Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Writing senryu



writing senryu
everyday drives
my shrink insane

Friday, February 21, 2014

Suicide attempts


the widower explains
to his visiting son
why he chopped their shade tree
twice there, he drawls
I tried to hang myself

from my book,
Haiku and Tanka Harvest
https://www.createspace.com/3737478

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Prayer garden



wrong entrance
from a hectic mundane world
to a soothing, quiet place 
where time stands still -
a prayer garden

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Full moon



full moon
and empty arms
oh it's so hard
to fill the void
you left behind

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Aloneness


yearning for her touch
even in my dream
so long this dark night


Sunday, February 2, 2014

Marital quarrel


marital row
the silence between them
is deafening

Tagalog


away mag-asawa
ang katahimikan ng dalawa
ay nakaka-bingi