‘Puck, puck, puck’: doo dis, doo dat!
Takot ba sa asawa?
Gusto under di saya?
Literal translation:
[Sounds of chicken]: do this, do that!
Are you afraid of your spouse?
Like being under her skirt?
Second attempt at diona – a Filipino poetry of three-lined stanza, with seven syllables in monorhyme.
Author’s note: Discussed phrases associated with nagging in a marriage while walking around Milpitas, CA with Paw.
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Created Thursday, August 23, 2007 4:18:52 PM
Oh, John Jr! That’s longer than I would ever imagine, especially for your conditions! So I shouldn’t rant like this…