KAMALIG

barnMalakas ang hangi’t madilim ang langit
Parating na bagyo handang humagupit
Kaya’t sa likod-bahay ika’y sumaglit
Pumasok ka’t silipin ang ‘yong kamalig.

May imbak ka bang palay na babayuhin,
Kapag naubos na bigas na pang-saing?
May sobra ba na puwede mong kalakalin,
Kung biglaang pera’y iyong kakaylanganin?

Sa kamalig ba ika’y may isinusksok
Upang kapag nagipit may madudukot
O nang umani ka lahat ay inubos
Pinagbilha’y winaldas, lahat ginastos.

Diskarte mo’y ayusin, huwag kang bulaksak
Sa kamalig mo matuto kang mag-imbak
Nang sa ganoon ay handa kang humarap
Kapag dumating pagsubok na mabigat.

Sana kung may panahon upang magtanim
Sikapin mong palagi lupa’y bungkalin
Batid mo namang ikaw ay may tungkulin
Tiyaking bukas may bigas kang isasaing.

Diligin ng pawis ang iyong pananim
Nang sa ganoon marami kang anihin
Maaani’y ‘wag kagyat lahat kainin
Magtira’t sa kamalig doo’y ipunin.

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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!

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