Glancing at Him

again,
she adjusts her sunglasses
to glance at him

Maeara
December 13, 2009

Not Blending Voices

Amihan
her voice and mine
not blending

Maeara
December 13, 2009

Decaying Stump

beside a decaying madre de cacao stump
a boy flies a kite
inside a bottle

Maeara
December 13, 2009

Spoken Word Gig 3 and Nude Exhibit

Spoken Word Gig 3

Spoken Words 3

Spoken Words 3

Spoken Words 3

Emmanuel Lerona and friend.

Spoken Word Gig 3

Mel Turao and Me, December 12, 2009 at Cocoon Restaurant, Iloilo City in
Spoken Word Gig 3
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Cocoon Restaurant, Jalandoni Street, Iloilo City (across University of San Agustin Gymnasium), Sponsored by: The Mirror Poetry Guild, an online milieu for Western Visayan Poets and writers.

Below is its news:

The MIRROR POETRY GUILD, an online milieu for Western Visayan poets and writers, will be hosting an Open Mic Poetry Reading and Photo Exhibition dubbed as "Spoken Word Gig 3" which aims to gather writers for an opportunity to share their works to others.

here's the link:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=220913965357&ref=mf

Ugsad

ugsad--
nagdueaw
ro dahon it kapaya

Ro Owak

ro owak
nagduko
sa silak it adlaw

blog of Ronald

Here is a new blog by an Aklanon poet.

http://jawilin-on.blogspot.com/

Eklipse

eklipse
indi magguwa sa baeay
ro nabdos

Black Friday

Black Friday--
Ana Marie
lies on the operating table

Sailfin Lizard

summer breeze--
a sailfin lizard
walks on a black water

Maeara
November 28, 2009

Kaduyugon

ihapon--
maeas-ay eon ro binakoe
bangod sa kaduyugon

Maeara
November 28, 2009

Maguindanao Massacre

Maguindanao Massacre
64 men and women
lie together in one grace

Melchor F. Cichon
November 25, 2009

Ro Haeo

ay, sus
pagpamisok ko
naduea dayon ro haeo

Melchor F. Cichon
November 21, 2009

Eavesdropping

Picture by Melchor F. Cichon


a fern
eavesdropping
on nipa roof

Boxing Bout

after the boxing bout--
Z Gorres fights
for his life

Melchor F. Cichon
November 15, 2009

Boksing

pagkatapos it boksing--
blood clot
sa ueo ni Z Gorres


Maeara
November 14, 2009

Falling Atis

August breeze--
I catch
a falling atis

Pikoy

agahon pa
nagwinakae eon
ro pikoy

Source: http://www.parrots.com/photos/album/military%20macaw/slides/militar2.htm
Retrieved: November 8, 2009

Atiyamis

mabaskug pa ro huni it antiyamis ku sa oma it baka.

Setting Sun

setting sun
my Lolo sits on the stump
of a fallen santol tree

Pulitika Sa Akean

Ro pulitika sa Akean
Pareho it buean
May kahayag pero ro mga pumoeuyo
Perming nadudoeman

@@@

Ro pulitika sa Akean
Pareho it buean
May kahayag ugaling libu-libo
Ro ginagaeuman

Maeara
October 31, 2009

Pista Minatay

Pista Minatay--
nagwasaag ro puti nga baeahibo
it taeabong

Melchor F. Cichon
November 1, 2009

Snake Handler

summer breeze
snake handler
eye to eye with a cobra

Melchor F. Cichon
October 31, 2009

San Isidro Church

a century after--
a new color
of San Isidro Church

(For the people of Lezo, Aklan)

Melchor F. Cichon
October 31, 2009

During th book launching at Museo it Akean, Kalibo, Aklan, October 10, 2009, together with the Editor of Madyaas Pen, Dr. Villorente, Ex-Vice Governor of Aklan, Atty. Ronquillo Tolentino, and Ms. Celia de Lemos. Atty. Tolentino is also a journalist.

This is the cover of the book, The 32 Best Aklanon Poets.

My book launching in Kalibo, Aklan, on October 10, 2009, of The 32 Best Aklanon Poets.

Ro Owak Ag Ro Wakwak

Ro owak nakakita it wakwak
Gintusikan na ra puwak
Ginputos it wakwak
Ro owak ka anang pakpak.

Nag-uli Ako Sa Lezo

Nag-uli ako sa Lezo
Nakakita ako it mueto
Ginpitik ko ra ueo
Nagshoot sa kaldero.

Gakagiltak nga Kaeanasan

gakagiltak nga kaeanasan--
kon siin ko una nga hakit-an
ro pagtueo kang mga euha

Maeara
September 5, 2009

Bagyo Pepeng

Bagyo Pepeng--
namadla ro kuring magtabing
it saesaeon

Fiesta

fiesta--
nagsueoba ro mga owak
sa banwa

Lingling

ro tando-tando saludo gid
sa owak ag sa mga lobo--
sa paglingling

Sang Pudyot nga Karne

madangga nga agahon--
nag-ueosangan ro mga ayam
sa sang pudyot nga karne

The Best Ways To Motivate

Please excuse me for inserting this short article. I noticed that there are some people who are viewing this blog. I would like to share this to them especially to those who are supervisors by Donald C. Miklas, then,Training Consultant, Omega Triangle, Lancaster, New York.

Let me just present the jest of this article:

1. Recognize employees for a job well done.
2. Emphasize safety
3. Solicit better ideas.
4. Delegate responsibility.
5. Find out what the workers need to do a good job.
6. Enforce good housekeeping.
7. Act quickly on employee complaints.
8. Discipline effectively. Do it privately. Get emotion under control.Ask why before laying down the law and listen attentively; state what you expect without mincing or reducing the force of your words; gain the employee's commitment, if possible; and encourage the employee, if appropriately. The aim of the disicpline process should be to change work performance not offend the employee.
9. Discuss work assignments with employees to gain their insights and involvement.
10. Talk to employees at their level--not a level above or below them.
11. Practice fairness. Favoritism will break down team spirit and lead to considerable discord.
12. Set a good example in whatever you do.
13. Follow up on work assigned; resolve any problems you may laid.
14. Keep a daily "to do list" and prioritize items according to importance.
15. Get to know the employees. But don't go overboard on this.
16. Say hello to each of your workers. Initiate greetings rather than wait for the other person.
17. Maintain a good personal and professional appearance--hair, dress, office organization, etc.
18. Present job instructions clearly and slowly; issue written instruction,if necessary.
19. Mail greeting cards on holidays to your employees or present a small gift.
20. Hold an annual dinner where each person brings an item of food, and you pay for the main entree.
21. Don't sit in your office; get out and talk to the employees.
22. Encourage participation in company-sponsored events.

Source: Donald C. Miklas, "The Best Ways to Motivate." Supervisory Management 27(9): 37-39.

Bilog Ro Buean

bilog ro buan--
mga aswang galingling
sa ibabw't atop

Maeara

Maeara
kon siin naton
ginsugpon ro atong eubid

Naglinahay Ro Ayam

naglinahay ro ayam
sa pag-eaom nga matunod
ro adlaw


Photo credit: http://photobucket.com/images/barking%20dog/

Magaeum ng Agahon

magaeum nga agahon--
ginsuksok it owak ra ueo
sa hungot

Lobo Pa!

aba bukon eang gali't owak
ro nagabasa iya,
lobo ba!

Photo credit:http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Pictures/wolves_pg1.html
Retrieved: August 31, 2009

Hungot

aba agahon pa
naglingling ro owak
sa hungot

One Million Dinner

one million presidential dinner
a woman dies
of hunger in Quezon City

One Million Dinner

one million-peso presidential dinner
Juan de la Cruz looks
at his empty plate

Roses, Roses

roses, roses
make my life useful
I will not complain
....By Cory Aquino

rosas, rosas
obraha nga mapuslanon rang kabuhi
indi ako magreklamo

gin-inakeanon ni
Melchor F. Cichon
August 5, 2009

Goodbye

wet by rain
40 thousand people still stay along Osmena Highway
to see Tita Cory's convoy

Tita Cory Returns

rainy August 5, 2009
Tita Cory returns
to her God

Roces, Roses

Below is a poem written by Pres. Corazon Aquino.

roses, roses
make my life useful
I will not complain

rosas, rosas
obraha rang kabuhi nga mapuslanon
indi ako magreklano
Gin-Inakeanon ni Melchor F. Cichon
August 5, 2009

Ro Lobo

truadlaw--
nalipong sa kagutumon
ro bayeng lobo

Rainy August

rainy August
she writes her philosophy
through her eyes

Cory Aquino

August 1, 2009--
silently,
Cory passes by

Magaeumon nga Hapon

magaeumon nga hapon--
ginbuead gid it taeabong
ra maitum nga panit

Sintermo

ligum dueom
nagabantay ro sintermo
sa hueag it dahon

Tayho

no sound, no light
then a tayho
appears

Aswang

ugsad--
nagtunga ro aswang
ag eumupad

Wak-Wak

ugsad--
ginwilwil it wak-wak
ra dila sa bubongan

Bakunawa

usgad--
gusto pa tunlo't bakunawa
pati ro handong it buean

Buaya

Hulyo 1, 2009
aba, nagpakita ro buaya
ku anang pangil

Photo Credit:the crocodile pool gambia Dennis Bouman, flickr.com

Taeabong

maueanon nga agahon
ginbukeat it taeabong
ra itum nga panit

Photo Credit: http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_37/1136769045eMU1F8.jpg

Timos-Timos

magae-um nga agahon
gintubuan it timos-timos
ro owak sa paglingling sa hungot

April

beyond the desktop--
moments with him
turning pink

Mykha

showering afternoon
he touches my heart
as he looks at me

Father's Day

Father's Day--
I miss my father
in our old home

Thin Black Veil

thin black veil--
the band plays the funeral dirge
narra blossom

Hungot

ro angel
nagtan-aw ka uyahon
sa hungot nga owa't sueod

Rainbow

going home--
on my right side
a rainbow over the Iloilo Strait

Bugnay

gapueongyot nga bugnay--
paglingling na sa hungot
hakita na ra uyahong gaburingot

Aba, Eleksiyon Eon Man

Aba, madali eon lang gali ro eleksiyon sa aton
Pilang bilog ro gusto sa Palasyo maglingkod
Ugaling sa umpasa paeang
Naghaeabuyan eon sanda't ginamos ag eunang.

Resisyon

resisyon
puno ro bueangan
kon dominggo

Truadlaw

truadlaw--
haigo ka
ku hangin ni Frank?

Nakapoy Ka Eon It Lingling

truadlaw--
ham-an
kinapoy ka eo't lingling sa uhot?

Truadlaw

truadlaw
ham-at nagalingling ka
sa uhot?

Naglingling Ro Owak

naglingling ro owak
sa hungot--
truadlaw

Two Suns

two suns
greet me on my early morning
seashore stroll

Tao Ngani

tao ngani kon ham-at
naghibayag si Petra--
nagalinog

Katapusang Bulto

ginbugkos ni Lolo
ro katapusang bulto it uway
umpisa it tig-ueoean

Nag-eupad Ro Uwak

nag-eupad ro uwak
naghuni ro taeabong
sa likod it anwang

Uwak

naghapon ro uwak
sa gahapay-hapay
nga kapayas

Mother's Day

Mother’s Day—
a priest sings
"Habang may Buhay"

Ugsad

gin-agbayan
ni Nanay si Tatay--
ugsad

Typhoon Emong

Philippine Summer
Typhoon Emong visits Luzon
no claases

Gintueod It Ueod

gintueod it ueod
to tando-tando
tigbueueak it narra

Aba Nagpati Ro Tando-Tando

aba nagpati
ro tando-tando sa ueod!
maueanon nga Mayo

Pacman-Hatton Bout

Pacman and Hitman bout--
no congressional session
no quorum

Labor Day

Labor Day--
a father waits for the first cry
of his first child

Aba!

Aba!
gabasa ka gali riya
gatunod ro adlaw

Hipos

hipos--
maagto kita
sa minatyan

asaw-asaw--
aba kantigo eon magbasa si Maria
galitik galing ra ueo

Sa Suok

sa suok, ro bibi hay
kalmado? Ra siki gali
hay sigi ra pagkapaykapay.

ni Rogelio G. Mangahas
Gin-inakeanon ni
Melchor F. Cichon

Tando-tando

Tando-tando, siin si Posa?
Tando-tando, siin si Nilo?
Ham-at ako? Ham-at ako?

Tuk-ko!

Tuk-ko! Uean.
Tuk-ko! Silak
Tuk-ko! uean

Suok

suok
siniad-siad rang uyahon
nga owa't dugo

On My 64th Year

on my 64th year
the sun still
rises

Blue Skies

blue skies
calm seas
and calm hearts in concert

summer picnic--
I pick up
someone's bag

Maeara
April 2, 2009