Aking salaming nakasabit sa dingding,
Samo ko ay laging ibulong sa akin,
Na dungis ng iba bago ko punahin,
Uling sa mukha ko muna ang linisin.
Turuan mo nga akong maghunos-dili,
Na h’wag perpekto kung tignan ang sarili.
Pagsabihan ako na h’wag magmapuri,
Isiping ako ma’y pwedeng magkamali.
Sabihin mong wala akong karapatan
Na kapwa ko tao ay aking pulaan,
Dahil ako ma’y maraming kakulangan –
Pagkatao ko’y tadtad sa kapintasan.
Sa tuwing kita’y lalapitan sa dingding,
Paalalahanan ako oh salamin
Na sariling buhay ko’y dapat ayusin
At h’wag buhay ng may buhay ang punahin.
Sana’y tulungan mo akong unawain,
Na oras akin lamang sasayangin
Kung kakulangan ng iba’y laging papansinin
At pagkakamali nila ang laging hahanapin.
Pilitin mo namang ituro sa akin
Na galit sa puso’y hindi ko kimkimin,
Na inggit sa limot lagi kong ilibing,
Na kapwa-tao’y lagi kong unawain.
Oh salamin ako’y paalalahanan
Na dapat saliksiki’y tamang katwiran
Na kung tamang landas… aking dadaanan
Panginoong Diyos ako’y gagabayan.
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About M.A.D. LIGAYA
Teacher-Writer-Lifelong Learner
M, A, and D are the initials of my two first names (Massuline and Antonio) and my mother's family name (Dupaya). Ligaya (a Filipino word which means happiness in English) is my family name. MAD is actually one of my nicknames aside from Tony and Ching.
My full name is Massuline Antonio Dupaya Ligaya.
Many times I was asked the question "Why do you write?"
I don't write for material rewards nor adulation. When I write poems, stories, and essays, when I do research, the process of creating them gives me immense joy and seeing them completed brings me great satisfaction. I don't write for cash incentives, "likes," and "praises." I would be thankful should I get those but the happiness and sense of fulfillment I get while doing them and completing my works are my real rewards.
Is teaching difficult? No!
When I teach, I don't work but I play. My educational philosophy - "The classroom is my playground, the students are my playmates, and the subject is our toy."
I am a lifelong learner too.
My daily goal is to be better than I was yesterday. It's difficult, but it's worth the try. It's not for what I get from doing it but for what I become.
Proud to be me!
Proud to be a FILIPINO!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
I don’t know the meaning of following words: paahalanan, saliksik, sandalan, magtiwala, kakayanan, katwiran, kakulangan, punahin, maghunos-dili, samo, uling, dungis, bulangan, ets…. practically all words, ^_^ I can only understand conversational Tagalog…… I’m trying to learn more Tagalog words.
I left the country when I was 6 1/2 years old, so my vocabulary is a bit limited. But I do love to read Filipino poetry.
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You were very young when you left the country that’s why. At least you can understand conversational Tagalog.
I have already written the items below before I saw that part of your comment saying “practically all words.” Anyway, sana makatulong ng kaunti ang mga isinulat ko sa baba. (Do you understand that?)
paalalahanan – remind
saliksik – search
sandalan – rely
magtiwala – trust
kakayanan – ability
katwiran – reason
kakulangan – something lacking
punahin – notice
maghunos-dili – calm down, take it slow
samo – request
uling – The literal meaning is CHARCOAL but I used it idiomatically in the poem to mean FAULT
dungis – blemish
bulungan – whisper
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Thanks ! Are these words being used in everyday conversation ?
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Yes. Except perhaps “SALIKSIK.” There’s an ordinary Tagalog word speakers of the language are more likely to use instead of it – HANAP/HANAPIN.
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