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PABUSTAN MU
© Neng Maria Teresa M. Evangelista


             PABUSTAN MU
     Neng Maria Teresa M. Evangelista
            Mayo 25, 2010

Nung ing bukas malabug ya pa king lulam,
E pailingasngas kaiisip malalam,
Matormentu ka mu king kekang gagawan,
Pabustan na mu, sarili e palasan…

Nung atin a dalanan taung kasoran,
Uling keyang ugali kekang kasnukan,
Map pang isipan obat aldo mu siran,
Pabustan mu nia mu, e me mas pasayan!

Atin kang aryan at ika migkamali,
Paisora ka man ala nang malyari,
Mayapang ayusan at e paisumami,
E na ka puputak, pabustan na’t maili.

Pamamirapal mangising kapalpakan,
Tatalnan mung bage akwa pang kalingwan,
Palpak miragdag pauli ning kabusitan,
Nia sisti mu na mu ing ika magulyan.

Anti ngening susulat kung kawatasan,
Masosora ku man asna king lisangan,
Atin kung agawa nung ila akaparan,
Patdan ing kuryenti aldong kabilugan?

Masampat abalu ing pamag-pasensya,
Kapibabatan neng talilis ing obra,
Nanu man ing pupusanan panulu ya,
Ot e na ka mu pasiuk at magtumaila? 

‘Nia nung ding bage e ta la asukmaman,
E ta paibusit, nung nang agyu yang gawan,
Santing ning pangadi mekad a remedyuwan,
Nung alang remedyu keka nang pabustan…

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             LET IT BE
     By Maria Teresa M. Evangelista
            May 25, 2010

If tomorrow is blurrier than cloudy,
Don’t be distressed by thinking uselessly,
With that you’ll get tormented only,
Stop torturing yourself, just let it be…

If someone annoys you along the way,
Because his character disgusts you really,
It’s best to think why spoil your day,
Let it be, don’t make him more happy!

Had an error at something you’re finishing,
Getting too upset, won’t remedy anything,
Better fix it rather than keep sulking,
Smile, let it be and stop complaining.

When rushing, more often failure wakes,
You even forget what you already hold,
Your irritation will add more mistakes,
Just kid yourself that you’re getting old.

As I am writing my poem today,
It’s terribly hot, though irked all along,
Is there anything I can do if they—
Put off electric power all day long?

It’s good if we know how to endure,
Have patience when things get wrong,
For stressing burden it’s the only cure,
Why not just whistle and sing a song?

And so if things are beyond your control,
Don’t be mad, just do what you need to do,
The wonder of prayers might fix it all,
Or let it be, if no remedy to you…