AkonngaMangaEnglishHaiku

feast of black nazarene - -
devotees and pickpocketers
in line

14 years of civil war
behind the smile
hides the bitterness of their past

mothers day--
a mother leans on the window
still waiting

labor day - -
a father brings a kilo of rice
for his family

labor day - -
young boys fall-in line
at SM Mall of Asia

restaurant - -
beggars in the window
swallowed saliva

rainy morning - -
red ants crawl
in humpy mud

Rainy days - -
frogs jump
for joy

Early morning - -
sampaguita smells
in my room

a farmer smiles
as the rain
touches his face

lighted candle
charcoal house standing
the next morning

Dusk - -
Fisherman’s fishing line
Catches cellophane

rainy season - -
brown grass
turns green

Father’s Day - -
father dances
in the tune of baby’s cry

Father’s Day - -
creek, creek
lolo in rocking chair alone

Dawn - -
after the rain
frogs sing in chorus

Noon time - -
behind the clouds
sunshine

midnight--
twinkle star
after the rain

come go come
waves
in shoreline

rugs
in the floor
hanging in the wall

tramp in the street
shivers
evening breeze--

jump from the plane
adrenalin rush again
airborne—

overflow--
the wooden footbridge
swing

a baby cries
after the last drop
of milk

Cold night --
the baby girl hugs
her fathers’ dress

black ants --
carry a load
twice in his size

dirt in the mirror
also in my face
early morning --

Midnight --
my daughter hugs
my pillow

dragonfly lands
in the mouth of frog
early morning—

heron--
neck stretches
out of bushes

your smiles--
inspires me
in my daily endeavor

eclipse - -
sun and moon
became one

crack of dawn - -
a dog barks
facing east direction

wild fire –
a nightmare
to the victims

harvest day - -
rats and birds together
in rice field

termites - -
an engineer
of soil structure

start of ber months - -
long sleeve coats
sold-out

martial law anniversary- -
Filipinos
laugh freely

tree
in a tree
grows

christmas breeze- -
my lolo
hugs himself

typhoon ondoy - -
ocean in the middle
of the city

flooding river
garbage also flooding
after typhoon ondoy- -

before a car
now a boat
running in the street of pasig--

all souls day - -
a candle & a flower
in a crack tomb

labor room, then, operating room
at dawn of 12 Dec 09 - -
a baby girl was born