Boracay Beach

Boracay Beach--
the blue clouds
cover the setting sun

At The Park

at the park--
a Pinoy picks up
a fallen cherry blossom

Truadlaw

truadlaw--
ro hangin it amihan
gapanihoe sa likod it sunflower

Maeara
October 23, 2007

Thinning Fog

thinning fog--
a crane calls
for her mate

A Hen Crows Twice

A hen crows
twice--
a moonlight night

I Miss Bing

I miss Bing--
I remember her scrabbing my back
when I took a bath

Ati-Atihan

Ati-Atihan--

all roads end

in Kalibo

Photo: From http://my.akeanon.com

Text: Melchor F. Cichon

A Setting Sun

a grandfather at dusk

watches a setting sun

at Boracay Beach

Forced Retirement

retirement day--
bundles of memo receipts
still waiting for inventory

After A Day's Toll

After the day's toll

a smile from her

a bark from Bantay--Melchor F. Cichon

Title: After The Day's Toll
Painting by Vicente Alvarez Dizon
Thanks to Inquirer.net
Retrieved: October 7, 2007

Crane

thinning fog--
a crane calls
for her mate

Rainbow

Photo: Edna L. Faral
Text: Melchor F. Cichon

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