"bigyan mo ng pakpak itong aking diwa,at magagawa ko ang magandang tula;bigyan mo ng pakpak tanang panukala't malilipad ko hanggang sa magawa; bigyan mo ng pakpak ang ating adhika, kahit na pigilan ay makakawala." j.c. de jesus
October 18, 2009
October 09, 2009
phenomenal woman
"phenomenal woman" is just one of the poems that i know by heart and i could never get tired of reading. it is a song of women's strength in each of our own womanhood. the poem is haunting in its simplicity. i hope you women out there who haven't read it yet could find a time to read the lines.
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, That's me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing of my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, That's me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still can't see.
I say
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, That's me.
Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
The palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
from And Still I Rise
by Maya Angeloucopyright © 1978 by Maya Angelou.
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, That's me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing of my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, That's me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still can't see.
I say
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, That's me.
Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
The palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
from And Still I Rise
by Maya Angeloucopyright © 1978 by Maya Angelou.
September 28, 2009
metro manila after typhoon "ondoy"
i compiled tanya escaler's photos of a flooded metro manila after typhoon "ondoy". it was heart-wrenching to see the destruction the typhoon had created to the residents. everything happened quickly, that within few hours only, catastrophe had already been terrifying. there were remarkable survival stories, but others . . . . didn't make it.
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