Afternoon Shower

afternoon shower--
a rainbow appears
in full color

Evening Traffic Jam

evening traffic jam--
the jeepney driver
keeps on scratching his head

Lunar Eclipse II

Text by: Melchor F. Cichon

Photo by: Edna L. Faral

Lunar Eclipse

Lunar eclipse--
a pregnant mother
refuses to see the moon

Text by Melchor F. Cichon
Picture by: Edna L. Faral

Deal Or No Deal

Roadband scam--
P200 M
deal or no deal?

Between Her Ears

between her ears
an empty
shell

Eve of Erap's Decision

Eve of Erap's decision
still the rain
pours into our room

Ro Gera Sa Basilan

Ro gera sa Basilan
Owa it katapusan,
Parero it bueang
Sa mga bueangan.--Melchor F. Cichon

After The Ambush

after the ambush in Basilan--
each one blaming
each other

Libagon Bridge

Clearing Skies 2

clearing skies--
Sunflower walks along
the Boracay Beach

A New Bamboo Sprout

a new bamboo sprout--
a sparrow sings
a new song

Body Bags

Basilan--
when will body bags stop
coming?

Still Leaves

Tangos Ilong

Kon ako mag-asawa
Pilion ko ro tangos-ilong
Ay kon maubusan ako't hamon
Imaw ro akong pritu-prituhon.

Sunflower Field

Sunflower Field--
Conrad lifts her
to Cloud 10

Only in Australia

I take this as an exception.
I wrote a poem upon seeing a picture of a kangaroo inside a supermarket.


Only in Australia
by
Melchor F. Cichon

May forwarded message akong natanggap
Mula sa dati kong guro.
Isa sa mga larawang pinakita
Ay larawang ng kangaroo
Sa loob ng supermarket.
May tali ang leeg na hawak-hawak ng isang misis
Katulad ng kabayo.
At ang dalawa niyang paa ay may kadena
Katulad ng isang bilanggo.
Kawawang kanggaro ginawang pushcart.
Ang biniling tsukolate, hamon at kape ni misis
Ay linagay sa kanyang pouch sa tiyan.
Peru de bale, nakapasok naman siya sa supermarket
At nakakita ng iba’t-ibang tinda.
Baka kumain pa siya ng halo-halo
Sa lamesa pagkatapos ng grocery.
Nakita pa siya ng libo-libong tao.
Di katulad ng Ati.
Malayo pa sa main gate ng megamall
Ay tinataboy na siya ng blue guard.

Heat Wave

visiting again
my old town--
heat wave

After the Fishing Season

after the fishing season
the cry
of the coral reefs

First Full Moon

first full moon--
the brightness
of Sirius

(for the people of Trinidad and Tobago)