Isang hapon sa bahay ni pareng Kulas
Mga anak na dalaga’y kinausap.
“Kumusta mga anak?” – kanyang bungad
Tatlong dalaga’y sabay-sabay nag-thumbs up.
Ang tatlong dalaga’y ating kilalanin
Ate sa magkakapatid ay si Lambing
Ang ditse’y Ngiti kung kanilang tawagin
Bunso’t sanse ang palayaw nama’y Hinhin
“Nag-boyfriend na kami.” Wika ng panganay.
“Huwag ka pong magalit sa amin itay
Mga boyfriend namin mahal kaming tunay
Asahang kami’y nasa mabuting kamay.”
Dagdag ni Lambing – “BF ko’y makabayan.”
Tumango ang Kulas… mukhang nasiyahan.
Lalo na nang si Ngiti siya’y bulungan –
“Sweetheart ko po ’tay makapamilya naman.”
“Papa ko po’y maka-Diyos at madasalin!”
Taas noong sabi ng bunsong si Hinhin.
“Good job anak… s’ya ba’y kakilala namin?”
“Opo! Siya’y pari sa simbahan natin.
About M.A.D. LIGAYA
I am a teacher, writer, and lifelong learner with diverse interests in prose and poetry, education, research, language learning, and personal growth and development. My primary advocacy is the promotion of self-improvement.
Teaching, writing, and lifelong learning form the core of my passions. I taught subjects aligned with my interests in academic institutions in the Philippines and South Korea. When not engaged in academic work, I dedicate time to writing stories, poems, plays, and scholarly studies, many of which are published on my personal website (madligaya.com). I write in both English and his native language, Filipino.
Several of my research studies have been presented at international conferences and published in internationally indexed journals. My published papers can be accessed through my ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4477-3772.
Outside of teaching and writing, I enjoy reading books related to my interests, creating content for my websites and social media accounts, and engaging in self-improvement activities.
The following is a link to my complete curriculum vitae:
https://madligaya.com/__welcome/my-curriculum-vitae/
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
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