sex harassment
in workplace or elsewhere
no laughing matter
Sketchbook, Vol. 5, No. 4
July/August 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Trilingual haiku
TATLONG WIKA, ISANG KAHULUGAN
(Three tongues, One meaning)
1) KALUNGKUTAN (Tagalog)
gabing walang bituin
hinihintay kita sinta
kahit sa panaginip
2) SOLEDAD (Español)
la noche sin estrellas
esperaré por tu amor
aún en mi sueño
3) LONELINESS (English)
starless night
I'll wait for you my love
even in my dream
(Three tongues, One meaning)
1) KALUNGKUTAN (Tagalog)
gabing walang bituin
hinihintay kita sinta
kahit sa panaginip
2) SOLEDAD (Español)
la noche sin estrellas
esperaré por tu amor
aún en mi sueño
3) LONELINESS (English)
starless night
I'll wait for you my love
even in my dream
Monday, October 18, 2010
After the rain
unhurried walk
the smell of clean earth
after the rain
World Haiku Review
Vol. 8, No. 1, August 2010
the smell of clean earth
after the rain
World Haiku Review
Vol. 8, No. 1, August 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Los 33
Now that the Chilean miners have all been rescued, I just want to share this poem I wrote four days ago which I sent to my friend Gigliola Lubiano of Chile. I join the world in saluting their indomitable spirit and courage.
LOS 33
by V. P. Gendrano
11 October 2010
In Camp Hope
your loved ones wait
from darkness
to redemption
where hope and prayers
mingle with tears
in undying faith
to man's humanity
and God's grace
LOS 33
by V. P. Gendrano
11 October 2010
In Camp Hope
your loved ones wait
from darkness
to redemption
where hope and prayers
mingle with tears
in undying faith
to man's humanity
and God's grace
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Monkey
watching
a playful monkey
I see myself
One of my six haiku included in the Southern California Haiku Study Group recent (2010) anthology, "an island of egrets." First published in World Haiku Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2005.
a playful monkey
I see myself
One of my six haiku included in the Southern California Haiku Study Group recent (2010) anthology, "an island of egrets." First published in World Haiku Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2005.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Bullying
In memory of Seth Walsh, 13 years old, of Tehachapi, California and similar victims who were bullied before him. May their tribe decrease! (Los Angeles Times, Oct. 8, 2010). Like highway accidents during vacation times, there ought to be a continuing statistics reported nationwide of teenage suicides resulting from bullying.
schoolyard jungle
the bullied boy
commits suicide
World Haiku Review
Vol. 2, No. 2, January 2010
schoolyard jungle
the bullied boy
commits suicide
World Haiku Review
Vol. 2, No. 2, January 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Another friend's death
(for Dani Aguila)
a gentle breeze
nudges the last leaf
another friend's death
the weight of years
in eagle's nest
cartoon clouds cover
the October sky
friend's funeral
Dani of Nashville, Tennessee is a reknowned cartoonist and writer.
He is a generous and loving friend with an endearing sense
of humor. Memorial service on Monday, October 4, 2010.
a gentle breeze
nudges the last leaf
another friend's death
the weight of years
in eagle's nest
cartoon clouds cover
the October sky
friend's funeral
Dani of Nashville, Tennessee is a reknowned cartoonist and writer.
He is a generous and loving friend with an endearing sense
of humor. Memorial service on Monday, October 4, 2010.
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