Leave it to God

Do not say that you are the best

Or you could stand above the rest

Do not say that you are an island

For we all need a helping hand

In this world where we all lived

Life maybe is complicated

The ups and downs that we all meet

Are all part of our life on earth

All the trials that we experience

Are likened to hurdle or wall of fence

But no matter how tall it can be

To surpass it, there’s an easy way

The easiest way is through God

If we trust Him, He will be glad

There are no ifs and buts

For when we ask, He grants

Worry no more about the wall

Nor have fear of any hurdle

For we could overcome any hindrance

Just give your trust and leave it to God’s hands

Trust Me

So many times you’ve asked me

If how much I care for you

So many times I answered

More than anyone else can do

The question you asked to me

Seems to bother me my dear

For it appears that in your heart

There is uncertainty and fear

I feel your lack of trust

And fear that I’ll leave you

For your action speaks of your thought

Even if you won’t say it so

I want to tell you to relax

And have peace within your heart

Don’t get upset with useless thought

For we will never be apart

I will not run away from you

Nor I will hurt you my dear

And to give tears in your eyes

Is what I will do never

Saying I'm Sorry

"I’m sorry" is just easy to say,

by someone who is wrong and at fault.

The utterance of those simple words,

would put the persons anger at halt.

Those words are so meaningful,

yet, oftentimes exploited,

by those who are insincere,

because there’s no one they feared.

Imagine if no one knows the word,

and simply ignore the fault they made.

Then the world might be filled with anger,

and world peace will never be fulfilled.

People then must bear in their minds,

whether mistakes are big or petty,

once committed purposely or not,

one must know how to say I’m sorry.

Hold Me, Lord

Lord, I maybe far

from You today

But I know You hear

what I say

And tomorrow I wish

I'll find the way

To walk towards you

and forever stay.

In every step that I make

please guide me

For the wrongs that I did

please forgive me

In times that I forget You

please do not forsake me

And when I cast some doubts

please enlighten me.

Take my hand, oh Lord

and let go of me never

And when I losen my grasp

please tap me and steer

Back to Your open arms

so Your voice I could hear

And tell me not to stray

and stay with You and be near.

The Good Life

Having a fruitful life

is what we always aspire

And that when we grow old

we have the things we desire.

But sometimes we tend to forget

that life is not that easy

And the things we wish to have

can only be attained through the hard way.

Sometimes the journey is rough

and not as bland as we expect

We may experience some hardships

before reaching the goal that we have set.

However, there are a fiendish few

who choose to take the shortened way

Not heeding of the watchful eyes

and never care of what others may say.

Yet, there are some who choose to take

the road that was designed for life

They endure even the hardest blow

and survived from whatever strife.

The fruitful life that we dream

once achieved, we feel so joyful

Much more, it feels good to savor

the end result of our good hard toil. 

Wishful Thinking

At the flourishing tree, I stare
blankly,

While imagining your face that looks

so lovely,

As the wind blows its leaves

gently,

My memory runs back to

yesterday,

When we dreamed to be together

‘til eternity,

The glorious days that we shared

happily,

Those times when you and I walk

unreservedly,

Passing through the bumpy road

so bravely,

And sailing on a tamer sea

so smoothly.

Then, I questioned God when you

left me,

Why you had to depart from me

too early?

Leaving me in this world being

so lonely,

Now, what I have is just your

memory,

And a picture in a frame smiling

at me.

Darling, I long that you’ll return

one day,

A wishful thinking that will

never be,

For you are now in the arms of

The Almighty.

Stalker

Am I lost of words to utter –

That I’m muted when you are near?

The sight of you makes me quiver,

And to approach you I have fear.

Am I lost of any other place to go –

That I only go to where I would see you?

I know most of the things you do,

And wish that I’m part of it too.

Am I already trapped in your world –

That it seems hard for me to avoid?

Tagging along and I still get hold,

Of the foolish ways that I can’t moved.

Am I insane or a love addict –

That not seeing you I seem feel sick?

But upon seeing you I’m so quick,

And by your side I wish I could stick.

The actuations I can’t comprehend,

The weird feeling so hard to pretend.

When will I have the fortitude –

To get out from this attitude?

Guro, Marangal Higit Kaninuman

Maghapon siyang nakatayo at nagsasalita,

Namamaos ang tinig, nangangalay ang mga paa.

Subalit anumang pagod ay hindi niya pansin,

Matuto lang ang mga bata, iyon ang kanyang mithiin.

Guro, titser, ang tawag sa kanya,

Hatid niya ay dunong tuwing nagsasalita.

Pangalawang magulang din kung siya ay ituring,

Dagdag na disiplina sa kanya nanggagaling.

Matiyaga niyang hinubog mga kilalang tao,

Ang mga abogado, doktor, at inhinyero,

Mga tao sa lipunan na ang antas ay iba’t-iba,

Mula sa mababa maging ang pangulo ng bansa.

Subalit napakarami man ng nahubog na isipan,

Ano’t iilan lamang ang makuha siyang pasalamatan.

Mapalad na rin kung siya’y mabigyan ng papuri,

Hindi man sapat ngunit hatid sa puso niya ay ngiti.

Guro, siya na marangal higit kaninuman,

Na ang tungkulin ay maglinang ng kaisipan,

Guro na siyang gabay sa pag-abot ng mga pangarap,

Pahalagahan at bigyan ng higit na pasasalamat.

FRIEND

,

Every one of us wishes that,

along the road we’ll find someone ,

who would truly stick with us,

every time, may it in sorrows or in fun.

Who would dare to criticize us,

if something off beam we did,

or praise us once in a while,

of the good deeds we’ve made.

It maybe hard to find one of such,

like the stars that scatter above,

to find one that shines best,

and wish to keep as we could have.

But sometimes fate plays on us,

and thought that we already found,

someone who we can call “a friend”,

who’ll stick with us wherever we bound.

But in times of trouble and needs,

and in moments of desolation,

when we were left in a nowhere land,

only then, we’ll know that we were alone.

Now, when time becomes so kind,

and would give us a faithful friend,

it’s a chance that we should waste not,

and keep that one until the end.

When She Passes by

I gaze behind the curtain

Draping at the windowpane

The rain is falling outside

And I see a woman standing at the roadside

As she moves, I watch her carefully

As she impatiently waits for a taxi

She waves at every PUV that pass

For half an hour one had stopped at last

Suddenly, I felt the loneliness

And to hold her was what I wished

But all I can do was to watched her

As she hops in and commanded the driver

The taxi moves from slow to fast

Until it was gone from my sight

Then I look again at the curtain

As it gently swayed by the wind

The rain had stopped falling

And so I went back to thinking

Dreaming that at this time tomorrow

She’ll pass again to ease my sorrow

POVERTY (a haiku)

The plates lay empty

Echo the stomach craving

On table there’s none.

Lived in a shanty

So filthy the clothing wears

Sun peeps in the roof.

Walking on the streets

With wishful thinking of such

But nowhere to go.

Dream of tomorrow

That luck may shine for a while

And hardship is gone.

There’s nothing to weep

On the society blame not

Nor ask for mercy.

Stare the truth we face

In this society we lived

We fight to survive.

Dream, keep on dreaming

Pray, pray, God is there always

Just keep holding on.

RainShower

I see the rain
that showers down
and touches the leaves
of the thirsty plants.
The water then permeates
the earth and
drenches the roots
of the thirsty plants.

I see the rain
that showers down
and touches the skin
of the desiccated soil.
The water then flows
down to the river
finding its path
towards the open sea.

I see the rain
that showers down
and touches the face
of the concrete grounds.
The water then stays
and never moves down
then slowly rises
and overflows the earth.

LARAWAN

Habang nakaupo sa isang lumang silya,
Nag-iisa’t nag-iisip sa makitid na sala,
Panaka-naka’y sa kisame tumitingala,
At paminsang-minsang sumusulyap sa bukas na bintana.
Mula sa labas ay naririnig hiyaw ng mga bata,
Na masayang naglalaro sa tabing kalsada.

May pagkakataong dumadaloy ang mga alaala,
Minsa’y iniisip ang parating na umaga.

Sumisimoy din ang malamig na hanging amihan,
Na may konting kilig na dulot sa katawan,
At sa wari, sa akin ay mahinang dumuduyan,
Hatid ay antok sa pagal kong isipan.
Pilit iwinawaksi ang nararamdaman,
At ang dingding ay minsang sinulyapan,
Biglang napagkit ang pansin sa isang larawan,
Na sa bawat galaw ko ay tila nagmamanman.

Kung sana ay maaapuhap ang kasagutan,
Sa mga tanong na nasa aking isipan,
Sana aking suliranin ay iniluhog na sa larawan.

Sa kanyang mga titig at tipid na ngiti,
Na tila nang-uuyam sa puso kong sawi.
Mga piping salita ang sa bibig nya ay namumutawi,
Nais kong marinig subalit ang katahimikan ay nakakabingi.
Pinilit kong ngumiti upang lungkot ay ikubli,
At minsan pang tinitigan ang kanyang mga labi,
Inaasam na minsan pa’y may marinig kahit konti,
Kahit batid ko na siya ay isang piping saksi.

Keep me in your Heart

A long time ago,
the day when I’m with you,
when together you and I,
we used to look up in the sky,
watching the stars up high.

Back then… we used to dream,
of a happy life to beam,
and endured the storm that came.
We kept holding on for our love to last,
and waited ‘til the storm had passed.

Now, the storm may have gone,
yet, our struggle for love isn’t done.
For as long as you and I shall live,
we shall not be short of love to give,
and in each promise we have to believe.

But darling, if you’ll decide to leave me,
trouble not your heart for I won’t disagree,
and rest assured that I’ll wait for you in eternity.
But then, I wish you will never depart,
and forever you’ll keep me in your heart.

Ten Years

“For the last ten years”,
As intoned by Kenny Rogers.
“It’s been quite a trip”,
For a lot of things happened.

I’ve been to a lot of places,
But I knew not about your activities,
Nothing I heard about you,
But I never forgot your face.

Now, ten years have gone,
And there’s vagueness in me.
Would there be an opportunity-
That we’ll bump each other and see?

I kept you in my thoughts, until one day,
Someone had whispered to me.
A whisper that gave me life,
And told me that you’re alright.

I know we’ll come upon again,
And when that time comes,
I will kiss and hug you tight,
For in ten years I kept you in my heart.

Having not make known for a decade,
You may no longer recognize me,
And if so, I will open my heart,
For you to see that you’re inside.

Desire for Love

So lonely as I peek at the window
Waiting for you to pass by
Again and again but it seems
Myself has never get tired.

Though it is uncertain
But I still keep on waiting
To have a glimpse of you
Once you pass by our house.

Then I dream that at night
You will be by my side
And in the morning when I rise
I'll hear your voice that's so pleasant.

When would that day comes
That I have you wherever I go
And embrace you whatever time or clime
Not worrying about those discerning eyes.

But all remains a dream
And will never be fulfilled
For even though you exist
You’re in the arms of someone else.