Your Music and My Song

Lift the soul of my song to a spire,
Let it ride on the wings of your lyre;
Let each note of your melody bring,
Lilt and grace to my poetry's fling.

A song, long been awaiting for you,
Aches to live and not fade in the blue;
It's a rapsody wove in fine words,
Come, breathe ecstacys into the chords.

My song slept in my memory then,
Now, the symphony wakened again;
My song throbs with the strains of your heart,
When you strum your sweet music to start.

Then, your music and my song remain,
As you sing its undying refrain;
And will tenderly live in our dreams,
Among angels' most beautiful hymns.




by: Maria Luisa Tejero Torrento

Lamentation by a Graveside

So many words I left unsaid,
I closed my mind and sulked instead;
And when at last I breathed each word,
My voice just waned on air,unhead.

So many tears, my eyes withheld,
The anguish, clothed with will unfelled;
And when I freed the pains untold,
They drenched your grave so numb and cold.

So many faces, sight has skipped,
With it, the chance to see you, slipped;
And when I searched for you around,
Alas, you're nowhere to be found.

Now, though beside your grave I weep,
Releasing all the grief I keep;
I languish mournfully in vain,
Because in silence, you remain.

I should have deeply loved you so,
When you were here to feel and know;
I should have fondled or caressed,
While time, from flight, was still at rest.



by: Maria Luisa Tejero Torrento

Boracay

When on that first of May afternoon,
We had to leave Boracay so soon;
I felt so lonely as one forlorn,
For the time that passed can't be reborn.

Petty memories that deck my mind,
Are but precious tokens I can find;
Of the blissful place we left behind,
With images in my heart enshrined.

The clean, white sands clinging to my feet,
Sunset where the sea and the sky meet;
Sand castles by the shore proudly greet,
Welcoming sightseers to a treat.

I shall always fondly remember,
Those fun-showered moments of summer;
And cherish through the changing weather,
The hours of communion with nature.

The morning mist that shields the sun's rays,
The evening fog that enshrouds the trees;
The blue water glimpsed from a terrace,
Boracay is blessed to have all these!





by: Maria Luisa Tejero Torrento

It's Time to Say, Farewell

We were once little kids that stuttered,
The little ones who played and chattered;
Now we have grown a bit older,
And we've grown a little bit taller.

Busy school days swiftly rolled over,
With one season after the other;
We clutch the moments sweet and tender,
As we depart from one another.

So now, it's time to leave with a sigh,
For now is the time to say goodbye;
To our beloved Alma Mater,
And to every schoolmate and teacher.

As we descend the stage proudly decked,
With laurels of triumph and honors;
Place those bright garlands around our neck,
And give the sweetest bouquet of flowers.

To far horizons we may travel,
But still in our hearts will always dwell;
Petty memories we loved so well,
So farewell to everyone, farewell.





by: Maria Luisa Tejero Torrento

Once There Was a Mother

Once, there was a mother,
A gentle, jolly mother;
Each day I loved her better,
To me there could be no other.


Like merry birds that sing,
Her mellow voice would ring;
Pep songs in the morning,
Lullabys in the evening.

Each early Christmas night,
She's light the lanterns bright;
Then a verse she would recite,
While I listened with delight.

But one lonely afternoon,
My young heart she left to mourn;
She was gone like silent moon,
That stalls away at break of dawn.

By: Maria Luisa Tejero Torrento

Quotes

Motivational Quotes
“I'm happy to be alive, I'm happy to be who I am.” ~ Michael Jackson

"Be thankful when you don't know something for it gives you the opportunity to learn." ~ Unknown

“The shorter way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.” ~ Mozart

“Wanting to be someone you're not is a waste of the person you are.” ~ Kurt Cobain


“A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.”


“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” ~ Vincent van Gogh

“You are the sky. The clouds are what happens, what comes and goes.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” ~ A.Rubinstein

“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.” ~ Marquis de Condorcet

“You are as Divine and as perfect as you allow yourself to be.” ~ Philip Arnold

“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” ~ William Morris

“Time makes more converts than reason.” ~ Thomas Paine

“Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.” ~ George Bernard Shaw


“Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.” ~ Demosthenes

“We do good because it frees the heart. It open us to a wellspring of happiness.” ~ Sharon Salzberg


“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~ Antoine de Saint- Exupery

“When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. 
And it'll become like a wildfire.” ~ Whoopi Goldberg

“He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.” ~ Confucius

“What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?” ~ Dr. Robert Schuller

“A step in the wrong direction us better than staying on the spot all your life.” ~ Maxwell Maltz


“No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.” ~ Samuel Goldwyn


“Words are the only things that last forever.” ~ William Hazlitt

“We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.” ~ Menander

“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore

“Straighten up your room first, then the world.” ~ Jeff Jordan

“Sit loosely in the saddle of life.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” ~ Anonymous

“If you would be loved, love and be lovable.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.” ~ Buddha

Tigbauan Hymn

You are a most precious gem, Tigbauan,
The spacious sea is your beloved one;
You are a very much cherished treasure,
Of our long ago, ancient forefathers.

In your lush and verdant plains, Tigbauan,
Our parents have sown with aspiration;
Ardent desires for emancipation,
And dreams of a resplendent tomorrow.

Tigbauan, your strands are fully-laden,
your coconut palm wine tastes like honey;
Truly delicious are the fish from the sea,
And the maidens are dainty and pretty.

Tigbauan, in you, hope always lingers,
Your hidden wealth abounds everywhere;
Held in store for who dare to endeavor,
The hard-working will never face hunger.

In your temple of worship and your streets,
Unfadingly inscribed in blood and tears;
Of your own dearest heroic children,
Your immortal history, Tigbauan!

Tigbauan, you are a fair Edenland,
Where live the people who are known to be;
So sympathetic and so endearing,
And fervently believes in the Almighty.

Tigbauan, beautiful and untroubled,
Nest of intimacy and happiness;
Long live, Tigbauan, home of the free,
"Mabuhay" "O, Tigbauan, Mabuhay."




by: Maria Luisa Tejero Torrento

Ngayong Wala Ka Na, Ina

Kay tagal ng lumipas na panahon,
At napakamaraming nagdaang taon;
Ako'y kusang naghintay nang malaon,
Na marinig ang mga salitang 'yon.

Ngunit ni minsan ay di ko narinig,
Yaong mga kataga ng pag-ibig;
Kahit tayo ay laging magkaniig,
Nanatili kang pipi at malamig.

Wari ko, sadyang di mo kailangan,
At sa buhay mo, ako'y kalabisan;
Akala ko, 'yong katahamikan,
Badya ng pagtatakwil na tuluyan.

Naramdaman ko man ang mga haplos,
Ay hindi ko pa rin sukat natalos;
Pagmamahal na sa 'yong puso'y taos,
Ang pahiwatig ng 'yong mga kilos.

Kaya puso'y hinanakit ang kimkim,
Isip ay sakbibi ng paninimdim;
Mga luha ay pumatak nang lihim,
Buhay ay balot ng lumbay at dilim.

At dahil ako'y labis na nasaktan,
Mga pagsamo'y di ko pinagbigyan;
Pagdaraing mo'y di ko pinakinggan,
Naging manhid sa iyong kalungkutan.

Ang pagnanais na ika'y damayan,
Ay ikinubli ko at pinigilan;
Kahit naghirap din ang kalooban,
Tinikis kita at tinalikuran.

Ngayong sa yaring buhay ay nawala,
Ikaw na yumaong baon ay luha;
Saka lamang natanto at nadama,
Na wala ka palang kasinghalaga.

Habang buhay manghihingi ng tawad,
Pagkalinga'y di ko na maigawad;
Sana, noon pa yaon isinaad,
Sayang, di kita minahal kaagad.



by: Maria Luisa Tejero Torrento