Monday, September 21, 2009

dalok

09/19/09

sige, sige lang
lamon kag mangutang
busga ang ginagutom nga tiyan
asta ihigda mo na lang sa duyan.

hibe lang nga hibe
kay ang imo ginabatyag nga sakit mauntat gid na -
kay ind.

pamwersa gid nga pamwersa
bisan lawas mo lamharon kag maluya pa
sa isa ka lapsag,
bunlay gid man magbun-a
kung ginatubol ka.

-Tito

Sunday, September 20, 2009

tae

09/19/09


kape nga nilaga
sigarilyo nga malaba
kabugaw sang pamahaw
hinuluman sa langgaw

balhas daw bangkiling, gatulo
banyo ga puot, sa pwerte kabaho
malpuyot nga pulot
amat amat, ga ulhot ulhot


-Franz

thank you (a poem about tae)

09/19/09


If I were to choose, I would not want you.
My world would be better without you.
It's your presence that make me frown.
That stupid emotion you give, make me go down.

I'd rather bury you underneath that tree.
I would dig a hole so I could be free.
You're so annoying even my baby brother couldn't stand you.
He, at his young age recognizes your malevolent hue.

Hmmm... but on second thought, what if I never knew you?
It's a perfect world for us, so boring perfect.
I would never know how strong I am if you're not there.
I would never know the fun you throw when my bro says "yuck" at you.
You stupid piece of shit, my enemy, who showed me the beauty of imperfection.
Thanks to you!


-Leo

kumos (a poem about tae)

09/19/09

ang kada kurinot sang iya agtang
patimaan sang mga tinuig nga iya ginsumalang
ngipon niya, gapula usang sang apog kag buyo
amg baho sang lana yara sa iya mga kuko

sa iya ko natun-an ang pagluog sang alima sa caltex
idespes ang paghuyop asta magmala ang kyuteks
ginbalandra nya yadtong panahon nga siya hobin
mga disparates kag bisan pagtuo sa sigbin

Masami kami magpalupad burador,
mag lawig karbaw kag magdalagan sa pagbundak sang ulan

sang bes nga gapanago na lang sya sa iya mosquitero,
sa dalagan sang panahon, ako nalumos sa tyempo
isa ka sabado, nasaksihan ko kung paano niya ginkumos ang iya tae

Ginpunggan ko ang hilibion
kag ang akon laway kag luha, nag-bara kasubong sang

kawat nga sirum.

-Tinay

Appolo's Chariots

09/19/09

Time is like the chariots of Apollo
galloping on its strides, never has to follow
a certain pattern like strides of man
walking to uncertainty, discovering what he can
it never changes, eternal as they say
and its beauty never fades, it can never sway
like a swing following an algorithm
of math, scientific, a known rhythm.
It's like a pulse of life, a breath,
sweet breath, aromatic like a wreath
hung on your sweet neck
that i constantly wish to peck.

though time is uncertain, unfathomable, unchanging,
i'm not like time-
i'm predicatble, constantly aging.


-Gino

iskwater blues (a poem about tae)

09/19/09
Kilid Suba


wala ta man ginapangayo kung abi
medyo bakas man ang aton pangtabi-tabi

sang nagalakat sa madulum na gab-i
bukas ang mata gatulok sa may kalye

sang yara na, nakita ko na si inday
ga hulat sa tubanagn sang iya balay

dali-dali ko ginapaguwa ang akon dala nga bulak
galing sa tiil ko may naglaputyak...eeewww!

wala gid sya nagpabalo
nag pwesto gid kung diin ako makadto

sa dalayun sang aton istorya
sa banyo day inday ako natupa

ang bag-o ko na tsinelas
nabunyagan wala sa oras



-Vansen
08/30/09

i looked and stare into each of your eyes
seeing more than you perceive
giving more than you receive

your hearts are filled to the brim
with love for the forsaken art
never letting go, never apart
a love engraved deep in your hearts

attempting to write something
more words from nothing

-Franz