New Hope

New Year--
even the bunker-oil covered seagrass
struggles to grow new leaf

Alone, I Left

alone, I left
alone
I will go home

Exams

exams--
tired of sending money,
go home

Christmas 2006

Christmas 2006
alone
with my flower horns

Bangud sa Yuhum Mo

Photo: Edna Romulo Laurente Faral
bangud sa yuhom mo
halipatan ko
rang baling tagipusuon

Bag-ong Dag-on

Bag-ong Dag-on
ginpabagay kakon ni Tatay
rang gitara

Bagyo Seniang

Hardin

Inay,
why are the weeds
overcrowding in our garden?



Photo: Edna Romulo Laurente Faral

Sikaeum

Photo: by Edna Romulo Ricafuente Faral

Sa Kagang It Sampaguita

at Sampaguita's branch
black ant
crawls fast

Photo Credit: Edna Romulo Laurente Faral

Typhoon Seniang

Typhoon Seniang
Boracay kneels
without question

Gahinay Nga Agoniyas

gakilo-kilo nga kingke--
gahinay nga gahinay
nga agoniyas

Tama Nga Rason

tama nga rason--
disturbo gid matuod
ro klase sa barkada

Mayad Nga Unga

mayad nga unga--
nagpaligos sa Akean
embes magsueod sa klase

Christmas Eve

Christmas eve--
I saw Mommy kissing
another Daddy

Income

he earns
less
than she spends in bingo

Bao

pagkatapos it baha--
ginpakueob
ku unga ro bao

Ripples In An Old Creek

summer—
a duck leaves
ripples in an algae-filled creek

Kapayas

gadungok
ro dueaw nga dahon it kapayas
sa asul nga kaeangitan

Photo Credit: Edna Laurente Faral

Gourami

gourami--
ginpabay-ang mamaehan
sa eutay