Naghigot ko ug duyan
para sa imuha
wala ka misakay
hadluk ka mahulog
kung mutabyog ni ug kusog.
Pero nakita nako
nisakay ka sa duyan
na gihigot niya.
I set up a hammock
for you
but you did not use it
you were afraid to fall
if it swung hard.
But I saw you
riding the hammock
that he tied for you.
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Jolah Barredo is a graduate of the BA English – Creative Writing program of UP Mindanao.
well, scouting time is over!!
im sorry!!
i don’t know if my mind failed to a apprehend your poem, or it was just that i don’t want to.. mahadlok ko!!! joke!!!
hehe..
well, just tie the “duyan”, who knows? patience always has its virtue..