Valentine's day

scrawled
on her grocery bag
i LUV YU mama

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th
I shoo a black cat
from my driveway

Japanese Garden Ginku Walk

Today, Sunday, February 1, 2009, I attended the Southern California Haiku Study Group (SCHSG) for a Ginku walk and haiku workshop at the Japanese Garden in California State University, Long Beach. Since I was late, Chizuru (above) graciously guided me where the meeting was.

Her smile is so captivating that I took her picture and wrote haiku poems for her. Maybe next time, I can request her to remove her sunglasses before I take her picture, that is, if there’s another chance.

end of winter
the glimpse of spring
in her smile

Victor P. Gendrano

Yes we can

Dedicated to Barack Obama
New President of the United States

I have witnessed a new era
when people of all races
and creeds can dare to dream
in a color blind America

where hard work
and perseverance in an
atmosphere of peace,
friendship and civility
are earned and rewarded.

And where we can look
at our children's eyes
and say there is hope
for humankind...

in concert we will vow
yes, we can!


Sketchbook: a Journal for Eastern &
Western Short Forms
Vol. 4, Issue 1, Feb. 29, 2009

You can

You can
dare to dream big
if you but persevere,
the clear message from Obama
today.

Layoff Notice

harsh winter day
she tidies again
her almost empty desk
where earlier she received
her layoff notice

midnight chill
I wait for New Year
alone

From my book, Rustle of bamboo leaves