Christmas 2008
I say goodbye
to Hospital Room 306
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
The Rising Sun
The rising sun
In Tacloban City
Keeps me thinking
Thinking of what the color of the western skies,
Of the setting sun in Cebu City without my wife
In Tacloban City
Keeps me thinking
Thinking of what the color of the western skies,
Of the setting sun in Cebu City without my wife
Weathered Coffee Cup
weathered coffee cup--
emails still waiting
for sun breaking
----Maeara, December 19, 2008
emails still waiting
for sun breaking
----Maeara, December 19, 2008
Paeupok Nga Botong
paeupok nga botong--
operahan kuno rang ilong
ay may nagapugong
owa abi't alibyo ro mga bueong
nga akong gina-inum
operahan kuno rang ilong
ay may nagapugong
owa abi't alibyo ro mga bueong
nga akong gina-inum
Amihan Breeze
Amihan breeze
now engulfs the Philippines
a headache to most parents
a fiesta among doctors
and drug stores
now engulfs the Philippines
a headache to most parents
a fiesta among doctors
and drug stores
Sunday, December 21, 2008
After Typhoon Frank
After Typhoon Frank
The streets of Kalibo
Look like Payatas--
A child looks
For her mother among the debris
The streets of Kalibo
Look like Payatas--
A child looks
For her mother among the debris
Show What You Got
Show to your countrymen
What you have gotten
Isolation cells
Unknown graves
Sto Niño Shrine in Tacloban
What you have gotten
Isolation cells
Unknown graves
Sto Niño Shrine in Tacloban
Discovery
The day I learned
That they are not my parents
I could not sleep
Wondering how cold my bed would be
Without them beside me
That they are not my parents
I could not sleep
Wondering how cold my bed would be
Without them beside me
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Frank's Memories
After Frank left Panay
Everyone shared experiences
While shifting out
The debris Frank
Left behind
Everyone shared experiences
While shifting out
The debris Frank
Left behind
Agagangis
agagangis
amat-amat
rang euha gatiurok sa anang tagipusuon
cicada
little by little
my tears penetrate her heart
amat-amat
rang euha gatiurok sa anang tagipusuon
cicada
little by little
my tears penetrate her heart
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Hailuwa
What is hailuwa?
This is a combination of haiku and luwa.
This is a new form of poetry which I invented.
Here is an example:
Hangin it Amihan--
Sa pag-agto ko sa baybay
May napueot akong sigay
Ginbaylo ko it kaeamay.
Maeara
December 14, 2008
This is a combination of haiku and luwa.
This is a new form of poetry which I invented.
Here is an example:
Hangin it Amihan--
Sa pag-agto ko sa baybay
May napueot akong sigay
Ginbaylo ko it kaeamay.
Maeara
December 14, 2008
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