Covid19, Kelan Ka Lilipas?

Ano ba'ng nangyari?

Waring lahat ay nagbago, sa isang iglap.
Subalit sa bawat sulok nitong tahanan nami'y walang pinagbago.


Ang kasaysayan, muli na naman bang mauulit?
Pandemyang, ngayo'y lumalaganap sa panahong 'di inaasahan, ni sa hinagap
ito'y magaganap.


Ngunit ang nakakalungkot... gamot at lunas ay sadya pang mailap

Sa kabilang panig naman, unti-unting luminis ating kalikasan
Dulot niyaon ay magandang balita sa likas-na-yaman
Maging nang mga hayop at ng mga halaman

Ako rin baga, ay naiinip na!
Naiinip na! pati mga tao, sa bagal ng oras

Madalas na itanong sa likod ng isipan
"Gaano pa katagal bago ka lilipas?"
Maraming araw na ang nagwakas, sa isip at diwa'y matapos na kaya ito bukas?


Sino ba ang nakakaalam anong dulo nito?
Ni ang kahihitnan nating lahat, nitong paligid at nang buong sanlibutan Lahat ay nakabinbin, naghihintay, nag-aabang.
Kelan ka magwawakas, Covid-19?




® Poetry by
James Riazo

A Paradigm Within A Paradigm

It's not only applicable on a sword per se. Come to think of it...

Lahat ng bagay, o kahit tao, lugar, or anupaman, ay puede mong gamitin ito sa 'yong advantage. Nasa tamang practice lang yan, kung paano mo titingnan ang mga bagay-bagay. Ansabi nga ni Mary Oliver - "Someone i loved once gave me a box of darkness, it took me hundred years to understand that this too, is a gift". I was amazed!!! Ang ganda ng pagkakadeliver ng thought-process niya.

Same lang din kay Sun Tzu - 'yung quote niya sa ibaba, na lifted sa The Art Of War, is as timeless as an essential weapon in our day to day lives - kahit walang giyera.

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Space We Can Recover, Time Never

I am sure you know who popularized this quote. Pero sa dinami-rami ng nababasa natin sa newsfeed sa FB and other social media platforms on a daily basis, it is wise to filter and feed our minds. Yaong mga posts na kapupulutan natin ng aral.

Mga post na magsisilbing gabay mo sa tamang pakikipaglakbay dito sa mundo, at magsisilbing sandata mo rin upang mas madali mong marating ang gusto mong marating sa buhay na íto.

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Weak People Never Give Way When They Ought To

Something to ponder upon these days - "weak people never give way when they ought to", whereas, survival of the fittest is quite applicable as we traverse in this pandemic.


Analyzing this thought-process deeper, so if weak people can do that, how much more for the strong ones?

What does it take to command that sheer will-power to un-tame the downhill effect?

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The Unsung Hymn Of Our Hearts

How many times would i listen to our favorite song?

Before i realize i was too late to bring you back,

I couldn't discern any more between reality and illusion

Or am i just getting stoned by the endless pang of regret?

I wouldn't want you back..., but the crisp, vivid memories

are just so hard to let go, so brief yet full of bliss,

"Do me a favor baby, put down your new God"

the song goes, over and over again,

The melancholic rhythm drowns me,

allowing me to breathe once and for all

To cherish and reminisce

the good times... our downsides

and yes, even the pledge..

the silent intimacy that was never spoken

where the language of action,

murmured in pain and disbelief

and, in glorious affection

to finally submerge the unsung hymn of our hearts

throwback poetry from 2011 

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