Poet Lang Leav dedicates poem to #AlDub on Valentine's Day

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATED) “We are stars that fell from glittering skies, to find each other here,” writes best-selling poet Lang Leav, granting Maine Mendoza’s long-standing wish, in a poem titled "Stars in Love." What better time to give this super special present than Valentine’s Day?

In the poem, Lang writes about the popular #AlDub tandem, as if they have been destined to be together "before light was measured in years."

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A long-time fan of Lang, Maine Mendoza, known by her role as Yaya Dub in Eat Bulaga’s popular kalyeserye, was elated to find a poem dedicated to #AlDub among her Valentine’s Day gifts.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Omg this means a lot to me, thank you very much! Happy Valentines to you and <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelFaudet">@MichaelFaudet</a>! ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/1GZg5OqN1x">https://t.co/1GZg5OqN1x</a></p>&mdash; Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) <a href="https://twitter.com/mainedcm/status/698724976849920000">February 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Lang Leav is a writer based in Australia who has amassed a following for her poetry – with bestselling books such as Love & Misadventure and Lullabies and Memories. 

{source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hope you like it <a href="https://twitter.com/mainedcm">@mainedcm</a> ❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALDUBisLove?src=hash">#ALDUBisLove</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALDUBHappyValentines?src=hash">#ALDUBHappyValentines</a> <a href="https://t.co/Fx7AzkVPiZ">pic.twitter.com/Fx7AzkVPiZ</a></p>&mdash; Lang Leav (@langleav) <a href="https://twitter.com/langleav/status/698658738484326401">February 14, 2016</a></blockquote>

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Maine posted a photo of Lang Leav’s bestselling book Love & Misadventure given to her as a present more than two years ago.

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Earlier, Lang hinted about the poem on Twitter:

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I might write a piece for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALDUBisLove?src=hash">#ALDUBisLove</a> if <a href="https://twitter.com/mainedcm">@mainedcm</a> asked me ☺️ I think they are so cute together!  <a href="https://t.co/E1KmUxmfi7">https://t.co/E1KmUxmfi7</a></p>&mdash; Lang Leav (@langleav) <a href="https://twitter.com/langleav/status/698271986959560704">February 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Aldub is a portmanteau coined after Yaya Dub's (Maine Mendoza) tandem with Alden Richards on the long-running noontime show Eat Bulaga. The so-called kalyeserye, which airs on the program segment Juan for All, All for Juan, has broken the Internet– even pulling in a record of 41 million tweets in a sold-out live event, #AlDubEBTamangPanahon. – Rappler.com