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“lines” by ofelia magno

“lines” by ofelia magno

loving hurting hating healing searching waiting hoping wishing failing grieving waiting dying awakening realizing breathing living again… ~~~~~ Ofelia Magno (pen name), married with 2 daughters, is  a media officer by profession. She’s been with the broadcast [...]

“paano” by ofelia magno

“paano” by ofelia magno

paano ba ang mabuhay sa mundong walang kapintasan? paano malalasap ang pighati sa gitna ng kasiyahan? anong aral ang mayroon kung walang kabiguan? paano ang mga luha kung walang kalungkutan?   paano bubuhos ang ulan kung [...]

“Nakabibinging Ulan” by Leandro Dela Torre, Jr.

“Nakabibinging Ulan” by Leandro Dela Torre, Jr.

              O kay sarap pakinggan, Ang bagsik na patak ng ulan, O halina’t ating pagsaluhan, Kape’t usok ng yosing nagyayabang. - O kung anong espiritu ang sumapi sayo, Utak ko’y [...]

“Sinubok ng marupok” by Leandro Dela Torre, Jr.

“Sinubok ng marupok” by Leandro Dela Torre, Jr.

              Sinubukan kong pakawalan, damdamin kong pilit mong pinabulaanan, Sinubukan kong Hagkan, Apoy na sumasamo sa buo mong katawan. - Sinubukan kong kalabitin, nang malaman ang lakas ng ating M [...]

“Sulyap sa Balangay” by Leandro de la Torre, Jr.

“Sulyap sa Balangay” by Leandro de la Torre, Jr.

Nilagdaan ng may kapangyarihan, Sa noo’y ipinako ng sanlibutan, Pinabulaanan ng maysala, Pinagbabato ng salapi ang dukha. Nang tiniklop ang papel ng pag-asa, Isinabay sa patak ng indelible ink ang tadhana, Siya ngang pinarangalan ng madla, [...]

TALIAMBONG SA GIHAPON (A Hiligaynon Poem)

TALIAMBONG SA GIHAPON (A Hiligaynon Poem)

gin sulat ni Leandro de la Torre, Jr (Pebrero 12,2010) "Taliambong" means a place where artists gathered. This Hiligaynon poem talks about someone's dream in becoming an Artist but has no venue to show his marvelous [...]

“Ang Kampana ng Dios” by Jose Corazon de Jesus

“Ang Kampana ng Dios” by Jose Corazon de Jesus

  I Kaninang umaga’y mga mayang bato Ang  nagliliparan sa may kampanaryo; Nang ikaw’y tumugtog ay naalala kong May binibinyagan, kayak ay ingay mo. O,   tansong kampana O,   kampanang luma. . . Sa alingawngaw mo’y napapabalita [...]

The Literature of Indignation by Isagani Cruz (Tatak EDSA 25)

The Literature of Indignation by Isagani Cruz (Tatak EDSA 25)

(Lifted from: Malate  Journal, Volume 1 Number 1 August-September 1984, De La Salle University) The Literature of Indignation By: Isagani Cruz Like everything else Philippine: Philippine literature drastically changed when Benigno Aquino, Jr. was treacherously murdered at the Manila [...]

The Legend of the Yellow Rain

The Legend of the Yellow Rain

By: Felix Rojas And the imperial soothsayer oracle: The wings of a giant dove shall bear An omen clothed in the color of lilies Lord, beware, for when his perfumed feet Touch any part of the [...]

The House an Elegy

The House an Elegy

By:  Cirilo F. Bautista They will not forget how the house withstood the claptrap of lean promises and wood, with furniture that creaked against the wall. How often we sat by the windows, our eyes peeled [...]


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