by Fr. M. Francisco SJ and Fr. J. Go SJ "Bayanihan" by Joselito Barcelona Tired of weaving dreams too loose for me to wearTired of watching clouds repeat their dance on airTired of getting ti...
by Rolando A. CarbonellYou alone, beloved, can teach me to measure the memory of asong… No one knows to what ecstasy my heart will soar. The gentleness in yoursmile is enough to touch the tenderness ...
.by Virginia R. MorenoAn Ifugao Rice Harvest MaskTo this harlequinade I wear black tight and fool’s cap Billiken, make me three bright masks For the three tasks in my life. Three ...
By G. Burce BunaoFernando Amorsolos "Banawe Rice Terraces"The tree was very beautiful to meWhen I was a boy,I climbed for fruit or out of a branch of the treeMade me a toy—A top, for instance...
by Ismael Mallari"Bayanihan" by Joselito E. BarcelonaThere is a story in Philippine folklore about a mango treeand a bamboo tree. Not being able to agree as to which was the stronger of thetw...
by Godofredo RiveraThanks a million times, my Lord, for this patient littleheart of mine that Thou gave me. It is my precious possession… my life.When I first saw the bright star above, I built a lad...
by. N.V.M. GonzalesClear as lovely crystalGrey like dovesThe waters of the lakeHave only silence for their voice;So will my heart seek long for song,So will my dreams be lost like ghosts;Pale as lone...
By Toribia ManoILove have known as birds have known their skiesIn lush of spring and in the summer’s fall;In a gray field of rain, a sun-drenched wallI have watched petals fall, and new moons rise:An...
by Benito F. ReyesYou ask me how much I love youAh, lovely inquisitive lips!You would want to fathom the oceanAnd scale the infinite blue sky above us.Shall I count the sands on the seashore,Or...
ni R. Zulueta da CostaNot yet, Rizal, not yet. Sleep not in peace;There are a thousand waters to be spanned;There are a thousand mountains to be crossed;There are a thousand crosses to be borne,Our s...
by J.m. Benavidez-EstoqueTo journey to a world of uncertaintyWilderness of life yet determined to seeWhose stars are but darkness in the mistsDreaming that heavens someday be reachedSoaring ‘neath th...
J.K. SamsonEsp aña y Filipinasby Juan Luna An advice from him who was once dead:Listen, mortals, lest you be misled.I have come to address all your woeAnd share to you all things you must know.Love a...
ni Alejandro G. Abadilla"Pagsanjan Falls" by Fernando AmorsoloI Ako ...
by John Marc Benavidez EstoqueFernando AmorsoloGloomy are the stars in endless summer nights…Obscure ever this heart wishing the sky was bright!Indistinct yonder the songs those singing birds bring…W...
ni Jose Corazon de JesusBabahagya ko nang sa noo nahagkan,Sa mata ko’y luha ang nangag-unahan,Isang panyong puti ang ikinakawayNang siya’y iwan ko sa tabi ng hagdan!Sa gayong kalungkot na paghihiwala...
Jm Benavidez EstoqueI.Ang pagtahak sa mundong walang katiyakan...Ang paglayag sa bagsik ng karagatang...ni bituiy walang makitang tanglaw!Pagnasang sa kalangitay makalipad... makalipad ng kahit bali-...
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