COMPANION

Ma. Krizzia Mae R. Codera

Designed to emit light throughout the glooms of day, A witness of a life that’s depressing and gay, A source of warmth on a night that’s cold, eery, and gray, Oh come, dear light, provide me the way!

When life’s been tight and I long for an embrace, You freely caress my soul with your soothing flames. In the dark that’s hovered, you have allowed me to see, Yes, you were there, able and willing to set me free.

They say the stars are not for you to hold, But I wonder, how come in this isolated room you effortlessly behold.

No, you are not the light at the corners of these four walls, Because you are the light of a dim path not letting me stumble and fall.

Many may have succumbed to the dullness of the world, But your glowing heat dominated through your radiance of copper and gold.

So warm and inviting like the feeling of a comfortable home, Like a friend who accompanies, a source of strength and hope.

I am a lamp designed to emit light throughout the glooms of day, I’m a witness of a life that’s depressing and gay, Am a source of warmth on a night that’s cold, eery, and gray, Yes, dear friend! I will provide you the way.

Padayon

Penny Ann De Sevilla

Kami na mga pobre duro na an balhas, Pag inalog na gamay an awas.

Mag aringasa na an mga manok han amun silingan

Na karasa lapwaan kung diri la masasakpan.

Waray pa gani nan hikay ha sulod balay, Nag kagawas na an mga tambay na nag pipinanhimantay

Gin huhulat ka nga masayop sanglit pag hinay-hinay

Padayun kita sa kinabuhi nga waray klaro usahay.

Siring amun ginikanan, padayun bisan nakukurian

Ang importante waray ka gi hihimo na dautan

Kai an tanan na kakurian na gi agihan,

Masasalyuan han kalipay, waray imposible ha atun Amahan.

Sanglit nag papasalamat ako ha akun ginikanan

Pasalamat ha tanang sakripisyo tikang katikangan

Waray iba na ge hahangyo kundi ang kaupayan

Makabalos gihapon kami sa tanan, akun Ginikanan.

Simbolo Sa Kinabuhi

Lovely Torlao Sa gabii nagasilak ang lampara, Sa kagahapon, kanunay siya’y nagaanod. Sa baybayon, nagatanyag og kahayag, Padulong sa kaluwasan, kini nagtuyok.

Kuyawan man sa kadulom sa kinabuhi, Apan ang lampara sa atong agi, Hulagway sa paglaum sa kaugmaon, Dala sa gugma ug kalingawan.

Sa mga mata, kanunay siya’y nagsubay, Sa mga damgo, nagdalit sa kagahapon.

Lamdag sa paglaum, paglingaw ug kahayag, Lampara, sa among kasing-kasing nagpuyo.

Kon gabii moabot ug magtikas na ang kangitngit, Higugmaon ang lampara, sa paglamdag, nangilid.

Padayon siya, bisan unsa pa’ng hamugaway, Kay sa among dughan, ikaw lang ang mag-aliw.

Kini nga lampara, simbulo sa kinabuhi, Gawasnon nga suga, sa among paglakbay. Magpadayon kaming magbukal og kahayag, Sa bisan unsa pa’ng dahunan nga dalan.

Illuminating Uncharted Paths

Jubelee Rose Sulla

In the realm of learning, where knowledge blooms, There walked a student, facing silent gloom. An irregular soul, burdened and behind, But a lamp ignited, a light to bind.

With footsteps soft, her journey commenced, Yet her peers surged forward, their minds intense. She traversed a path not prescribed nor known, But her lamp burned steady, a light she owned.

And as she neared the end of her quest, Her lamp revealed a truth, the very best. That irregularity was not a curse, But a blessing to nurture, a strength to nurse.

So let us celebrate those who stray, The irregular students who pave their own way. For their lamps burn bright, defying the norm, Illuminating paths yet to be transformed.

Beacon Of Light

Lovely Torlao

In the twilight’s hush, where darkness dwells, A beacon emerges, its tale it tells. A guiding light, through shadows it glows, An ethereal presence, a solace it bestows.

In the vast expanse of the midnight sky, A celestial jewel, shining on high. A sentinel of hope, a gentle guide, It whispers secrets the stars confide.

With every flicker, a message it imparts, A compass for wanderers, lost in their hearts. A lighthouse of dreams, a beacon of might, Guiding us forward, through the darkest of night.

Its radiant beams paint a path to pursue, Unveiling the possibilities anew. It illuminates dreams, once obscured by doubt, Kindling our spirits to rise and break out.

When doubts cloud the mind and dreams lose their way, Look up to the heavens, where the beacon holds sway. For in its shimmering glow, strength can be found, A steadfast companion, forever around.

Oh, Beacon of the night, illuminate our way, With your gentle brilliance, never sway. Guide us through storms, with unwavering might, Leading us towards dawn’s resplendent light.

Midst Of Darkness

Jhon Albert Corpin

Been standing alone in the middle of darkness with no hope and someone to lean on Continuously thriving and pursuing every drop of hope. Yet sometimes for me, it isn’t enough.

Felt so weary and hopeless, so long as I could remember I’ve been seeing the same situation for a couple of years.

Feel so happy that as time goes by, I can see glittering lights that became very vivid as I become nearest.

Those glittering lights became my guide, as it connotes the dream that I’ve been pursuing since I can remember it. Though all alone I can’t face it. Kind faces that either help me or not too.

Still, my immense passion has been pushing me to follow my dreams. I cannot waste years and minutes in my life. All I could possibly it to make every minute of my life become by building block of the future.

Amongst all that I’ve been through. God’s biggest plan for me is something that I am looking forward to knowing. It breaks my heart or complete bliss. Still, I commend him for furnishing my life to become great.

As I am totally aware that all of these superficial things cannot survive forever, nothing last forever only our fate that’s indestructible will make it through.

Lola

Christine Cabradilla

Mahirap mawalan ng ina

Ngunit ito’y iyong pinunan

Hindi mo man labis na maradaman

Ako’y lubos na nagpapasalamat sayo lola

Sa lahat ng oras ikay nariyan

Upang ako’y iyong gabayan

Sa aming buhay na walang patungo

Ikaw ang siyang nagsilbing direksiyon nito

Sa liwanag na dala mo sa aking buhay,

Sa madilim na daan, siyang nagsilbing gabay

Saan man magpunta o makarating

Lahat ng ito’y dahil sa iyong paglalambing

Saan man ako dalhin ng daloy na ito,

Lola sa iyong piling ako’y babalik parin

Lampara

Ma. Krizzia Mae R. Codera

Ang lampara dako kaayo’g kapuslanan, Makahatag kini ug lamdag diha sa kangitngitan.

Sa matag higayon kini gikinahanglan, Kay importante kini alang sa tanan.

Gitandi ko ang lampara sa usa ka ginikanan, Nga kanunay naglamdag sa mga kabataan.

Ang siga sa katarong ug maayong pamatasan.

Usa ka bahandi nga dili makalimtan.

Sama sa lampara aduna usab kini pag-awop, Kinabuhi sa matag-usa aduna’y pagtikyop.

Apan ang siga sa kaputli ug kaligdong, Mao’y magdala sa kinabuhing Diosnon.