Adotse

Mamokkat yu’ para i halom tano’ gi Damenggo. Esta monhåyan i fañomnagan giya Western Washington. Ya-hu i fresko na aire. Gefpågo i kulot siha gi halom tåno’ lokkue’. Lao mahålang yu’ as pao fruta gi aire ginen adotse siha. Estague i po’ema-hu put adtose siha ginen fañomnagan. Hu tuge’ este para klås fino’ Chamoru. Manrisibi yu’ inayudon ginen estudianten Ponidera siha lokkue’. Hu gof agradesi siha.

Po’ema put uchan

Here is a poem inspired by the rain. The mornings are dark again here in Western Washington and after a summer of practically no rain, the sky is dumping water on us. Although I prefer sun and warmth, the rainy gloom has its charming qualities too.

Po’ema put fanuchånan

Today is officially the first day of fall, but the weather has been changing steadily for the past week or so. This morning I felt inspired by the changing of seasons and wrote a few poems. This first small poem is for the trees losing their leaves.

Taotao gi kanton tåsi

A few weeks ago for Chamoru class we were asked to write our own nursery rhyme. I always like to make up silly rhymes in English, so I took full advantage of the opportunity to try it out in Chamoru. The effect is something that is fun to say and very silly. I wanted to see if rhyming different words would help me remember them better, and I think it does help. I’ve modified my original verse to center around the theme of being at the beach. There’s a lot of repetition for drilling some basic grammar.