Bagay Bagay: Contemporary Philippine Poetry
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Before we achieve big things in life, we have to start small first. However, sometimes, we tend to forget these little things. We tend to forget their importance. Thus, we wonder why our dreams are not fulfilled.
This contemporary poetry collection by Teo T. Antonio delves deeper into the small things that matter and how they significantly impact our lives in some way.
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Bagay Bagay - Teo T. Antonio
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bagay-bagay
"Kadalasan, binabale-wala natin
ang mga simpleng bagay sa ating buhay."
"Sa mga panaginip nagsisimula
ang pananagutan."
BAGAY-BAGAY
May bagay na hindi bagay bagayan
may binabagayan kahit hindi bagay.
May mababaw kahit hinuhukay,
may lumalalim di man binubulay-bulay.
May bulaklak na ang duklay
hindi mo maaabot malapit man sa tangkay.
May balon na walang tubig
pero, sumalok ka’t bumubukal ng pag-ibig.
May alon na dumadalaw sa dibdib
gayong walang unos, ano’t nanliligalig?
May dulo ng pag-asa’t panaginip
pag nanggising ilulublob ka sa putik.
May kidlat na kaulayaw ng unos
pagsagitsit sa tubig, nalilinsad ang ilog.
May kulog na simbait ng pag-irog
bigla kang tutuligin sa mahimbing na pagtulog.
May sigwang sa dibdib ay umiikot
diwa ay tuliro kung masaya o malungkot.
Anumang bagay na walang ngala’t depinisyon
sa bungo’t dibdib parang umaambong karayom.
18 MAYO 1988
ALON
Nagsalita ang alon, "May yaman ang alat
ng tubig, pag tinutuyo ng mata ng araw.
Maraming nag-ipon ng asin sa tubig,
kaya mangingisda’y tumanda man
may naglumot na sagwan at tikin ng pag-ibig.
May binti at paang nagbalabal ng buhangin
dahil, nang dumaong sinagupa ang daluyong.
May nag-asin ang mukha’t labi,
dahil umibig sa puyo ng unos.
May katawang tinayantang ng araw at hangin
sa gilid ng pilapil may itinaraw na tulos.
May lambat na nawasak sa pagsuyod sa dagat
pero, tinagpian ng hibla ng pananalig.
May umibig sa akin at nagk’wintas ng perlas,
naiinggit ang buwan sa mumunting kislap.
Hinagkan ng hangin ang kaluskos ng tubig,
nag-asin ng pagsinta ang bangka at katig.
Nagtikin ang ulap ng pagliyag sa buhangin,
biglang-biglang nabura nang ako’y dumating.
Laging may panganib sa katahimikan ko,
ang di nila batid na kasakiman ng tao."
18 MAYO 1988
UGAT
Kinukuha niya ang sustansya ng lupa,
bukal ng tubig upang magbigay-buhay
sa puno’t halaman. Pero, may ugat
na kaaway ng kapwa ugat. Gaya ng
gumagapang na damo. Kailangang
hawanin sila’t patayin upang
mabuhay ang namumungang halama’t puno.
Maging sa angkan at pulutong ng mga
ugat, sila-sila’y nag-aaway sa sustansya
ng lupa. Tulad ng lahi, angkan, pulutong
kapisanan ng mga taong nagtutunggali
dahil sa nakatutuksong yaman ng daigdig.
19 MAYO 1988
PALITO
Mula sa pinagkiskis nabato ng unang tao,
mababakas ang pinanggalingang kaalaman
sa paglikha ng palito ng posporo. Ngayo’y
iba’t ibang kulay ang pulburang ulo.
May pula, itim, asul, berde, biyoleta
at iba pa. May karaniwan at naiiba ang
bahay na pinagkikiskisan upang magdulot
ng apoy. Kaulayaw ng mga dukha ang may
ulong pula at itim na ang bahay, may
karaniwang disenyong pinananahanan.
Kalaguyo ng mga mayayaman ang may ulong
iba’t ibang matitingkad ang kulay
at magagandang disenyo ang nilikhang tahanan.
Palamuti sa mararangyang restoran at otel,
ipinamimigay sa mga suki at bagong kostomer.
Pero lingid sa kabutihan ng palito ng posporo,
tinilad na katawa’y mula sa tapyas ng troso
sa gubat at bundok. Nang gamitin ng salarin
upang sunugin ang pinagmulang puno sa pagkakaingin;
nakalbo ang kagubata’t kabundukan, ginamit
ang palito ng posporo sa pagtupok ng sariling angkan.
19 MAYO 1988
BUNDOK
Inibig ng bundok maging lantay ang kariktan,
mamukadkad ang liryo, tumabal ang damuhan.
Ibig din niyang yumabong ang punongkahoy,
magsalabat ang baging na tulayan ng mga