Edge of Summer

edge of summer
our dining table
littered with fallen winged-ants

Umpisa't Tig-ueoean

umpisa't tig-ueoean
owa't gailinum nga tambay
sa idaeum it mangga

Bangaw

conference room
gulping naghapon
ro bangaw sa rosas sa lamesa

Tambis

sa shuttle bus
gapueongyot
nga bunga't tambis

Sa Shuttle Bus

sa shuttle bus
ro pink nga gumamila
nagguwa sa kurae

Raya Eang Rang Ilabas

raya eang rang ilabas--
sangka tasang humay
sambilog nga bakagan

Crossing a Bamboo Bridge

crossing a bamboo bridge
a father holds
his son's arm

I revised this, and I came up with this one:

crossing a bamboo bridge--
a son holds
his father's arm

End of Work

end of work
he steps down
slowly on the stairs

Wake

wake--
grandma tells me
not to sweep the floor

St. Paul

St. Paul--
the coolness
of the boiling oil

Umpisa't Tinguean

umpisa't tinguean--
ro baha sa karsada
pareho tag unga pa ako

Amihan

Amihan--
ro adlaw
gintunga it eawod

Hand Shaking

hand shaking
my rheumatism
strikes again

In An Old Library

in an old library--
a new friend
I thought I could smile with

Old Library

old library--
one librarian thinks
of mental adequacy

All the Rats

all the rats remain
in this old library
except the maya

New Librarian

new librarian--
I smiled
before he came

Dawn

dawn--
mosquitoes throw
out my haiku

Dawning

dawning--
the smell of bebingka
from our neighbor

Tomas Talledo's Like Haiku

Prof. Tomas Talledo teaches political science courses at the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo.
But he is a poet too. He is from Iloilo.

Here are some of his poems:

I Cry For Forest

Of what will heal earth?
Left cold on for barren road
seeds of proud trees fall

Diliman, Summer

Early bright flowers
when wind swept dark dead leaves.
Hot days are now here.

Call To Save Our Seas

Pink turtles tremble
when Mother Sea is poisoned
by deathly oil ships.

October Rain

Rains in October
Gently washed wrinkles away.
Monks are waking up.

Transfiguration

Transfiguration
holding
the passing smile

Oldest Aklanon Poem. Stanzas one and two of the poem

Source: Nabor, F. "An Inquiry into the Ancient Inakeanon Writing System," Silliman Journal, Ist Quarter, 1968, pp. 54-86.

Tig-aeani

tig-aeani
iniwaga't ugsad
ro tinaipang madueom

After A Shattering Storm

after a shattering storm
the rock
stands still

Sikaeum

sikaeum
ro adlaw
gintunga it eawod

sunset
the ocean
slices the sun