Tungko Ni Tatay

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tungko2Kapag si tatay sa umaga na’y gumigising
Pagkatapos magmumog ikaw ang tutunguhin
Kanyang panggatong sa gitna mo’y sasalansanin
Sisindihan at unti-unting pagniningasin

Kapag ang tatay gutom ikaw ang tatakbuhan
Sa pag-iisa niya’y ‘di mo s’ya iniwan
Marahil kinakausap ka’t kinukwentuhan
Habang niluluto ang kanin n’ya at pang-ulam

Libong beses marahil na sa iyo’y  nag-saing
Napakulo sa iyo’y tubig pang-kapeng hihigupin
Nailuto sa iyo’y iba’t-ibang gulayin
Maging ang mga isda at karneng uulamin

Napaglutuan ka din t’yak ng mga pulutan
Kapag may dumayo kay tatay na kainuman
Dinig mo ang kanilang kulitan at tawanan
Matagal-tagal mo din siyang napaglingkuran

Lumang-luma ka na nga’t malapit nang bumigay
Marahil namamanglaw ka’t wala na ang tatay
Dahil  walang magparikit,  wala ka ng saysay
Kaya’t gusto mo s’yang sundan sa kabilang buhay

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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!

Posted on April 7, 2018, in Memories of Loved Ones, Poetry, Tula and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.

  1. ambelica08's avatar ambelica08 | April 8, 2018 at 3:50 pm

    Naalala ko tuloy yung tungko namin sa probinsya.

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