Spoken Word Poetry Examples Tagalog Novels & Stories

Dahil diyan kayo masaya. I just found myself one day in a cafe. I was in the corner while listening to a man’s spoken poetry. Mukha din na nakikisama ang panahon sa nararamdaman ko. It's raining outside, It's also dark inside the cafe even though there are plenty of colorful lights surrounding us. Ang iba ay napapahiyaw dahil sa mga katagang sinasabi ng poeter. Ang mga kababaihan naman sa kabilang table ay tinutukso ang isa sa mga kaibigan nila.

malamig ulit na sabi nya This time bahagya akong nairita. Siguro dala na rin ng pagod at nag halo halo na ang mga nararamdaman ko (Play the music above. Sa bandang chorus nyo simulan) "Wow ah. Kung makaangkin lang parang kanina nga hindi mo ako matignan o makausap ng seryoso. Na parang hindi mo ako kilala. Wade, huwag ka namang parang bata oh. Can't you see na kahit wala akong kasamood samood ngayong araw, pinipili kong hindi ibuntong lahat sayo. Wade, pumasok ako kahit nasaktan ako nung iwan mo ako nung gabi sa hospital matapos mo malaman ang lahat. Baka kasi nakalimitan mo na nag bitaw ka ng salitang hindi mo ako iiwan at nasa tabi lang kita minute before. Pero ano, sa isang iglap tinaliku

Ang Pinto SA simula palang ay napapansin ko na ang kakaiba sa kanyang mga ikinikilos, mga katahimikan na lumilikha ng isang maingay na alingaw ngaw na bumabasag sa aking mga tengang nasasabik sa kanyang mga salita. Madalas sarado ang pintuan ng kanyang kwarto, hindi ko man lang narinig maski ang lagitgit nito. Ang dating masayahin at pala-ngiting anak ay napalitan ng mga salubong na kilay, at kadalasang kayamutan, nangyayari ito sa tuwing maghahanap kami ng sagot minsan sa mga kumustahan sa bahay habang nakukuha namin ang oras niya. Nakababang mga mata, at tipid na mga salita, tumitindig na parang isang pinuno sa kung anu man ay 'di naman alam.

I wonder how can he manage to say those word without getting attached and unaffected. "Lets get inside" tango lang ang naisagot ko at naglakad na kami papasok sa loob. The huge door open by itself slowly as we enter inside. I don't know what to say, umawang ang labi ko dahil sa sa ganda ng loob ng bahay. Kong ano pa ang gandang bumungad sa akin sa labas ay doble ang ganda dito sa loob.

he asked me again. And that's when my eyes widened with realization! "Kent!" I called him in disbelief and then faced him. He furrowed his brow, as if he didn't understand my reactions. "You're speaking Tagalog now!" I said to him in disbelief, but he seemed unaffected, just nodding repeatedly in response. "Once again! Speak Tagalog!" I told him. I was excited and couldn't believe it. Kent is really speaking Tagalog, but instead of doing what I said, he just smiled at me and shook his head repeatedly.

But she also doesn’t want to expect anything. NOTES: (1) Tagu taguan, maliwanag ang buwan... - is a traditional Filipino game also known as hide and seek. (2) Matthew 19:6

Young Kai furrowed his brow at the girl's question. "Huh?" "Sabi ko, “Bakit ka umiiyak?” bingi ka ba? (I said, 'Why are you crying?' Are you deaf?)" the girl asked. "Sorry but I can’t understand you," he replied, still confused by what the girl meant to say. "Patay! Alien! (Shoot! Alien!)" the girl exclaimed, slapping her forehead. "What?" young Kai asked, confused. " Paano ba ‘to? Hmm… Ah! Why you cry? Teka tama ba? Basta ‘yon na ‘yon! (How do I do this? Hmm... Ah! Why you cry? Is that right? Well, close enough!)"

can be used in more ways than one. 29 A gesture to greet elders as a sign of respect. 30 “How are you?” 31 “I’m doing well of course.” + “po”, which is a way of showing respect. 32 “This child is taking so long.” 33 Complicated word to explain. But according to Google, it means “that”. Sometimes, Filipinos use it as a filler word when they speak Taglish. 34 A sound Filipinos make when they tease someone with a crush, or two people who have crushes on each other

"Ilang araw kayo doon?" "Dalawa lang, Lola. May pasok din kasi kami, we have to come back early as possible. Ihahatid na lang namin si Marian dito." "Gano'n ba? Sayang naman, balik kayo rito sa susunod, ha? Sama ka ulit, Eve." Ngumiti ito sa'kin. "Sikayo lan mambaga et tatay, a?" Iyon na naman ang parang banyagang salita nila. Pangasinense raw ang tawag sa dialect na ginagamit nila rito. I'm lucky they know how to speak Tagalog.

"Grace! Nandito ka, hindi ka nagsabi na uuwi ka." "Ah kasi po surprise, by the way si Jonas po boyfriend ko." "It's nice to meet you. How are you?" Hope slightly pinch me. "What?" I whispered. "Mag po ka," She commanded. I scratched my eyebrows and smile. "Uh nice to meet you po, kamusta po kayo?" "Pfft.." They both chuckled. "What?" I asked again but she just smiled and shook her head. "Nothing, you are cute." "You're kidding me. Mali ba yung grammar ko? Dapat ba sa huli yung po?" I whispered again and this time she burst into laughters.