Kapagdaka
Salin ni Dr. ZAS
Mababatid mo kapagdaka
and gahiblang pagkakaiba
Ng pagdadaop-palad sa
pagtatanikala sa isang kaluluwa,
At iyong mauunawaang
pag-ibig ay di pagpapakalinga
At pagsasama-sama’y di
katumbas ng kaligtasan.
At nagiging malinaw sa
iyo na mga halik ay di kasunduan
At ang mga regalo’y
hindi pangako,
At ang mga pagkatalo’y
taas-noo’t mula
Mo nang matatanggap na
may lumana’y ng isang babae
At walang lumbay ng
isang bata,
Sa gayon natututo kang
lahat ng landas mo’y ibatay sa ngayon
Dahil ang mga balaking
nakasandig sa bukas ay walang layon
At papalipad pa lamang
may katangiang bumulusok ang kinabukasan.
Mababatid mo
manaka-naka
Kahit init ng araw ay
nakasusunog kung kalabisan.
Kaya’t sariling hardin
ay linangin at kaluluwa mo’y palamutian
Sa halip na maghintay
na ika’y pag-alayan ng bulaklak.
At matanto mo na ika’y
talagang mamamalagi...
Na ang loob mo’y
talagang matatag...
At sarili mo’y
talagang mahalaga
At matututo ka’t
lagging matututo..
Sa bawat paalam
matututo.
Ika-23 ng Agosto,
1997; 12n.g.
/Mga Tula Ng Pag-Iral
At Pakikibaka
Salin at Katha
ni Zeus A. Salazar
After A While
After a while you
learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand
and chaining soul,
And you learn that
love doesn’t mean leaning
And company doesn’t
mean security.
And you begin to
learn that kisses aren’t
contracts
And presents aren’t promises,
And you begin to
accept defeats
With your head up and
your eyes open
With the gentleness of
a woman not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build
all your roads on today
Because tomorrow’s
ground is too uncertain for plans
And futures have a way of falling down in
mid-flight.
Afte a while you learn
That even sunshine
burns if you get too much
So you plant your
garden and decorate you own soul
Instead of waiting for
someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn that you
really can endure
That you really are
strong
And really have worth
And you learn and
learn
With every good-bye you learn...
Ann Landers
/ on iwrotefiction by rosevoc2
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