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Walay Sapayan!.. Limbongi Ako | Angel Enemecio
Walay Sapayan!.. Limbongi Ako by Angel Enemecio Walay Sapayan!.. Limbongi Ako is a poem about how the speaker is greatly affected by the lies that have influenced his mindset. These lies have corrupted his happiness and the memories of his past. Moreover, the betrayals tore his being physically, mentally and emotionally. Nonetheless, the lies have […]
Usa ka Paghandum | Angel Enemecio
Usa ka Paghandum by Angel Enemecio The poem talks about the speaker’s reminiscence of his past. It illustrates how true love never really fades. True love remains for a lifetime despite undesirable circumstances. The person being reminisced about in the poem is a true portrayal of how one cannot question what fate brings. In spite […]
Ang Sala Walay Bay Pasaylo? | Angel Enemecio
Ang Sala Walay Bay Pasaylo? by Angel Enemecio Ang Sala Walay Bay Pasaylo? talks about the constructs of forgiveness. The speaker is trying to show that forgiveness is a dawn of hope. Hope in a sense that night time will eventually evolve to daylight. Moreover, mistakes happen to and are committed by everyone. Thus, it’s […]
Ang Imong Larawan | Angel Enemecio
Ang Imong Larawan by Angel Enemecio This poem depicts the speaker’s broad imagination of someone whose image keeps on floating in his mind. The picture constantly daydreamed by the speaker gives him joy and hopefulness. Even in the speaker’s lonesome, the picture depicted in his mind is always that of the person he desires for. […]
Akong mga Kasakit | Candido Vasquez
Akong mga Kasakit by Candido Vasquez Akong mga kasakit is a poem that talks about unrequited love and the consequent death, both in the literal and figurative sense. The speaker of the poem opens with how life has been for him and how he has been feeling for the past few days due to the […]
Daygon Sa Pasko | Angel Enemecio
Daygon Sa Pasko by Angel Enemecio Enemecio’s Daygon sa Pasko narrates of the story of the birth of Jesus. It talks of how Christmas came to be brought about by the significance of our Savior being born in the humble comfort of a mere manger. It also portrays the merry-making and glorification that us, humans, […]
Ambut ug Ngano | Candido Vasquez
Ambut ug Ngano by Candido Vasquez An essay on unrequited love, Ambot ug ngano was written for and dedicated to the woman whom Candido Vasquez loves. In this essay, Vasquez cites the woes that an unrequited love toward a fickle mind brings – a relentless addiction that ushers in both elation and misery. However, despite […]
Kalaay Kun Kapuol | Angel Enemecio
Kalaay Kun Kapuol by Angel Enemecio In the poem, the speaker does not know what he feels exactly. He is confused whether or not he is sad or happy. He is also still in the process of knowing and understanding how he truly feels. The poem also talks about how his life is like a […]
Ang Masulob-ong Kaagi sa Gugma | Flaviano Bocquecosa
Ang Masulob-ong Kaagi sa Gugma by Flaviano Bocquecosa Ramon Dominador is known to the people in his town because of his physical features. With his average height, manly and good posture, the women consider him their ideal man. Aside from women who adore Ramon Dominador, men also see him as a celebrity in their place. […]
Sinakit sa Gugma | Flaviano Bocquecosa
Sinakit sa Gugma by Flaviano Bocquecosa Aurora is a girl that suffers from leprosy, she lives with her mother Iyang Titay, and her dad is long gone. Due to her condition, she is not very much acquainted with the outside world because people in her community are afraid of leprosy being contagious. Her condition slowly […]