Tuesday, March 1, 2011

ATTEMPTS (Selected Poems by my Art Appreciation Students)

What I Speak
Orven Norm Espineli


What are these words that I speak?
Nectar from the buds flowing
Honey to both strong and meek.

The use of language to stir the senses
With only words, stanzas, and verses
A Garden flowering, a secret love
And many more added to those above.

They fall within a concept
Called Poetry since olden days
A crossroad, where minds intersect
A language spoken in so many ways.


Untitled
Jeremy S. Lencioco


single power punch left me half dead
surrounded by billions of idiot head
tell me, what is the point of stranger
if a pathetic man looks like he's in danger?

fly my little arm of a bloody god
old fans shouting at me, with all I had
face to face, bunch of punch, all I did
but mom says, here I am, ready to read

running three miles away from home
300 lbs begging to lift unto a foam
but what can I do, this is my job
like a bomb, threat you like a giant knob.

this is a game played by you and me
expect what you don't, suddenly you're free
such a noob, you don't know what is right
I already know, this is a big fight.


Isa Ka Ulitawo
Luzille Quinto


Isa ka ulitawo ang akon naluyagan
Sa iya nabatyagan ang gugmang wala sa iban
Sia akon nakilala kag naistorya
Daw ano lang kanami ang sia akon ginahigugma.

Gatika-tika lang, kuno abi gatan-aw sa iban
Galakat-lakat, kuno abi may kadtuan
Gapasapak-sapak, para sa iya mahibaluan
Ang paghigugma nga sa iya nabatyagan.

Ugaling sang akon nabatian,
Sia may ginahigugma man
Masakit man sa akon balatyagon
Wala ko ti may mahimo kundi maghilibion.

Ngaa amo sini ang paghigugma?
Pirme lang ako nasakitan kag gahilibion
Kalimtan ko na lang gani ang nabatyagan
Ang importante akon sia nakilala
Naistory kag labi sa tanan, ginhigugma.


Maldita
Reymark Sustento


Kon sia maglakat daw manumog
Kon sia maghambal ako gakurog
Kon sia mameste daw artista
Kon todo make-up pa ang lola.

Masugata mo sia sa dalan
Ikaw iya hiringan,
Tulukon babaw, idalum
Nga daw manginaon.

Gasampok iya kilay
Wala gid pagpulupangilay
Daw akig sia sa kalibutan
Naga-isahanon sa dalan.

Mahilig sia mang-away
Puwera lang patyanay
Wala gid gawa amiga
Kay isa sia ka maldita.