Author Archives: Carmen

Ina ng Aking Buhay ni Ma. Cristina Adigue

Ina, Ina, Oh minamahal kong ina
Ang babaeng sa buhay ko’y mahalaga
Mas mahal pa sa mga diyamante sa kweba
Mas marikit pa sa umagang kay ganda

Araw man o gabi lagi kong naaalala
Ang iyong mga lambing nang ako ay bata pa
Ang iyong mga sermon na minsa’y masakit sa tenga
Ang iyong pagmamahal na napakasarap naman talaga

Sa iyong pagmamahal ako ay lumaki
Sa iyong mga yakap lungkot ko’y napapawi
Sa iyong mga salita ako’y iyong napapangiti
Wala kang tulad ina kong napakagiting!

Oh ina ika’y parang isang bituin
Ang iyong mga mata ay walang kasingningning
Sa tuwing ang buhay ko ay nababalot ng dilim
Ika’y nasa puso ko at talagang tumatagingting

Kahit ang buhay mo ay handa mong ilaan
Kahit ang sarili mo ay handa mong pahirapan
Ipagtatanggol kami ng buong tapang at laban
Wala kang tulad ina kong pinakamamahal

Lagi mo itong pakatatandaan, Mama
Maging pilosopo ka man tulad ni Vice Ganda
Maging mataba ka man tulad ni Buddha
Maging kasinglaki mo man si Salbakuta

Maging superhero ka man tulad ni Darna
Maging kasingyaman mo man si Nanay Dionisia
Mamahalin ka pa rin namin ng sobra-sobra
Maging sino o ano ka man Oh aming ina

Sa iyong pagmamahal ako’y nabuhay
Namutawi sa puso ko ang pag-ibig mong tunay
Kaya pag ika’y nawala, puso ko’y malulumbay
At ang buhay ko’y mawawalan na ng gabay

Gabay ng aking buhay na walang saysay
Ng dahil sa’yo ito’y napuno ng mga kulay
Kulay na sa puso’t kaluluwa ko’y nagpabuhay
Sa buhay kong parang lantang bangkay

Kaya naman ang tulang ito sayo’y nilalaan
Bilang isang papuri sa mga inang karangal-rangal
Mga ina na nagsakripisyo at sa ami’y nag-alaga
Nag-alaga ng buong buhay at ng buong tiyaga

Muli ikaw ay aking binabati
Oh aking ina ikaw ay tunay na nagwagi
Pagkat kami’y iyong maayos na palaki
Maraming salamat ina kong giliw

Little Baby Boo by Joel Soyangco

Little Baby Boo sat on a bed.
Little Baby Boo saw a silhouette.
Baby Boo saw Randy.
Baby Boo, couched.
“Boo” awakes,
Boo cries.

Prince of the Sea by Felaine Andrea Palacio

Syrena(see-ree-na) felt the cold touch of the sea water as she walked barefoot along the shore. She was the crown princess of their kingdom and in order to relax from her role for a while, she decided to have a vacation in a beautiful countryside near the sea. The people there were joyful and easy-going and that helped to release some of her stress.

After minutes of walking, she spotted something on the side of the cliff. She came near it and saw that it was a cave. Syrena thought twice about going inside but her curiosity triumphed.

The cave was cold and dark so Syrena thought about going back outside. But just as she was about to go out, she heard a very beautiful melody from inside the cave. It was the singing of a man. It seemed to hypnotize her.

She wanted to know who the singer was so she headed towards the source of the sound. She squeezed through a hole in the wall of the cave .But when she got in, she saw no one. The beautiful melody that she heard earlier also stopped.

“Was It just my imagination?”, she asked herself. Then she heard a splash of water which startled her. Then she noticed a pool in the center of the cave which must be where the splashing came from. She wondered what it must have been.