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Love of the Mother

Posted on Saturday, 4 November 2017

Love of the Mother
By Apolinario B Villalobos

When it comes to giving love -
Nothing can beat the one
Who nurtured us within her
And for months endured our weight
A burden that she carried -
Until with hard drawn effort
Brought us forth into this world.

While in her womb
We partake of the air she breathes
We partake of the food she eats
We partake of the emotions she feels
Her blood makes our heart beat
And careful that we float with ease
She moves with well-guarded steps.

Our heart that beats is her mark in us
Greater than anything, we owe it to her –
She who cries when we succumb to sickness
And dry her breast for precious milk…
Our life, we owe to our dear mother
She, we should love more than any other.




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See with Our Heart, Feel with Our Kindness

Posted on Sunday, 29 October 2017

See with Our Heart,
Feel with Our Kindness
By Apolinario Villalobos

Our eyes perceive the world
That’s all that they can do; 
But there’s more beneath
The surface of everything
That only the heart can see –
If strengthened with fidelity.

Touching the lives of others
Some do with false charity
They, who think, food is enough
They, who think, money is fine
But given devoid of kindness
All effort becomes worthless.

Look around with our heart
Touch others with kindness
Those are what we should do
To realize our purposes in life –
Live and share, love sincerely
And thank the Lord as we pray!


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In the Name of Love....(poem for Valentine's Day)

Posted on Sunday, 12 February 2017

Happy Hearts Day!


In the name of Love…
By Apolinario Villalobos

In the name of love…
Kilometric lines of praise can be uttered
Mountains of words can be piled
Tsunamic throbs can be sighed
And stones can come to life.

In the name of love…
Chilling nights can simmer with warmth
Swaying leaves can turn to fairies
That dance with delightful grace
And undulate with the breeze.

In the name of love…
Even the scrawny twigs can bear flowers
Grass made brown by searing sun
Can turn into cool green, so calm –
Under the sky’s cerulean expanse.





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Sa Pagsapit ng Valentine's Day

Posted on Thursday, 11 February 2016

Sa Pagsapit ng Valentine’s Day
Ni Apolinario Villalobos

Marami ang excited sa pagsapit ng Valentine’s Day
May nagbabadyet na ng panggastos come what may
Pagdiriwang na halaw sa nakaugalian ng mga pagano
Na nagpaigting naman sa pagkakaisa ng mga Kristiyano.

Maraming alamat ang nakatha dahil sa araw ni Kupido
Na ang gamit sa pagbuklod ng two hearts ay isang palaso
May kapilyuhan pa mandin kung ito’y kanyang pakawalan
Tungo sa mga pakay na pusong, kung tusuki’y dalawahan.

Si lalaki, kalimitan ay bulaklak ang bigay kay gandang babae
Subali’t may iba namang can afford kaya ang bigay, tsokolate
Ang ibang kapos, wala mang maiabot ay nakakaisip ng gimik -
Ito’y pagsuyong may kasamang init ng yapos at tamis ng halik.

Isang beses isang taon kung itong inaasam na araw ay sumapit
Isang araw ng pag-ibig, ng mga puso at  yakap na napakahigpit
Pero tanong ng ilan, baki’t hindi gawing araw-araw na lang ito?
Upang ang magsing-irog hindi na pasulyap-sulyap sa kalendaryo!






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Lines for Valentine

Lines for  Valentine
By Apolinario Villalobos

Ah!, Valentine…
Yes, everyone can’t help but  feel and sniff  it -
For, not only does it give everyone excitement
But also makes the eyes see pink, red and gold -
A day of great love stories and legends of the old.

Ah!, Valentine…
Yes, everyone just gets buoyed by the great feeling
That on Cupid’s Day, the world shall burst with love
All hearts shall throb as one,  stun the dreaded hate

Fill lovers with sublime lust, a passion, just ultimate.


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Sa Holy Week, Hindi Lang Dapat Mga Batang Nagugutom ang Pakainin

Posted on Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Sa Holy Week, Hindi Lang Dapat
Mga Batang Nagugutom ang Pakainin
Ni Apolinario Villalobos

Ang sinabi ni Cardinal Tagle na sa pangingilin ng mga Kristiyano, isama ang pagpakain sa mga batang gutom…para sa akin ay bitin, kulang. Dapat ay buong pamilya na ang pakainin dahil kung may mga batang gutom, malamang ay gutom din ang kanilang pamilya dahil sa kahirapan, maliban lang kung ang tinutukoy ni Cardinal Tagle ay mga batang kalye na lumayas mula sa kanilang mga tahanan. Sa isang banda, kahit ang tinutukoy ni Cardinal Tagle ay ang batang sumisinghot ng rugby, o mga “batang hamog”, dapat isiping may mga pamilyang gutom din namang nakatira sa bangket at yong iba ay ginawa pang tahanan ang kariton. Hindi lang dapat pagkain ang ibigay sa kanila kundi pati na rin damit at tarpaulin na panglatag sa sementong hinihigaan.

Maliban sa tao, sana naman ay isama na rin ng mga nangingilin ang mga hayop na nasa kalye – mga aso at pusang walang mga “tao”, o mga taong nag-aalaga, o walang tahanan inuuwian. Sila ay may mga buhay din naman. Sana ang mga taong nangingilin na naglagay pa ng uling na hugis krus sa noo nang sumapit ang Ash Wednesday ay hindi mandiri sa pag-abot ng pagkain sa aso at pusang tadtad ng galis ang katawan kaya halos mawalan na ng balahibo. Sana ay hindi sila maduwal o masuka kung abutan nila ang mga ito ng mga pinira-pirasong tinapay.

At baka, maaari na ring isama ang isa pang nilalang ng Diyos na bahagi na rin ng buhay ng tao – ang mga halaman. Maraming tao ang pabaya sa kanilang mga halaman. Sila ang mga taong ang hangad lang sa pagbili ng mga halaman ay makisabay sa mga kinainggitang kapitbahay, subalit dahil talagang walang hilig, kalaunan ay pinabayaan na nila ang mga kawawang halaman. Itong mga mayayabang kaya ang gutumin at uhawin? Kung ayaw na nilang mag-alaga sa pinagyabang na mga halaman sana ay ipamigay na lang din nila sa mga kapitbahay na hindi nila kinaiinggitan.

Kung dapat maging mabait ang mga nangingilin sa mga hayop at halaman sa Holy Week, sana ay bigyan din nila ng puwang sa kanilang dasal ang mga taong ASAL-HAYOP na nagkalat sa Kongreso, Senado, at mga ahensiya ng gobyerno. Sana ay ipagdasal nila ang pagbago ng mga ASAL-HAYOP na mga taong ito upang hindi pa madagdagan pa ang haba ng kanilang mga sungay!

Higit sa lahat, sana ang gagawing pangingilin ng mga tao sa taong 2016  ay hindi dahil nakisabay lang sila sa mga kaibigan, kundi dahil bukal sa kanilang kalooban. Hindi sana nila gagawin ang pangingilin para sa mga nagawa nilang kasalanan, kundi upang bigyan din sila ng lakas na mapaglabanan ang tukso sa paggawa ulit ng mga kasalanan. Tuluy-tuloy sana nilang gawin ang pangingilin taon-taon, habang kaya nila hanggang sila ay malagutan ng hininga!








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In the Name of Love....

Posted on Monday, 8 February 2016

In the name of Love…
By Apolinario Villalobos

In the name of love…
Kilometric lines of praise can be uttered
Mountains of words can be piled
Tsunamic throbs can be sighed
And stones can come to life.

In the name of love…
Chilling nights can simmer with warmth
Swaying leaves can turn to fairies
That dance with delightful grace
And undulate with the breeze.

In the name of love…
Even the scrawny twigs can bear flowers
Grass made brown by searing sun
Can turn into cool green, so calm –
Under the sky’s cerulean expanse.



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Ang Kadakilaan ng Pag-ibig

Posted on Thursday, 4 February 2016

Ang Kadakilaan ng Pag-ibig
(para kay Emma Tronco)
Ni Apolinario Villalobos

Sa kaibuturan ng puso’y bumabalong ang pag-ibig
Mahiwagang damdamin, minsa’y hindi maunawaan
Nag-udyok sa Diyos upang buhayin ang sangkatauhan
Nagpaubaya na Kanyang palampasin, unang Kasalanan.

Ang kadakilaan ng pag-ibig ay hindi kayang sukatin
Ng mga pagsubok dahil sa pagduda’t pag-alinlangan
Hindi ito saklaw ng mga pasubaling minsa’y nabibitiwan
Na sa mga labi ay namumutawi, dala ng magulong isipan.

Sa mundong ibabaw, habang buhay ang magsing-irog
Na sa harap ng altar nagsumpaan, taimtim na nagdasal
Saksi ang pari, magulang,  iba pang sa buhay nila’y mahal –
Tiwala’y pairalin hanggang huling sandali sa kanila’y daratal.

Tanikala ng pagmamahal ang nagbuklod sa magsing-irog
May bendisyon ng Diyos, nagpapatibay, nagpapalakas nito
Di dapat makalas o maputol sa pagkatali ng dalawang puso -
Anumang panahon o kalagayan, umaaapaw man ng siphayo!





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See With Our Heart, Feel with Kindness

Posted on Wednesday, 25 November 2015

See with Our Heart,
Feel with Kindness
By Apolinario Villalobos

Our eyes perceive the world
That’s all that they can do;
But there’s more beneath
The surface of everything
That only the heart can see –
If strengthened with fidelity.

Touching the lives of others
Some do with false charity
They, who think, food is enough
They, who think, money is fine
But given devoid of kindness
All effort becomes worthless.

Look around with our heart
Touch others with kindness
Those are what we should do
To realize our purposes in life –
Live and share, love sincerely
And thank the Lord as we pray!



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Tokens of Love for the Beloved

Posted on Monday, 26 October 2015

Tokens of Love for the Beloved
By Apolinario Villalobos

One need not be rich
to show the love that throbs in his heart.
Tokens are not measured
by the weight of gold and value of paper bills...
not even by the vastness of the land he owns,
or fleet of cars in his garage.
A sincere token of love can be felt by the beloved -
even a peck on the check,
a hug that need not be chokingly tight
but warm enough,
to send a tinge of assurance
that he is just around.


Tokens of love need not be
the oft-repeated promises
broken in a fleeting second by temptations.
A sweet smile that parts the lips
and a touch of one’s finger tips
are enough for tears
to roll down the beloved’s face
and a suppressed sob -
at last, that she lets out
as his love for her…
she can no longer doubt.



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Loving lines for a dear one...

Posted on Thursday, 12 February 2015



Loving lines for a dear one…
By Celso Dapo

There's that familiar song on the radio
With lines that used to make us merry
Along the tune that I could carry
Lovingly, come every February.
And now, will heaven let it be,
That you may listen to this plea?
With melody, my heart aching to say
Words you want to hear every February.
The lines are now a prayer
The song, a hymn
The flowers' petals browning
The candle still burning
Though in anguish, the mind persists
Preserving what the heart resists.
To step forward with much to bear
Because it is February, my dear.
Top of Form
Bottom of Form

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Sadyang hind ako...(Indi gali ako...)

Posted on Friday, 16 January 2015



Sadyang hindi ako
By Louie John M Salda

(Indi Gali Ako)
Translation by ABV

Ang aking lubos na kaligayahan,
ay napalitan ng mapait na karanasan.
Mula ng ako’y iyong iwan at saktan,
ng iyong pusong sadyang salawahan.

(Ang kalipay ko tani nga matuod
Sa mapait nga kalisod ini nalunod
Halin sadtong nagbiya ka sa akon
Daw nadunot na akon tagipusuon!)

Sa tuwing ika’y namamasdan,
bumabalik ang hapdi ng nakaraan.
Pagkat ako’y lubusang iniwan,
sa ere ng walang kaalam-alam.

(Kon kis-a nga indi gid malikawan
Nga makita ka, nagabalik ang tanan
Kay daw sa ano bala ikaw nagbiya
Sa akon nga maskin wala sang sala!)

Tila sadyang mapagbiro ang tadhan,
tayo ay sadyang pinagkikita.
Ngunit puso mo’y walang kasing tigas.
Ni kahit pangalan ko ay di mo mabigkas.


(Masakit kay daw ginahampangan
Ang ginabatyag, sang kapalaran
Kay maskin pirmi pa magkit-anay
Indi ka man lang makasiling “hi!”.)

Hanggang saan susukatin?
Hanggang kailan bubuhayin?
Ang puso kong ikaw lng ang hiling,
Sana pag-ibig ko ay iyong dinggin.

 (Ang pagsukat, asta diin makadayon?
Mabuhi pa ayhan ining tagipusuon?
Tagipusuon nga ikaw ang ginapangita –
Tani pamatian mo, akon nga palangga!)

Sadyang hindi ako!
Ang laman ng puso mo!
Ikaw nga ay lubusang ngbago.
Sana’y malama’t maisip mo,
Na ikaw ay minahal ko ng husto.

(Indi gali ako….!
Unod sang kasingkasing mo!
Indi na ikaw ang akon nakilala
Pero itanom gid sa imo hunahuna
Sadto pa, ikaw gid…akon palangga!)

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The Act of Kindness

Posted on Sunday, 30 November 2014



The Act of Kindness
…a message to parents
By Apolinario Villalobos

The act of kindness should not be a means to an end, but the reason, in itself. In other words, we should not be kind to others, just because we want to go to heaven, but because we want to do it to for the sake of others. Acting kindly should be spontaneous. The act should form part of our habit. By acting this way, we will forget to count our indulgences which others are prone in doing. The act of kindness should end when the action is done, so that any return for such act is not considered.

In this regard, parents should stop telling their kids to be kind to others so that Jesus will love them. Children should be told to be kind, because by being so they are helping others. Of course, there is always Jesus or God or heaven as reasons every time we do kind acts. But, foremost, as our reason to be kind should be the expectation of us, as human beings, intelligent creatures, who should be kind to others. The clever guys may ask, what happens then to the Ten Commandments?

For the question above, I also ask, how about the aborigines who do not know God?... those in the hinterlands and jungles who have not seen a missionary, much more a Bible or a cross?  Don’t they have the right to go to heaven even if they have done acts of kindness, just because nobody told them about such an eternal paradise? The unconscious dispensing of kind acts by these people who, in the eyes of others are uncivilized, deserve more heavenly recognition that what some evil-minded, though, college or university-educated and church-going humans are doing!

Parents should tell their children that they should be kind to others because the latter deserve respect due them as human beings. And, blessings should be shared with them because they need the help to be able to survive. We should do only those, and just leave to God the judgment if our acts are worthy of a place in heaven. Again, we should not count our acts of kindness.

Every Christmas, some parents are even going farther, by warning their kids not to be bad because Santa Claus will not give them gifts. Christianity or any religion that observes Christmas never teaches that! Santa Claus is not even mentioned in the Bible or whatever book of any religion. Santa Claus just like the Christmas tree, is just a symbol of the pagan way of celebrating Christmas, to have a semblance of festivity. Christmas is all about the humble birth of Jesus Christ. And, what has been originally celebrated was the baptism of Jesus Christ.  It was only one of the early popes who thought of giving importance to the birthday of Jesus Christ, with the exact date not yet even officially established, and to give it a facade of joyful celebration for the sake of the converted pagans, used their early practices that are still being observed today.

A mother confided to me that when she told her child that Santa Claus is a missionary, the child in all innocence, asked her mother why he does not wear a cross, or carry a Bible! The mother was caught flat-footed, and she told me that she felt so ashamed of what she told her child, vowing never to tell her lies again.

The erroneous way of developing kindness in the personality of a child has done its toll. The wrong notion about kindness has become an integral part of the obnoxious attitude of some children which they will pass on to their own children when they become parents, themselves. The world is so full of children with this kind of attitude, with the parents themselves, to be blamed for their “spoiled” upbringing. This is a general observation. If some parents are doing the right thing, they need not react defensively. Unfortunately, I may be pessimistic, by sharing that I see no end to this vicious cycle. Only voluntary contrition of parents may help. But how many parents are willing?