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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Pag-eubog Kang Adlaw

Sampaguita,
pag-eubog kang adlaw
iuli mo ako ha sa ugat ko.

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Gaani't Paeay Si Nanay

Samtang gaani't paeay si Nanay
Gakanta't Dandansoy si Tatay
Sa among eangbong gahapay
Kaatubang it tubang bag-ong tagay.

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve--
father erases the blot
on his white t-shirt

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Come

come, children of war
let's play hide and seek
in these damaged military tanks

Monday, January 09, 2006

Tawaya

gatunod ro buean--
may habatian akong hibayag
halin sa Tawaya

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Singa-Singa It Sampaguita

agahon
may nagakamang nga ueod
sa singa-singa it Sampaguita

I Ask

I ask
I seek
I discover life

Saturday, January 07, 2006

The Magnet of Aklan

fine white sand
of Boracay--
the magnet of Aklan

Cristina Bugayong

come,
let's hear
Cristina Bugayong's song

Pagguwa't mga Bituon

pagguwa't mga bituon--
gainisak ro mga isiw't manok
sa idaeo't baeay

Friday, January 06, 2006

Sa Kisiw

maambon nga agahon--
gabitaybitay ro amo
sa kisiw

Bintoe

bintoe,
pabay-i ro alimango
mag-eangoy-eangoy sa Akean

Tubi!

may NAWASA--
hamha't gabakae pa't
tubi sa bote?

Owa Gahueag Ro Buean

owa gahueag ro buean
sa Manila Bay
eumukso ro eake sa barko

Promisa

owa't suea
sa lamesa
raya ro pangako ni Gloria?

Inside A Shuttle Bus

inside a shuttle bus--
scent of a blooming
rafflesia

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Tabtabon Naton Ro Mga Hilamon

dali,
tabtabon naton ro mga hilamon
sa kurae it Akean

Bisperas it Bag-ong Dag-on

bisperas it Bag-ong Dag-on--
makabueongoe nga tunog
it sterio ku kaingod

Monday, January 02, 2006

Between Two Blue Mountains

between two blue mountains
a lone fisherman
in the sea

Sunday, January 01, 2006

Flower Horn Fish

flower horn fish--
do your Chinese characters
bring luck to your owner?

Bag-ong Dag-on

ginaagubayan pauli
it asawa
ra hilong nga bana

First World Pyro Olympics, Manila, 2005

the world's eyes
focus on the Philippine skies--
First World Pyro Olympics, 2005