Summer Full Moon

summer full moon--
poets toast
to her beauty

Maeara
August 31, 2010

August 6, 1945

August 6, 1945--
Little Boy
creates a mushroom cloud

Maeara
Agust 31, 2010

Mona Liza

Suddenly

May Hostage Sa Luneta

May hostage sa Luneta.
Mayad eang ay igto si Korina;
Kinupkupan ako nana,
Imaw ro haigo it bala.

Luneta Hostage

Luneta hostage--
the world sees and hears
the gunfires

Maeara
August 23, 2010

Sagibin

After Lunch

after lunch--
a father washes the dishes
of his grown-up children

Maeara
August 22, 2010

Black Hole

black hole--
the earth touches
the sun

Cupid's Arrow

Dawn to Dusk

dawn to dusk
her beauty lingers
in my mind

Maeara
August 15, 2010

The Beauty That Eyes Follow

57 Cents for a Church

deadbed--
a girl saves 57 cents
to help build a church

Maeara
August 15, 2010

Tatay Omeng

Passing Clouds

Meadows

Diwata ng Dagat

Note: This statue is located in UP Visayas Miag-ao Campos, Iloilo

Yen Yen Butterfly

Photo credit: Yen Yen

Hanie

Superbug Bacteria

Photo credit: http://article.wn.com/view/2010/08/13/Health_ministry_rejects_superbug_report/

fazed by
the Superbug bacteria--
the doctors

Maeara
August 14, 2010

Dengue Fever

all hospital beds
occupied--
dengue fever

Maeara
August 12, 2010

Papaya

papaya's leaves
turn yellow
start of rainy season

Ramadan

the MILF declare
ceasefire--
start of Ramadan

Maeara
August 12, 2010

Her Smile Seals

Photo Credit: Jonah Eliza Prado

Pastrana Park

Photo Credit: Jonah Eliza Prado

Sean Marie's Sixth Birthday

This is the invitation her Tito Gigi prepared for her birhtday.

Off Time

off time--
she asks me if I can write her again
a haiku

Photo credit: Unknwon

Yen Yen With Missy

Photo credit: Yen Yen

Manga's Shade

summer heat
children playing cards
under my mango tree's shade

Maeara
August 8, 2010

Jasmin, Yen Yen and Lyn Lyn

Punay

Cloud

Homeless Boy

After the Battle

after the battle--
no bloodstains left
on the broken boulders

Maeara
August 4, 2010

Sean Marie

After All

Note: This is the only man-size bronze monument of Dr. Jose P. Rizal. It is located in Lezo Plaza, Lezo, Aklan.

I Refuse To See

Photo taken:
Punta Villa, Iloilo City, 2010