Nag-agi si Napoles

nag-agi si Napoles
sa tadlong nga daean--
nagsunod si Yolanda
***Melcichon
May 21, 2014

Sueat Kay Bing

November 1, 1992
Brunei

Dear Bing,

Kamusta ka eon?
Nagkipot eon baea
Ro bibig ni Tito Ernie Maceda?

Iya, maswerti kami talaga.
Kon gabii eang ro amon nga obra.
Si Prinsipe pa kamon ro nagapaeakpak
Kon artistic
Ro amon nga pagkiri-kiri
Sa atubang na.

Kon adlaw,
Abi mga artista kami riya.
Ugaling gasunglas eang kami
Ay basi may Pinoy nga makakita kamon riya
Ag isugid eon man kay Tito Ernie
Ag mahedlayn eon man ro mga Brunie Beauties.

Pero hipos eang.
Ay kon mag-uli kami rina,
May eukas ka gid kakon
Nga bueawan nga singsing.
Ginregalo ra kakon ku sidekick ni Prinsipe.

Love,

Vicky

The Radiance

summer--
they fail to see the radiance beyond
the passing clouds
***Melcichon
May 18, 2014

***
they fail to see
the radiance beyond 
the passing clouds
***Melcichon
May 18, 2014

Fiber by Fiber

summer--
his departure strips my heart
fiber by fiber
***Melcichon
May 18, 2014

Mother's Day

Mother's Day--
alone,
she views the full moon
***Melcichon
May 11, 2014

Blue Skies

blue skies at the horizon
two empty chairs stand
along the beach
***Melcichon
May 9, 2014

***

blue skies
two empty chairs
in the beach
***Melcichon
June 14, 2014

Each Time

each time
she raises her voice, the cancer cells
in her throat smile
**Melcichon
May 8, 2014