This sijo poem is a work in progress, my first revision, what do you think?
my granddaughter lately asks me
of the missing stone in my ring
as she lovingly caresses
my gnarled and wrinkled fingers
hugging her tightly I whispered
I lost it in your grandma's grave
Features various Asian poetic forms such as haiku, senryu, tanka, haibun, and haiga. Also American cinquain, Korean sijo, free verse and Tagalog poems. All posts are copyrighted © 2008-2015 by the author, Victor P. Gendrano. All rights reserved. Created June 11, 2008.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Missing stone ring
Spring Summer Haiga
Death,
Grandmother's death,
Korean sijo,
Missing stone ring,
Sijo
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Daily vow
In response to Joan, a reader from New Zealand, on our desire to be kind and friendly to everyone, eliciting their smile, here is a repost of my Daily vow post originally published on New Year's day this year.
Here are my comments to readers muse and Ms. Givens:
Whenever I go out of the house - I even tell my daughter - I go out of my way to elicit a smile from whomsoever I encounter, cashiers, friends and strangers. Life is too short to harbor bad feelings and enmity with anybody. At the end of the day, I sleep peacefully knowing that I have done my part in spreading peace and love. I also am at peace with my Creator.
Here are my comments to readers muse and Ms. Givens:
Whenever I go out of the house - I even tell my daughter - I go out of my way to elicit a smile from whomsoever I encounter, cashiers, friends and strangers. Life is too short to harbor bad feelings and enmity with anybody. At the end of the day, I sleep peacefully knowing that I have done my part in spreading peace and love. I also am at peace with my Creator.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Her absence
the roses bloom
side by side with weeds
her long long absence
Sketchbook, Vol. 4, Issue 2
March/April 2009
side by side with weeds
her long long absence
Sketchbook, Vol. 4, Issue 2
March/April 2009
Spring Summer Haiga
Absence,
aloneness,
Haiku,
loneliness,
Sketchbook
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Homeless children
sidewalk frenzy
the homeless boys fight
for a tossed quarter
World Haiku Review
Vol. 8, Issue 1, Jan. 2010
the homeless boys fight
for a tossed quarter
World Haiku Review
Vol. 8, Issue 1, Jan. 2010
Spring Summer Haiga
Haiku,
Homeless children,
Senryu,
World Haiku Review
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Prayer garden
Yesterday, while waiting for the start of our haiku meeting, Southern California Haiku Study Group (SCHSG) in Pasadena's Pacific Asia Museum, I wandered near a theological school. Nearby, I saw a prayer garden, so labeled, that was closed to the public. I went closer and peered through the gated place. It had a man-made waterfall and lots of small trees and shrubs. Serenity and peace exude from the place. After looking a bit I sat down on a concrete bench nearby and wrote this poem.
prayer garden
the answered ones
are blooming
Actually, this is not the one I read at our usual sharing at the beginning of each meeting, but an earlier version.
prayer garden
how many unanswered ones
are left there
prayer garden
the answered ones
are blooming
Actually, this is not the one I read at our usual sharing at the beginning of each meeting, but an earlier version.
prayer garden
how many unanswered ones
are left there
Spring Summer Haiga
Haiku,
Pacific Asia Museum,
Prayer garden,
Southern California Haiku Study Group
Friday, July 16, 2010
Lovers' cliff
lovers' cliff
a torn scarf totters
near the water's edge
Notes from the Gean
Vol. 2, Issue 1, June 2010
a torn scarf totters
near the water's edge
Notes from the Gean
Vol. 2, Issue 1, June 2010
Spring Summer Haiga
Haiku,
Lovers' cliff,
Notes from the Gean,
Suicide
Monday, July 12, 2010
Aloneness
strains of ukulele
fill the sultry night
she fingers the dried lei
and hugs the memories
he left behind
Modern English Tanka.
Vol. 2, No. 3, Spring 2008
fill the sultry night
she fingers the dried lei
and hugs the memories
he left behind
Modern English Tanka.
Vol. 2, No. 3, Spring 2008
Spring Summer Haiga
aloneness,
Longing,
Modern English Tanka,
Separation,
Tanka
Saturday, July 10, 2010
War veteran
parade watching
he fingers the Purple Heart
over his feeble heart
he fingers the Purple Heart
over his feeble heart
Spring Summer Haiga
Fourth of July,
Haiku,
Independence day,
July 4,
Parade,
War veteran
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Wildflower watching
Watching
the wildflowers
with their wayward daughter,
still hard to fathom why her mom
left them.
the wildflowers
with their wayward daughter,
still hard to fathom why her mom
left them.
Spring Summer Haiga
Abandonment,
Cinquain,
Separation,
Wayward daughter,
Wildflowers
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