Thursday, December 30, 2010

Ing Casalang

Matuling iang tulus ing caiang caianacan—
macabaiutuc
mialunan
qng cadaiat-malatan
labas-labasa’t balic-balican ning aslag ning caugtuan.

Mengalasac no ngan
ding babatiauan nang pampang
quing alang patugut a gulisac ning duldul
at caring maplas a tampaling ning bubulus a uran
ala . . . ala nang mitagan
caring bunga ning saculan a timna’ na’t pipagalan

at caring pala, sarul-gamat at piruya nang tatalanan,
ngening ing isip na’t sicanan icua na nang quesiliman,
ing saculan ning paninap babalican ne’t gagambulan
pasibaiu nong tatanam ding limbug a taguimpan
guilid ding mangalalam a paligui ning dine’t capagsisian
a maguing cutcutang tatanguisan na’t pagpaldasan,
sisilipan, caring alac a alducan at copitang pamalbalan

Ing pipiling a lunus -- ia cabud manaquit qng catutuan,
ing sasalangsang . . .o mecad, caiabe nang maniambitan
a pasibaiu lang musbung at saguiwa
ring lanat a tangque ning caiang taguimpan
caiabe nang manigapu, a misan ia pang calunusan
ing caladuang linubas na’t delise
ning maplas a lisyun ning napun a mesaiang

--calungcutan—oh! calungcutan—gamat ne ning panaun
a sasamsam at guiguisan – macapampan a casalang--
quing bie nang mamirapal quing cutcutan

tulus iang tutusuc quing daraiang pilubluban

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Genesis 22:2

king bunduk ning Gerizim – makatuklu king Moriah-
karin ya minukyat ban silaba’ neng
anting mabanglung daun
ing anak nang bugtung—
tatangi at pakamalan—
binie na na kaya
o ba’t ngeni, pasibayu neng kukunan?

Wa, kaniting pinandit
nung kitnan ne man
ning malak-malak nang anak
nung bakit dapat na iting gawan,
linubas na na ning mamintung Ibpa
ing anggang kapikakunuan
pablasang balu na
karing maki-matibe kasalpantayanan
malalaso ngan ing anggang kutang;
alang dapat mitas kayagna’ ning pataram
nune ring pakumbabang dalit:
Y Ka mu O’ Diyos, Y Ka kabud ing dapat kung tukyan!

pablasang gagap na
ding maki-dalise pilubluban
yla ring manakit karing pawaga ning Miglalang:--

aliwa mu reng Isaac
ing buri nang tanggapan;
deta mu namang mengalili
karing liku-likung dalan.
ban abitasa rang
ing tupang pelit nang Abraham
‘ya naman ing korderong
mipaku
minaku
king sala ning sikluban





****published in emanilapoetry

Friday, December 10, 2010

Pamanlipat

mayayaninag ya
karing katas-katawang miyayanib,
karing balang sikdu, kimbe at indayug
da ring miyuyugpungang awakan
ing pami-paitas ruruk
a pagnasan tang puntan

babagsen te ing kaganapan;
aplus-aplusan ing kaselanan
ning alingapngap at nasa--
ning pamanlaut
king mangisnawang gabun

mangulabe ka ta
king galgal ning yatu
balu ta la man ding makasawan
a yuyu ning alun,
ding gaspang da ring batu
king kangatbang pampang,
manalangin kata pa muring
atabnuan te ing ligaya—
kagatpanapunang makawangis
king paraisung miyalunan.



*** also published in ek!/versilog

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Ding Mitalakad Karing Kubul

Likwan da la ring mamartikulad ding bale rang tuknangan.
Karing pilapil at tarundun-- a angganan ning pisasabyan--
telakad da la ring kubul ning saingsing at katuliran.
Linucluc la’t nginulangul--anti ra mong paglamayan
ing makapase atbu a pilan-pulung banwa rang tenam
king mengabtak a asikan

alang mayumu . . .
daya
ing kinatas a upa ning sabla rang kapagalan

Ding melakwan a pibale-bale
taguimpan lang meguing bula
lugu-lugung tatakbang
payuli king kawakasan

Mengaring pamanuli
ning dinaung-panaun,
ning sikanang inampang,
a mibata king labul ning angin at bulus ning uran,
mipnu mang pag-inakit, mekad,
taganang makanyan, babalik ngan ing sabla
king sepupunan ning gabun a pibatan

Lawan mu la, oh! kakung balayan!
nung makananung tatanggapan de ngeni
ing karelang pangalupig. Payapa la pilubluban
ding ortelanung meguisan na sikanan.
E no bisang gulisak man!

Lawan mu la, oh! kakung balayan
nung makananung adwang gamat,
mitmung tula nong babalik king matris ning gabun
ding anak nang mengapirat a katawan—
busbus a salu keni
buntuk a sinilip ning punglu keta
butul a linual king bitis karin…

Anting angin a sinawa nang lalabul karing biga ning kabengian,
ding telakad dang kubul, mipapayid at tutuklip lang kapagnasan

lastag at mepata katawan
mengalupig katuliran—

makanyan lang mumuli ding anak a bandi at alipan ning asikan