Alon
Lunurin mo ang aking kasamaan
Ihampas sa dalampasigan
Ang sama ng aking budhi
Maging malakas ka
Ihatid mo at ilibing
Sa pusod ng dagat
Ang sala ng sanlibutan
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a poetry in Filipino written by Nic Gabunada and published in Davao Harvest
An Anthology
edited by
Tita Lacambra Ayala and Alfredo N. Salanga
1979
****This was also published in my earlier blog www.wednesdayswithnic.com on June 29, 2011
Series: Game of Titos and Titas – Part 8 Key Takeaways Tigso is the Bisaya name for the game known in Tagalog areas as agawan base Two teams of five to eight, two bases — a pole, a tree, a rock, whatever the schoolyard offered
Series: Game of Titos and Titas – Part 9 Key Takeaways Tubig-tubig is the Bisaya name for the game known in Tagalog areas as patintero The name comes from the water we used to draw the lines on a dusty road — the only game