Halalan, Pag-asa?

"We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs."
---Will Rogers

Hiyaw

"Do ye hear the children weeping, O my brothers,
Ere the sorrow comes with years?
They are leaning their young heads against their mothers,
And that cannot stop their tears.
The young lambs are bleating in the meadows,
The young birds are chirping in the nest,
The young fawns are playing with the shadows,
The young flowers are blowing toward the west—
But the young, young children, O my brothers,
They are weeping bitterly!
They are weeping in the playtime of the others,
In the country of the free."
---The Cry Of The Children, Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Inosente

"Bitter are the tears of a child: Sweeten them.
Deep are the thoughts of a child: Quiet them.
Sharp is the grief of a child: Take it from him.
Soft is the heart of a child: Do not harden it."
---Pamela Glenconner

Hubad na katotohanan

“We gotta come to some new ideas about life folks ok? I'm not being blase about abortion, it might be a real issue, it might not, doesn't matter to me. What matters is that if you believe in the sanctity of life then you believe it for life of all ages. That's what I hate about this child-worship syndrome going on. "Save the children! They're killing children! How many children were at Waco? They're killing children!" What does that mean? They reach a certain age and they're off your fucking love-list? Fuck your children, if that's the way you think then fuck you too. You either love all people of all ages or you shut the fuck up.”
---Bill Hicks, American Comedian

Chicharon

"In a dark moment I ask,
"How can anyone bring a child into this world?"
And the answer rings clear,
"Because there is no other world,
and because the child has no other way into it."
---Robert Brault

Agos

"Ang mga batang ngayon lang isinilang
May hangin pa kayang matitikman?
May mga puno pa kaya silang aakyatin
May mga ilog pa kayang lalanguyan ?"
---Masdan Mo Ang Kapaligiran, Asin

Gulong...

“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.”
--- Elizabeth Lawrence

Para kay Itay!

You may have thought I didn't see,
Or that I hadn't heard,
Life lessons that you taught to me,
But I got every word.

Perhaps you thought I missed it all,
And that we'd grow apart,
But Dad, I picked up everything,
It's written on my heart.

Without you, Dad, I wouldn't be
The man I am today;
You built a strong foundation
No one can take away.

I've grown up with your values,
And I'm very glad I did;
So here's to you, dear father,
From your forever grateful kid.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Kandungan

"Sa kandungan mo, mahihimbing ako
Sa kandungan mo, nasa 'yong lahat ang buhay ko
Sa bawat saglit ang 'yong pagmamahal
Ang pinadarama dito sa 'king mundo
At sa pagluha ko, yakap at haplos mo
Sa kandungan mo, payapa ang loob ko..."
-Carol Banawa, Sa Kandungan Mo

Anghel Na Walang Langit

"Mga anghel kaming walang langit
Dinggin aming hiling
Ang aming panalangin
Sa bukas namin
Ano ang gagawin?
Sana'y marating
Ang hanap naming langit..."
---Mga Anghel Na Walang Langit

You'll be safe...

"When the light disappears
And when this world’s insincere
You’ll be safe here
When nobody hears you scream
I’ll scream with you
You’ll be safe here..."
---Rivermaya, You'll be Safe Here