to call my new poetic form: a five-line poem with 2,3,5,7,5 syllables. Below is my first attempt.
Baeay
Ku eamang
Gahabyog-habyog
Bangod gaalipugsa
Ro daga-daga
I am using this term to call my new poetic form: a five-line poem with 2,3,5,7,5 syllables. Below is my first attempt.
Baeay
Ku eamang
Gahabyog-habyog
Bangod gaalipugsa
Ro daga-daga
Tatlong Mahipos Nga Butang
Below is one of the famous cinquains of Adelaide Crapsy, the originator of cinquain.
I put it here as an example of this poetic form which I have recently started to experiment on.
Below is my translation of this poem in Aklanon. Of course, it is not in cinquain form as it is difficult to translate it in 2,4,6,8,2 structure.
TRIAD
These be
Three silent things:
The falling snow... the hour
Before the dawn... the mouth of one
Just dead.
***Adelaide Crapsy
Tatlo
Ro mahipos nga butang:
Ro gakahueog nga niyebe...ro oras
Bag-o magbuteak ro adlaw...ro bibig ku
Tawo nga bag-o eang namatay.
******Adelaide Crapsy
I put it here as an example of this poetic form which I have recently started to experiment on.
Below is my translation of this poem in Aklanon. Of course, it is not in cinquain form as it is difficult to translate it in 2,4,6,8,2 structure.
TRIAD
These be
Three silent things:
The falling snow... the hour
Before the dawn... the mouth of one
Just dead.
***Adelaide Crapsy
Tatlo
Ro mahipos nga butang:
Ro gakahueog nga niyebe...ro oras
Bag-o magbuteak ro adlaw...ro bibig ku
Tawo nga bag-o eang namatay.
******Adelaide Crapsy
Blowing Wind
Again
her eyes keep watch
on the blowing wind while
she forgets to see her uncombed
white hair.
her eyes keep watch
on the blowing wind while
she forgets to see her uncombed
white hair.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Iba Gali Ra Puntariya
Aba si Petra
Siya gid ro nagdaea't labada sa suba
Pero busay gali
Ro anang ginapuntariya
Siya gid ro nagdaea't labada sa suba
Pero busay gali
Ro anang ginapuntariya
Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
I Fear
The blood
that constantly
drops in Mendiola Bridge
reminds me of Martial Law years.
I fear.
***
I would like to share this simple lesson (especially for children and adult too!)on how to write a tanka. I got this while sufing the net:
To begin, choose a person, place, or thing to write your cinquain about.
Line 1: One word that tells what the poem is about
Line 2: Two words that describe the subject
Line 3: Three words that describe something the subject does
Line 4: Four to six words describing the subject further
Line 5: One or two words that rename what the poem is about (a synonym)
Here's an example:
Dalmatian
spotted, happy
running, barking, jumping
a wagging tail on the end
Fire Dog!
that constantly
drops in Mendiola Bridge
reminds me of Martial Law years.
I fear.
***
I would like to share this simple lesson (especially for children and adult too!)on how to write a tanka. I got this while sufing the net:
To begin, choose a person, place, or thing to write your cinquain about.
Line 1: One word that tells what the poem is about
Line 2: Two words that describe the subject
Line 3: Three words that describe something the subject does
Line 4: Four to six words describing the subject further
Line 5: One or two words that rename what the poem is about (a synonym)
Here's an example:
Dalmatian
spotted, happy
running, barking, jumping
a wagging tail on the end
Fire Dog!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
After Harvest
After
Harvesting rice
She buys new shoes and bag
And eats batchoy at the nearby
Food court
Harvesting rice
She buys new shoes and bag
And eats batchoy at the nearby
Food court
Deaf*
In love
she does not hear
her mother's advises
she thinks only of adventures
with him
*I am trying to write cinquain.
This is a five-line poem with 2,4,6.8,2 syllables from first to fifth line.
she does not hear
her mother's advises
she thinks only of adventures
with him
*I am trying to write cinquain.
This is a five-line poem with 2,4,6.8,2 syllables from first to fifth line.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Counting Backward
I have been counting
From one hundred to one
And reciting from Z to A
But our first kiss
Keeps me awake whole night
From one hundred to one
And reciting from Z to A
But our first kiss
Keeps me awake whole night
Another Creation?
Since creation
The clouds have been
Too obedient to the wind
Perhaps in the next creation
The clouds will set the direction of the wind
The clouds have been
Too obedient to the wind
Perhaps in the next creation
The clouds will set the direction of the wind
After Two Days
After two days
Our laundry got dry
After two years
My eyes are still wet
After you said goodbye
Our laundry got dry
After two years
My eyes are still wet
After you said goodbye
Comfort Women
They are diminishing now
These comfort women
But the Rising Sun
Still clips its lips
Will it be forever?
These comfort women
But the Rising Sun
Still clips its lips
Will it be forever?
Longer Nights
My heart keeps pounding
Before and after
Our first kiss
But it was your first wink
That keeps my nights longer
Before and after
Our first kiss
But it was your first wink
That keeps my nights longer
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Siin Baea Si Nanay
ginahikap-hikap
ku ungang baye ro tiyong kuring
sa idaeum it biseklita
siin baea
si Nanay makaron?
ku ungang baye ro tiyong kuring
sa idaeum it biseklita
siin baea
si Nanay makaron?
Friday, May 02, 2008
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