Friendship

my neighbor mows
the grassy edges
of my unkempt lawn
in the shade I try to write
this friendship poem

from my book,
Haiku and Tanka Harvest

MORE BILINGUAL POEMS

HAIKU

lack of rain

still no news

of their runaway daughter

Tagalog

kulang sa ulan

wala pa ring balita

lumayas na anak

a fly on top

of the carabao

the mighty one

Tagalog

nakasakay

sa likod ng kalabaw

makapangyarihan

TANKA

from a distance

at the appointed time

I wait for your smile

to bask once more

in your smile

Tagalog

sa abot ng tanaw

at takdang panahon

hintay ang sulyap mo

nang muling mamasdan

ang iyong ngiti

From my book,

Haiku and tanka harvest

Trilingual Haiku

TRILINGUAL HAIKU

KALUNGKUTAN (Tagalog)

gabing walang bituin

hinihintay kita sinta

kahit sa panaginip

SOLEDAD (Spanish)

la noche sin estrellas

esperare por te amor

aun en mi sueños

LONELINESS (English)

starless night

l'll wait for you my love

even in my dreams

From my book,

Haiku and Tanka Harvest