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A community portal and forum for literary and journalistic writing and freelancing. Also contains poems, short stories and essays. Articles are written in english or ilokano.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'music'
Recite Poetry, Make Music as Background
What do I think I am doing Just cranking my kind of music Not too many will listen to them anymore Only the few now are old The young are exposed to all sounds They can tolerate all the noise Their parents shrieking quarrel coupled with TV’s so...
Rusty Rust
Rusty Rust came from a family of Wreckers Who are excellent Metal Destroyers; But Rusty Rust is also a Dreamer, A Wrecker who wants also to be a Builder! For sideline job, he became a Painter – He did undercoating jobs for Car Makers; Painted s...
Sadino’t Pagtungpalan?
Nakaung-unget ni Girvon, Mayor diay Ili Lubbong; Amin-amin Under Control, Awan sabali a makamat-Maton! Adu ‘t inaramidna a Kadaksan: Nangputed pay ku - Kua ‘t Kalaban Sinukaan sana Inpakaan – Inpasubo, Inpangalngal! Na - Stroke ket ...
Who just won’t say
My Professor in College had said– We live to suffer recurring pain; Only to die to be relieved of it! For what and why with nothing to gain! With all the suffering that I have seen, I have to admit that he was right! What do we get but the expe...
Juan S.P. Hidalgo Jr., 21 others, named Outstanding Artists
Ilocano literary luminary, Juan S.P. Hidalgo Jr., was among the 22 artists honored with the Outstanding Artist Award by the International Theater Institute (ITI) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during the celebration of Wo...
Mabisinen diay Burias
Agimuk-mukat a simmirip Diay daya ket nagkirem-kirem Nasisirap ket inna inkidem Panagkitana kasla agtayyek-tayyek Agung-ungek diay burias diay baba Mabisin ngata ta awan susona Awan met ngarud daydiay inana Ta nakagarot wenno tinakawda Pinilit na ket...
To be First may Not be the Best
To be first may not be the best! Just like the racer who paced the pack Got tired too early, collapsed and lost To the slower who started last! I know one bright guy, he got the job Over the duller no one won’t hire; The lesser guy went to work...
Ang Tumitingala ang Nagwawagi
Kung ikaw na ay kuntento Sa tagumpay na natamo, Maglasing ka sa paghanga At papuri nila sa iyo! Ito ang napapansin ko: Halaman man, hayop o tao– Double time kung magtrabaho Kung ito ay nade-dehado! Ang Haring nasa itaas, Di titingala– ulo...
Inremedio ti Gasat a Mabuong
No ni Ebong ti Agsagawisiw, Ubetna ti Agkalawikiw! No sumala pay ket Tumarittit, Agkayabkab kasla Kurarapnit! No apay nga naasawana ni Angela; Awanen ti naem-Emma ngem isuna! Saan a Kuto-Kuto ti sal-Sala, Nakalanlanay pay Bosesna! Inremedio ti Gasat ...
The Filipino Nurse is Tops!
She has the Softest Touch of all Treating you like you’re a Jewel! A sight to behold when she Walks Music’s in the air when she Talks! Staying in the hospital’s No Fun When there’s No Filipino Nurse around! When you see her Sm...
Ginaya ang Langgam
Ginaya n’ya–isang langgam: Nakipila, sunud-sunuran; Lahat kapritso ng asawa At ng anak–ibinigay … Nanilbihan na katulong Sa pamilyang ubod ng sungit! Munting kamali, hinahampas s’ya Ng kung anu-anong mahawakan … Di...
Iklog nga i-ibbungen
Idi ubing pay ni Iklong, Nangtakaw naka-Baki a Manok A manarimaan nga Aguk-ukop– Dagidiay Iklog ket Naibbong! Gapu ta pinartina diay manok A manarimaan nga Aguk-ukop, Dagidiay Iklogna Naibbong; Kinnan met latta ni Iklong! Idi nag-Buris-Buris ni...
