Iskala At Musika

Notes from Billy Mac:

• Isa sa mga tula na kaysarap basahin kahit sa likod ng pag-iisip natin
• Kay gandang unawain lalo na't may alam ka sa terminilohiyang pang musika

Isakala At Musika
Nasaan na ang mga pangakong iyong binitiwan?Kalakip ng iyong tinuran ay may halong agam-agam Sa ritmo ng iyong tinig hindi ko sinasadyang natuklasan na ito ay pilit.Ang matatamis mong halik na pumalit ay salitang masasakit. Yapos mong noo’y mainit tuluyan nang nanlamig.

Ang damdaming matagal nang nilimotMuling nagbalik nung ako ay iyong pinaikotNapagtantong hindi na pala dapat; ngunit tingnan mo parang tayong taludturan unti unting nag lapat.

Ang iskalang hindi lang ako ang lumikha, ang musika na sabay nating ginawa, hindi ko inaakalang itong mga matitinis at mabababang nota ang mundo natin ay minsa’y nag tugma.

Ang iyong tinig na nag silbing simula ng awit, ang pag ibig na ako sa’yo unti unti nang napapalapitAng koro ng liriko, nang aking pakinggan ay wala palang laman, napag tanto ko ako nga pala ay mangmang sa ganitong larangan.

Ako ay iniwan mo na para bang hindi na kumpletong soneto. Litong-lito ako bakit ulit ako nagpaloko.

Nagbakasakaling na baka ikaw ay naguguluhan pero ang huli kong nasabi, “Akala ko ay sapat na, ngunit ang labis sa akin para sa'yo ay kulang pa.”

Ikaw ang Iskala at ako ang musika, ikaw ang liriko at ako ang mag bibigay ritmo, para bang palaging pinag-iisa pero bakit tayong dalawa ay bakit hindi pinag tadhana?



| An Original by Mavie

Sa Iyo Ako...

Narito akong pinagmamasdan ang mga tala,
Inaalala ang mga panahong masasaya,
Ilang buwan na nga ba akong lumuluha?
Hanggang kailan ba ako magdurusa?

"Ama, nais ko lamang pong sumaya."
Hiling ko sa Panginoon sa aking mga panata.
Nais na maging tunay na masaya,
Sa sanlibutang puno ng pagdurusa.

"Hindi ko na po kaya ang mga pagsubok, Ama.
Ngunit kakayanin ko po upang ika'y makasama
Sa bayang banal na sa aki'y iyong inihanda."
Sambit ko nang tuluyan akong lumuha.

Umuungol ako ng labis na kalungkutan
Na hindi alam ng kahit na sinuman. 
Nakikinig sa daing ng aking mga kaibigan
Upang sila'y gabayan sa mundong ginagalawan.

Lahat ng aking kaibigan ay aking pinakinggan,
Ngunit mayroong isang marupok na sisidlan
Na walang sawa kong pinagmamasdan
Bawat daing, bawat pighati, bawat hikbi ng kalungkutan.

Oras-oras ay iniisip ang kalagayan niya.
Siya ba'y maayos? Malungkot? Masaya?
Hindi mapakali ang sarili kakaisip sa kaniya.
Hindi mawari bakit ganoon sa kaniya




| An Original from Aidan
Author of Silakbo Sa Balintataw

A Long Post After A While

Notes from Billy Mac: 

• a three-minute read
• take time to digest, read it and put it to heart, the cadence is reverberating with kindness and love.

A Long Post After a While

I went to delve into your deepest of roots
But you swayed and said not yet
Slowly I unearthed your secrets
Oh yeah it wasn't at all unraveled
Your powers aren't enough you said

Then I became addicted to your games
Of endless nights my hands have swelled
In pressing, touching and tapping
On Your hardened glass of skin
Illuminating my eyes to see more
Of Your beauty and desirable effects
That I couldn't resist no more to let go of you
That even in my sleep it's You that I hold on to

As I wake up in the morning, You're the first thing
That my hands would seek
Slowly, stirring you to stop whispering into my ears
About your sound that disturbs my early morning dreams
And then with my finger I set you to snooze
But you were persistent you wanted me to touch
And so ive no choice but to satisfy your urges
To finally turn off your alarms of reminders

But then I couldn't thank you just enough
For shedding the news from the outside world
As I sat and drink my tea, you flash your daily digest
Giving me perspective to the world of unrest
You even skillfully showed the latest updates
Of how to feed you and be the best of your health
I heeded on to your request, and I told you to just wait
That tonight we'll do it then

And so throughout the day you are with me
Either I'm holding you with my hand
Or You're at close to my legs
And at times when I have to hear someone else
You never faltered to be so close to my ears
And transfer the thoughts and mimes
No matter how long the distance is
And I felt you hot at times, but I never cooled you
Instead when you are about to get drained
I plugged you deep for your revival
And you got soaked in energy once more
Ready to give, ready to deliver
Your most capable aura of a shiver

You know, I never wanted for you to be alone
And so even I'd just go for a pee
I'd snatch you from your cradle and bring you with me
To the restroom I'm still holding you tight
And tapping, checking if everything's alright
Thanks for the mail fetch and the FB notes
Im not to forget the text message you've showed
That bring my lips to a smile
And so you blushed and I wiped to make you shine

Then your white sister came in a rush one day
I was surprised I got awestruck and dumbfounded
To her beauty and her enormous flare
You seemed jealous but you never confronted me
Instead I felt you waited further for affection
But it seems I could no longer match on what I feel
I was thinking of something irrationally
Yet my mind said I couldn’t really replace you
I thought you wept that night…
But you felt at ease again when I unlock you
And be enthralled once more to what are you
Cherishing every moment on what you could offer
To quench my need and love for being you.




Original Post By: SemperFiGordon

SunFlower

Golden-rayed petals
Adder her radiance
Your exquisiteness
Captivates every man of the cloth
Your charm illuminates like the flower that blossoms
When beamed by sunlight
Your vitality strikes amongst all the gentle
Beholds their sight on you

You are the only sunflower that blooms
in stormy Winter.
So unearthly,
Oddly menacing
Thy yellow petals fall in Spring
Perilously untouched by Fall
Even the hottest of the Summer
Barely touches thy brilliance
Explicitly possessed
By the earth's seasons.



Submission by Mavie 

Sapagkat Mayroong Pag-asa

Ang gabi ay maging napakadilim man
Masarap pa rin ang magpahinga ng walang agam-agam
'Yung pipikit ang mga mata sa gitna ng karimlan
Na natapos na ang araw...
Umaga naman ay muling masisilayan


Masarap abangan ang kasunod na pagtupad
Pinananabikan saanman mapadpad
Masarap din tuparin ang tungkulin kapag may suliranin
Lalo na kapag alam mo na ang Ama ay sasama sa atin


Huwag kang matakot sa mga pagsubok
Ang Ama ay aalalay, at tutulong sa iyo ng lubos
Iingatan Ka niya sa gitna ng unos
Pagtatagumpayin ka sa lahat ng lunos



Guest Post From James Riazo
Check his FB Profile on the link above

Broken Wings

"Broken Wings"

Sitting under the shade of a tree with

nothing else to do,

Gazing at the people come and go while

staring at you.

Impressively, people are sedolous  with

their own lives,

Engage and tied-up in their work as

they strive.

I saw birds with broken wings as it crawled

down and cried,

Wingless birds on the ground besieging as

they subside,

Aiding then until they're well enough to

soar up to the sky,

Until that very day the birds flew and said 

goodbye.

As I see them flying above me, flying so

jolly,

I felt something that words can't describe,

A sensation of joy and despair at the same

time.

And as the birds thanked me and flew away,

They didn't look down to see if I was

alright...

If only they could see how pathetic a person 

I am,

They'd have regrets, griefs, woes, and

sorrows,

But they're so blinded  with their daily lives,

forgetting something they couldn't 

describe.

While looking and hoping to fly higher and

higher,

Forgetting that there's someone who can't even fly.

I wonder how it feels like to be flying

Soaring​ up and up,

without nothing to worry.

I'll spread my wings up and fly easy,

Enjoying the breeze and thinking nothing.

I wonder if I will still look down,

When I'm that high in the sky aiding others

 so we could fly high, or

 Look up further and soar up higher?

 Forgetting something that really matters.

~Original by: Christian Torrijos

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