Solar Storm

solar storm--
my cellphone
your voice, out

Sunspot

sunspot--
communication satellites
knock out!

Biernes Santos

Biernes Santo--
ginapaaguniyas ni Sean Marie
ra Lolo

After the War

after the war--
picking a table
with two missing legs

The Age

the age--
I grow old
to be young

Ati

start of summer--
a guard drives me out
of a restaurant

Earth Hour

Earth Hour--
father shuts our light out
for one hour

Sunset

sunset--
our water pump
disconnected

Holy Friday

Holy Friday--
a child tells her grandpa
to knell

Warm Evening

warm evening--
the sound of fallen leaves
of a narra tree

Brown Leaves

narra's brown leaves
settle
on a park car

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday--
the rocks stand still
when He passes by

Kapaya 2

katapusa't Mayo--
nagadueoeaw ro daho't
kapaya

Kaki nga Eanas

kaki nga eanas
eumagpak ro
bolador

Papaya 1

Papaya--
bacteria penetrates
her roots

Cool Breeze

cool breeze--
Rizal,Bonifacio
and Teodoro Patino in the library

Manny Pacquiao Fight

Source: Photo by Matthew Bantug / BoxingTalk.net


Manny Pacquiao fight--
no police record
filed

Ripe Bananas

summer--
ripe bananas
in our mortgaged land

Papaya

papaya grows in our yard
with arm-length leaves--
shadows all over

Cloudy Skies

cloudy skies--
our new university librarian
develops ulcer

Blue Skies

Picture of Helen Keller holding a doll, and Anne Sullevan, her teacher.
Picture released by New England Historic Genealogical Society,taken 120 years ago.



blue skies--
Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller
and her doll

Dark Clouds

dark clouds
loom
inside the university library

Retirement

retirement--
the weight of the stairs
lingers on my legs

Tirad Pass

Tirad Pass--
the grasses can't stand
still