The Women Aklanon Poets
Vol 1 No. 9 October 2006
The Women Aklanon Poets
Compiled by
Melchor F. Cichon
October 25, 2006
This is a much delayed issue of Bueabod. The last one was in July this year.
It has been noted that the poem production of Aklanon poets in my.akeanon.com has gone down. So this editor thought of putting up an anthology of Aklanon women poets since no such anthology has been done yet. So this is another historical collection.
In the special issue of Ani Aklanon, out of 27 Aklanon poets only five women poets were featured namely, Arwena Tamayo, Nita Maypa, Rosela S. Ignacio, Sumra I. de la Cruz, and Mona Lisa T. Tabernilla
In the book, Luwa, Haiku and Other Poems by Aklanons which this editor was the senior editor only six women poets were included: Edna Faral, Losally Navarro, Luchelyn Andres Beltran, Renelyn Beglinger-Vallejo, Ma. Terry Marte, and Ellamae Fernandez.
This shows that a great majority of the Aklanon published poets are men.
To honor our women poets, this editor compiled their works with their short profiles to give a better picture of Aklanon women poets. It should be noted that all of them have not won any national literary award.
This anthology includes haiku, luwa and other poems in English and in Aklanon.
Unfortunately, the works of Prof. Joi Barrios, an Aklanon award-winning poet, are not included in this anthology. As far as this editor has known, she has not written a poem in Aklanon.
In this anthology, one can see the works of Rowena Tamayo, Edna Romulo Laurente Faral, Losally Navarro Endluri, Sumra de la Cruz, Belle Nabor, Luchelyn Andres Beltran, Vanessa Cichon, Monalisa T. Tabernilla, Janice M. Viloria, Renelyn Beglinger-Vallejo, Nita Payba, Ellamae Fernandez, Rosela S. Ignacio, Liezel Macam, and Ma. Terry Marte.
What do Aklanon women poets write?
Like their counterpart, Aklanon women poets also write on the socio-cultural and technological ecologies that beset their countries.
***NYNN ROWENA TAMAYO
Known as the “Big Sister” of the Akeanon writers, Rowena works at the Department of Agrarian Reform in Kalibo, Aklan. She is also one of the best Aklanon contemporary writers.
Haead Kay Arwena
Gindaehan ta ikaw it mga bueak
Nga may kasiga ku adlaw
Ag kainit ku mga hiyom-hiyom
Agud taw-an it kasadya
Ro imong mga mata
Nga nagakasubo.
Mga violeta nga nagakiay-kiay
Sa huyop ku hangin
Pageaom ku mga daeanon
Nga owa maagyi!...
Ag mga rosas, singpuea ku dugo
Apang madali maeaay.
Ah, sayud ako kon paalin
Do mapisang it sanglibong parte
Ag do magbatyag it hapdi
Ku mga napirdi…
Ro Mangingisda sa Punta Villa
Sa kadaeumon ku kagab-ihon
Nga haeos tunlon ka eon
Ku matugnaw nga tubi
It madeag nga suba,
Ginasaeum mo ro idadadaeman
Agud mag-usoy it isda
Nga nagakasipot eon.
Mauli ka baea makarong gabii
Nga owa gid it dakup
Sa nagahueat mo nga asawa
Ag ginagutom nga mga onga?
Makit-an ko ro kasubo ag kapait
Sa imong mga mata, sa kasilaw
Ku mga iwag
Ku mabongga nga swimming pool
It Punta Villa.
Kaabu ro pagkaon namon riya
Samtang ginabinag-binag
Ro imong kaimueon ag
Naduea eon nga pag-eaum
Sa de-aircon nga mga hueot
AG “state of the art” nga mga biswal.
Sa among hilway, aminit ag maeum-ok
Nga mga eugban, samtang ginaduyan
It isaeang ka kanta nga
Pang Paskwa.
***
Itay
Maalaala ko pa nang huli kong
Ibinigay sa’yo ang aking mga tula.
Ninais kong namnamin mo
Ang kanilang tamis, pait
At tarukin kung gaano kalalim,
Abutin ang aking mga pighati at saya
At muli mo akong tuklasin.
Mula sa batang musmos na hinimok mong
Humabi ng mga tulang yari
Sa mga bulaklak at ulan, awit ng ibon
At sinag ng buwan.
Tahimik kitang pinagmasdan
Habang unti-unting lumilinaw
Sa bawat naghuhumiyaw
Na linya at salita, ng aking
Malungkot na tula
Ang aking buhay…
At ikaw ay namangha,
Napangiti, napaluha.
***EDNA ROMULO LAURENTE FARAL
She is from Batan. Edna is not only a fine haiku writer, but she is a dancer par excellence. She now lives in the U.S.A. with her husband, Conrad, and son, Concon.
The Rose
the rose
whispers I love you
I smile
***
Reaching For A Friend
twilight –
sunflower reaches heaven
where tulip sleeps
***
Bukas
bukas
ro eangit
sa gustong magsueod
***
Hugom
hugom
it agahon
sa bag-ong eangit
***
1st of May
just before sunrise –
1st of May's cooling breeze
kisses my wan face
***
Together
lovers
embrace together
in bended knees
***
Biernes Santo
Biernes Santo—
ginabisita pitong simbahan
kada Biernes Santo
***
The Rose
the rose
whispers I love you
I smile
***
Dahon
dahon –
madahang nahueog
pagtugpa sa sanga it pispis
***
Trabaho Ni Tatay
Pagbugtaw si nanay
owa sa a euyo si tatay
idto gali sa may takas
ginahimas si Texas.
***
Si Nanay Ag Si Tatay
hambae ni nanay
mayad pa ro manok
kada agahon
ginahimas ni tatay.
***
Reaching For A Friend
Melchor F. Cichon
October 25, 2006
This is a much delayed issue of Bueabod. The last one was in July this year.
It has been noted that the poem production of Aklanon poets in my.akeanon.com has gone down. So this editor thought of putting up an anthology of Aklanon women poets since no such anthology has been done yet. So this is another historical collection.
In the special issue of Ani Aklanon, out of 27 Aklanon poets only five women poets were featured namely, Arwena Tamayo, Nita Maypa, Rosela S. Ignacio, Sumra I. de la Cruz, and Mona Lisa T. Tabernilla
In the book, Luwa, Haiku and Other Poems by Aklanons which this editor was the senior editor only six women poets were included: Edna Faral, Losally Navarro, Luchelyn Andres Beltran, Renelyn Beglinger-Vallejo, Ma. Terry Marte, and Ellamae Fernandez.
This shows that a great majority of the Aklanon published poets are men.
To honor our women poets, this editor compiled their works with their short profiles to give a better picture of Aklanon women poets. It should be noted that all of them have not won any national literary award.
This anthology includes haiku, luwa and other poems in English and in Aklanon.
Unfortunately, the works of Prof. Joi Barrios, an Aklanon award-winning poet, are not included in this anthology. As far as this editor has known, she has not written a poem in Aklanon.
In this anthology, one can see the works of Rowena Tamayo, Edna Romulo Laurente Faral, Losally Navarro Endluri, Sumra de la Cruz, Belle Nabor, Luchelyn Andres Beltran, Vanessa Cichon, Monalisa T. Tabernilla, Janice M. Viloria, Renelyn Beglinger-Vallejo, Nita Payba, Ellamae Fernandez, Rosela S. Ignacio, Liezel Macam, and Ma. Terry Marte.
What do Aklanon women poets write?
Like their counterpart, Aklanon women poets also write on the socio-cultural and technological ecologies that beset their countries.
***NYNN ROWENA TAMAYO
Known as the “Big Sister” of the Akeanon writers, Rowena works at the Department of Agrarian Reform in Kalibo, Aklan. She is also one of the best Aklanon contemporary writers.
Haead Kay Arwena
Gindaehan ta ikaw it mga bueak
Nga may kasiga ku adlaw
Ag kainit ku mga hiyom-hiyom
Agud taw-an it kasadya
Ro imong mga mata
Nga nagakasubo.
Mga violeta nga nagakiay-kiay
Sa huyop ku hangin
Pageaom ku mga daeanon
Nga owa maagyi!...
Ag mga rosas, singpuea ku dugo
Apang madali maeaay.
Ah, sayud ako kon paalin
Do mapisang it sanglibong parte
Ag do magbatyag it hapdi
Ku mga napirdi…
Ro Mangingisda sa Punta Villa
Sa kadaeumon ku kagab-ihon
Nga haeos tunlon ka eon
Ku matugnaw nga tubi
It madeag nga suba,
Ginasaeum mo ro idadadaeman
Agud mag-usoy it isda
Nga nagakasipot eon.
Mauli ka baea makarong gabii
Nga owa gid it dakup
Sa nagahueat mo nga asawa
Ag ginagutom nga mga onga?
Makit-an ko ro kasubo ag kapait
Sa imong mga mata, sa kasilaw
Ku mga iwag
Ku mabongga nga swimming pool
It Punta Villa.
Kaabu ro pagkaon namon riya
Samtang ginabinag-binag
Ro imong kaimueon ag
Naduea eon nga pag-eaum
Sa de-aircon nga mga hueot
AG “state of the art” nga mga biswal.
Sa among hilway, aminit ag maeum-ok
Nga mga eugban, samtang ginaduyan
It isaeang ka kanta nga
Pang Paskwa.
***
Itay
Maalaala ko pa nang huli kong
Ibinigay sa’yo ang aking mga tula.
Ninais kong namnamin mo
Ang kanilang tamis, pait
At tarukin kung gaano kalalim,
Abutin ang aking mga pighati at saya
At muli mo akong tuklasin.
Mula sa batang musmos na hinimok mong
Humabi ng mga tulang yari
Sa mga bulaklak at ulan, awit ng ibon
At sinag ng buwan.
Tahimik kitang pinagmasdan
Habang unti-unting lumilinaw
Sa bawat naghuhumiyaw
Na linya at salita, ng aking
Malungkot na tula
Ang aking buhay…
At ikaw ay namangha,
Napangiti, napaluha.
***EDNA ROMULO LAURENTE FARAL
She is from Batan. Edna is not only a fine haiku writer, but she is a dancer par excellence. She now lives in the U.S.A. with her husband, Conrad, and son, Concon.
The Rose
the rose
whispers I love you
I smile
***
Reaching For A Friend
twilight –
sunflower reaches heaven
where tulip sleeps
***
Bukas
bukas
ro eangit
sa gustong magsueod
***
Hugom
hugom
it agahon
sa bag-ong eangit
***
1st of May
just before sunrise –
1st of May's cooling breeze
kisses my wan face
***
Together
lovers
embrace together
in bended knees
***
Biernes Santo
Biernes Santo—
ginabisita pitong simbahan
kada Biernes Santo
***
The Rose
the rose
whispers I love you
I smile
***
Dahon
dahon –
madahang nahueog
pagtugpa sa sanga it pispis
***
Trabaho Ni Tatay
Pagbugtaw si nanay
owa sa a euyo si tatay
idto gali sa may takas
ginahimas si Texas.
***
Si Nanay Ag Si Tatay
hambae ni nanay
mayad pa ro manok
kada agahon
ginahimas ni tatay.
***
Reaching For A Friend
twilight –
sunflower reaches heaven
where tulip sleeps
***
Yelo sa Florida
yelo
sa punta
it mahabang daean
***
Rosas Nga Buskad
rosas nga buskad
daea mo –
sakit ko naduea
***
Makusog Nga Hilamon
hilamon sa kurae
indi pagdutlan
maski talibong
***
First Blush
under a candle light –
lips snatch a kiss
the rose blushes
***
Hutik It Tagipusuon
sa tunga it gabii
ginabayo it kahidlaw
ro tagipusuon
***
Euha
gabii
euha gatueo
halin sa dughan
***
Ikaw Ag Ako
huo—
ikaw ag ako
sa tulay nga butong gaeatay
***
Sueat
sueat
halin kimo
nakatago sa dughan
***
Haru
ginpaagi sa rosas
ro matam-is nga haru
kang bibig
***
Ginpahipos
ginpahipos
it rosas
rang bibig
***
Anwang ni Tata_Goloy
pagtunod it adlaw –
ro anwang ni Tata_Goloy
nagpahuway sa eunang
***
Nagatangis
nagatangis
dughan ko
sa pamisaea mo
***
Aching Heart
as the sun sets –
a tear falls
from my heart
***
Christmas
Christmas –
children gather
in God's presence
***
Pain In My Heart
agony howling behind hospital nooks
piercing thousands needles
in my heart
(during Concon's freak accident)
Singhana Ako
ihutik?
isinggit ko?
sige, singhana ako
***
Inanod
inanod it
mabaskog nga humbak
ro handumanan naton
***
May Sueat Pa?
may sueat pa baea
nga maabot
sa gahapay nga mailbox?
***
Hin-uno pa?
ginahuyap ko
ro adlaw
sa paghueat kimo
***
Euha
gabii –
euha gatueo
halin sa dughan
***
Handom
handom
ginhorma pagkaunga
inapok it hangin
***
Christmas
Christmas –
unga masadya
kaibahan si Jesus
***LOSALLY NAVARRO-ENDLURI
euha gatueo
halin sa dughan
***
Handom
handom
ginhorma pagkaunga
inapok it hangin
***
Christmas
Christmas –
unga masadya
kaibahan si Jesus
***LOSALLY NAVARRO-ENDLURI
Born in Banga but grew up in Malinao, Aklan, Losally is one of the finest Aklanon haiku writers. She now lives in Canada. She is married to an Indian.
fear nothing
even if our taj mahal
is made of bamboo
***
fear nothing
even if our taj mahal
is made of bamboo
***
Flames’ fans mourn—
the red mile
is dead!
(CALGARY FLAMES lost 3-0 to ANAHIEM DUCKS)
***
semana santa---
the red mile
is dead!
(CALGARY FLAMES lost 3-0 to ANAHIEM DUCKS)
***
semana santa---
ro tuba sa kawit
nahimong eanggaw
***
Ako, Ikaw
ako, ikaw---
masadya sa pag-abot ko,
masubo kat pagpanaw.
***
Ikaw
ikaw, iwag---
gatao it hayag
sa akong kabuhi.
***
maeapad nga eawod
gapatunga
sa atong paghigugma
(para sa mga akeanon sa panawan ag sa andang pamilyang inaywanan sa Akean)
***
ginahandum ko—
binakoe nga manok
sa Noche Buena
***
Shelahanie
siyam nga buean
naghueat ing nanay
sa pag-abot mo
***
kasikaeom-
pagtunod it adlaw
nag bye bye si tatay sa anwang
***
adlaw-gabi-i
gahaboe
it pamisaea si nanay.
(for mom sally, my grade 2 ma'am)
***
eomamig ro kape
samtang ginahaboe kita
sa akong painu-ino
***
ham-an it maila
ikaw kakon
ag bukon kay Basho?
***
ro squirrel
gustong magpabukot
sa akong haboe
***
hakatueog ro beaver
sa paghinueat
it summer
***
icicle---
pareho sa damang
gakapyot sa bubong
***
bituon---
nagaidlap-idlap
sa puno it eangka.
***
gakatueog pa ro adlaw
pagbugtaw ko
para mag-usoy it dolyar
***
ikaw~
ikaw
ro kueang nga nota
para mahuman rang composo
***
India
India—
a kaleidoscope
of spices!
***
Adlaw it Paskwa
Adlaw it Paskwa---
mabaskog pa sa bagting
ro tunog ku anang tyan
***
Kangga ni Tata Goloy
ro kangga
ni Tata Goloy
suki it mga Akeanon.
***
Malieon
Malieon, masakay
sa kangga
matukad kita sa Manduyog
***
Pilipinas
Pilipinas---
bueawang
ginaeugmok sa eonang
***
Katapusan It Buean
katapusan it buean—
suea nana
bukon eon it ibis
***
Gustong Higtan
gusto kitang
dakpon ag higtan
ugaling utod ro eobid
***
Maputing Eaki
kada Byernes
ginaduaw imaw
it eaking maputi
***
Geisha
Geisha---
kaparis it cherry blossom
ginasuy-aw it alibangbang
***
Mailbox
gin-eumot
sa paghinueat it sueat
ro mailbox
***
Maeapad Nga Eawod
maeapad nga eawod
gapatunga
sa atong paghigugma
***
Maestra
adlaw-gabi-i
gahabi it pamisea
si nanay
(for mom sally,my grade 2 ma'am)
***
Aninipot
bituon---
nagaidlap-idlap
sa puno it eangka
***
fear nothing
even if our taj mahal
is made of bamboo
(you'll always be my sathruvu)
***
innocent children swallowed by the great tsunami.
(the whole world is mourning for all of you, little angels of God)
***
a giant tsunami
from indian ocean
no more sandcastles. (earthquake 2005)
***
eanas ro opisina
ni tatay
kaibahan nana ro anwang.
(para kay Tatay Lolly)
***
ginbaril sa Luneta
it mga Espanyol
sa anang kaaeam.
***
si Winnie ag si Yoyong
nagbisita sa Pilipinas
nagkagulo ro tawo.
***
si Maria Clara
nag-agto sa Amerika
pag-uli naka-minis-skirt eot-a
***
si nanay, sa Saudi
pag-uli ginsuoed
sa karton nga kahoy.
***
nalipong ro galunggong
sa tubing maitum
it Manila Bay.
***
children singing carols---
the baby wakes up
from its crib.
***
christmas songs
playing in the radio---
my tears falling.
***
a baby squirrel
feasting on nuts
a christmas buffet.
***
snowflakes falling
down the evergreen tree
a white christmas eve.
***
christmas eve---
sipping Dom Perignon
by the fire, A-L-O-N-E!
***
haiku
a painting
the writer, a painter.
***
the red tulips
deep in slumber
after a long summer.
***
a lonely coconut
standing proudly
after the storm.
***
a huge mango tree
the witness
of our childhood's follies.
***
the monkey is playing
hide and seek
with a hunter.
***
the black stallion
galloping in the sunset
leaving the prairies behind.
***
lemon grass scent-
I smell lola's tinolang manok
in the thai's soup.
***
fire dancing
in the fireplace
warming my shivering body.
***
your love
like fireworks
on New Year's Eve!
***
oil and gas
flowing freely
from Calgary's soil.
***
the chinook wind
blowing from the rockies
my snowman melt!
***
children playing hockey
in a frozen lake---
postcard from CANADA.
***
gone are the Canadian geese
leaving me behind
in the harsh winter.
***
you unveil to me
the beauty
of haiku.
(sir cichon, thank you for rekindling my passion in writing)
***
strong as a bamboo
dancing gracefully
to the wind's lullaby.
(for momskie, nang edz)
***
you are the potter
that molded me
into a perfect jar.
(to my alma mater, aklan college;
to mam rose yunzal, my high school teacher,
to mam anita tuayon, my college mentor)
***
above the hills
I see Calgary's lights
blinking, like stars.
(a homage to my adopted city)
***
thunder and lightning
creating a joyous symphony---
announcing your arrival.
(november 10, 2004,
in memory of yasser arafat)
***
build me an igloo
from the alaskan glaciers
a birthday present.
(happy bday to me, january 3)
***SUMRA DE LA CRUZSumra is not only a poet, but a painter as well. She was born in Kalibo from a family of writers.
Pag-abot
Nagabanaag ro siga it adlaw
Sa katunggan ag nagadali-dali it hathat
ku anang madueom nga belo ro kaeangitan.
Mahipos masyado ag akon eamang
Hidadakop it pamati ro mga kapispisang nagaeueupad eon pauli
Matsa owa't katapusang kamingaw.
Ro hangin nga maeamig
Nagapuepamasyar eon sa mga manipis nga tudlo it paeay
Hasta nagapaeayo ro nagakaduea nga kahayag.
Mahipos eon ag malinong do palibot sa pag-abot ku gabii
Sa akong pag-uli sa baeay.
***Belle Nabor. She first studied at Kalalake Elementary School in Olongapo City, then transferred to Bulwang Elementary School in Numancia, Aklan. She finished her secondary and tertiary education in Aklan College, Kalibo, Aklan. Now she works as a University Research Associate at the University of the Philippines in Diliman (UPD). At the same time, she is working for her master’s degree in education majoring in guidance and counseling at UPD where she is also studying French language. Her haiku have been published the Mainichi Daily News, a world famous newspaper that prints haiku. . Her other haiku were included in Sakura Anthology of Haiku published in Sweden along with other world famous haijin like Robert D. Wilson, Michael Rehling, an’ya, and 27 other poets, The Makata, Short Stuff, and in Poetry Country Mouse. Her popular blog, http://Short.Poems.blogspot.com, that features her short poems: haiku, tanka, and cinquain, has been instrumental in her introduction to world haiku.
Here are some of her works:
Haiku Selections
inside a train
the city
moves faster too
canoe-shaped moon
tonight, your beauty
floats
tired of seeing
the world, the snail—
a recluse again
drooping eyelids
the moon
looks smaller now
Tanka Selections
Burying
the box from the attic
was full of letters, faded ink
those soulless papers — haunting
it wasn't that easy
putting him to rest.
Poet in Love
for you, I'll begin to write
this poem, a new set
of words with my heart
full of yearning
I could not speak.
Forgetting Time
we sit side by side
under the graceful stars
our hands entwined
dawn has arrived
too soon.
***
Ako, Ikaw
ako, ikaw---
masadya sa pag-abot ko,
masubo kat pagpanaw.
***
Ikaw
ikaw, iwag---
gatao it hayag
sa akong kabuhi.
***
maeapad nga eawod
gapatunga
sa atong paghigugma
(para sa mga akeanon sa panawan ag sa andang pamilyang inaywanan sa Akean)
***
ginahandum ko—
binakoe nga manok
sa Noche Buena
***
Shelahanie
siyam nga buean
naghueat ing nanay
sa pag-abot mo
***
kasikaeom-
pagtunod it adlaw
nag bye bye si tatay sa anwang
***
adlaw-gabi-i
gahaboe
it pamisaea si nanay.
(for mom sally, my grade 2 ma'am)
***
eomamig ro kape
samtang ginahaboe kita
sa akong painu-ino
***
ham-an it maila
ikaw kakon
ag bukon kay Basho?
***
ro squirrel
gustong magpabukot
sa akong haboe
***
hakatueog ro beaver
sa paghinueat
it summer
***
icicle---
pareho sa damang
gakapyot sa bubong
***
bituon---
nagaidlap-idlap
sa puno it eangka.
***
gakatueog pa ro adlaw
pagbugtaw ko
para mag-usoy it dolyar
***
ikaw~
ikaw
ro kueang nga nota
para mahuman rang composo
***
India
India—
a kaleidoscope
of spices!
***
Adlaw it Paskwa
Adlaw it Paskwa---
mabaskog pa sa bagting
ro tunog ku anang tyan
***
Kangga ni Tata Goloy
ro kangga
ni Tata Goloy
suki it mga Akeanon.
***
Malieon
Malieon, masakay
sa kangga
matukad kita sa Manduyog
***
Pilipinas
Pilipinas---
bueawang
ginaeugmok sa eonang
***
Katapusan It Buean
katapusan it buean—
suea nana
bukon eon it ibis
***
Gustong Higtan
gusto kitang
dakpon ag higtan
ugaling utod ro eobid
***
Maputing Eaki
kada Byernes
ginaduaw imaw
it eaking maputi
***
Geisha
Geisha---
kaparis it cherry blossom
ginasuy-aw it alibangbang
***
Mailbox
gin-eumot
sa paghinueat it sueat
ro mailbox
***
Maeapad Nga Eawod
maeapad nga eawod
gapatunga
sa atong paghigugma
***
Maestra
adlaw-gabi-i
gahabi it pamisea
si nanay
(for mom sally,my grade 2 ma'am)
***
Aninipot
bituon---
nagaidlap-idlap
sa puno it eangka
***
fear nothing
even if our taj mahal
is made of bamboo
(you'll always be my sathruvu)
***
innocent children swallowed by the great tsunami.
(the whole world is mourning for all of you, little angels of God)
***
a giant tsunami
from indian ocean
no more sandcastles. (earthquake 2005)
***
eanas ro opisina
ni tatay
kaibahan nana ro anwang.
(para kay Tatay Lolly)
***
ginbaril sa Luneta
it mga Espanyol
sa anang kaaeam.
***
si Winnie ag si Yoyong
nagbisita sa Pilipinas
nagkagulo ro tawo.
***
si Maria Clara
nag-agto sa Amerika
pag-uli naka-minis-skirt eot-a
***
si nanay, sa Saudi
pag-uli ginsuoed
sa karton nga kahoy.
***
nalipong ro galunggong
sa tubing maitum
it Manila Bay.
***
children singing carols---
the baby wakes up
from its crib.
***
christmas songs
playing in the radio---
my tears falling.
***
a baby squirrel
feasting on nuts
a christmas buffet.
***
snowflakes falling
down the evergreen tree
a white christmas eve.
***
christmas eve---
sipping Dom Perignon
by the fire, A-L-O-N-E!
***
haiku
a painting
the writer, a painter.
***
the red tulips
deep in slumber
after a long summer.
***
a lonely coconut
standing proudly
after the storm.
***
a huge mango tree
the witness
of our childhood's follies.
***
the monkey is playing
hide and seek
with a hunter.
***
the black stallion
galloping in the sunset
leaving the prairies behind.
***
lemon grass scent-
I smell lola's tinolang manok
in the thai's soup.
***
fire dancing
in the fireplace
warming my shivering body.
***
your love
like fireworks
on New Year's Eve!
***
oil and gas
flowing freely
from Calgary's soil.
***
the chinook wind
blowing from the rockies
my snowman melt!
***
children playing hockey
in a frozen lake---
postcard from CANADA.
***
gone are the Canadian geese
leaving me behind
in the harsh winter.
***
you unveil to me
the beauty
of haiku.
(sir cichon, thank you for rekindling my passion in writing)
***
strong as a bamboo
dancing gracefully
to the wind's lullaby.
(for momskie, nang edz)
***
you are the potter
that molded me
into a perfect jar.
(to my alma mater, aklan college;
to mam rose yunzal, my high school teacher,
to mam anita tuayon, my college mentor)
***
above the hills
I see Calgary's lights
blinking, like stars.
(a homage to my adopted city)
***
thunder and lightning
creating a joyous symphony---
announcing your arrival.
(november 10, 2004,
in memory of yasser arafat)
***
build me an igloo
from the alaskan glaciers
a birthday present.
(happy bday to me, january 3)
***SUMRA DE LA CRUZSumra is not only a poet, but a painter as well. She was born in Kalibo from a family of writers.
Pag-abot
Nagabanaag ro siga it adlaw
Sa katunggan ag nagadali-dali it hathat
ku anang madueom nga belo ro kaeangitan.
Mahipos masyado ag akon eamang
Hidadakop it pamati ro mga kapispisang nagaeueupad eon pauli
Matsa owa't katapusang kamingaw.
Ro hangin nga maeamig
Nagapuepamasyar eon sa mga manipis nga tudlo it paeay
Hasta nagapaeayo ro nagakaduea nga kahayag.
Mahipos eon ag malinong do palibot sa pag-abot ku gabii
Sa akong pag-uli sa baeay.
***Belle Nabor. She first studied at Kalalake Elementary School in Olongapo City, then transferred to Bulwang Elementary School in Numancia, Aklan. She finished her secondary and tertiary education in Aklan College, Kalibo, Aklan. Now she works as a University Research Associate at the University of the Philippines in Diliman (UPD). At the same time, she is working for her master’s degree in education majoring in guidance and counseling at UPD where she is also studying French language. Her haiku have been published the Mainichi Daily News, a world famous newspaper that prints haiku. . Her other haiku were included in Sakura Anthology of Haiku published in Sweden along with other world famous haijin like Robert D. Wilson, Michael Rehling, an’ya, and 27 other poets, The Makata, Short Stuff, and in Poetry Country Mouse. Her popular blog, http://Short.Poems.blogspot.com, that features her short poems: haiku, tanka, and cinquain, has been instrumental in her introduction to world haiku.
Here are some of her works:
Haiku Selections
inside a train
the city
moves faster too
canoe-shaped moon
tonight, your beauty
floats
tired of seeing
the world, the snail—
a recluse again
drooping eyelids
the moon
looks smaller now
Tanka Selections
Burying
the box from the attic
was full of letters, faded ink
those soulless papers — haunting
it wasn't that easy
putting him to rest.
Poet in Love
for you, I'll begin to write
this poem, a new set
of words with my heart
full of yearning
I could not speak.
Forgetting Time
we sit side by side
under the graceful stars
our hands entwined
dawn has arrived
too soon.
***VANESSA D. CICHON
A BA Literature graduate of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Van wrote these haiku in their class in literature. She now works in Makati, Metro Manila.
Hammock-Shaped Moon
The hammock-shaped moon
Does little to ease my pain.
Can’t wait ‘til full moon.
The hammock-shaped moon
Does little to ease my pain.
Can’t wait ‘til full moon.
***
El Nino—
cows and carabaos
eat brown grass
***
early evening
a kitten in a garbage site
mews
Source: ILA Lang Na Tanan (aton man ina gihapon), 2002.
***MONALISA T. TABERNILLA
A graduate of BA comparative Literature from UP in the Visayas, Lisa studied law at Silliman University.
We, wew, we, wew, we, wew
Dali, bakasa!
Matan-aw ta sa karsada.
Ay, ano baea rato
Ambulansya?
Owa, a, basi gaagi eang
Si gobernadora.
Huo man, no.
Basi maton abu andang
Bisita it probinsya.
Ag basi mapa-Boracay
eon man sanda.
We, wew, we, wew, we, wew
Hay, hambae ko gid king,
May natabu gid makon.
Pam-an kuno ay,
Ano’t-a rato?
May inkawntir kuno
Idto dapit sa may Aquino.
Hay, ano, pila ro patay?
Tao ngani, owa man sanda’t sugid.
Hay ro may mina, pila?
Tao.
Hapa, pila ro sueod kato?
Hu, ano man abi pagkasayud mo
Puro man kurtina rato
Sigung-sigo.
Bay-i eon lang, a.
Hinduna eang pamatii sa radyo.
A, huo gid, mayad kunta kon
Sigurado ka gid
Nga husto andang sugid.
***
Sa Tungang Gabii
Hamuok do gabii
Nga pinugtakpugtakan
It maeaka nga pamaeo,
Nanarisaring huni
Sa taeon.
Ro gabii kadeum
Apang gawarang
Do mga hangaon ag paon,
Mangagaw ag daekpon.
Amat-amat,
Gakamang do oras
Padueong sa kaaganhon.
Maangan-angan,
Magunngo ro adlaw
Apang sa gabii
Gapanghueawid
Ro mga kamingaw
Ku mga nailo
It mga nagkaeapueak
Sa tungang gabii
Nga owa eo’t pagbugtaw.
Ani Aklanon, 1993.
***LUCHELYN ANDRES BELTRAN is a faculty member of Aklan Catholic College, Kalibo, Aklan. These poems were lifted from http://www.my.akeanon.com/ website where she is an active contributor. This 22-year old lady graduate of West Visayas State University comes from Poblacion, Banga, Aklan.
cows and carabaos
eat brown grass
***
early evening
a kitten in a garbage site
mews
Source: ILA Lang Na Tanan (aton man ina gihapon), 2002.
***MONALISA T. TABERNILLA
A graduate of BA comparative Literature from UP in the Visayas, Lisa studied law at Silliman University.
We, wew, we, wew, we, wew
Dali, bakasa!
Matan-aw ta sa karsada.
Ay, ano baea rato
Ambulansya?
Owa, a, basi gaagi eang
Si gobernadora.
Huo man, no.
Basi maton abu andang
Bisita it probinsya.
Ag basi mapa-Boracay
eon man sanda.
We, wew, we, wew, we, wew
Hay, hambae ko gid king,
May natabu gid makon.
Pam-an kuno ay,
Ano’t-a rato?
May inkawntir kuno
Idto dapit sa may Aquino.
Hay, ano, pila ro patay?
Tao ngani, owa man sanda’t sugid.
Hay ro may mina, pila?
Tao.
Hapa, pila ro sueod kato?
Hu, ano man abi pagkasayud mo
Puro man kurtina rato
Sigung-sigo.
Bay-i eon lang, a.
Hinduna eang pamatii sa radyo.
A, huo gid, mayad kunta kon
Sigurado ka gid
Nga husto andang sugid.
***
Sa Tungang Gabii
Hamuok do gabii
Nga pinugtakpugtakan
It maeaka nga pamaeo,
Nanarisaring huni
Sa taeon.
Ro gabii kadeum
Apang gawarang
Do mga hangaon ag paon,
Mangagaw ag daekpon.
Amat-amat,
Gakamang do oras
Padueong sa kaaganhon.
Maangan-angan,
Magunngo ro adlaw
Apang sa gabii
Gapanghueawid
Ro mga kamingaw
Ku mga nailo
It mga nagkaeapueak
Sa tungang gabii
Nga owa eo’t pagbugtaw.
Ani Aklanon, 1993.
***LUCHELYN ANDRES BELTRAN is a faculty member of Aklan Catholic College, Kalibo, Aklan. These poems were lifted from http://www.my.akeanon.com/ website where she is an active contributor. This 22-year old lady graduate of West Visayas State University comes from Poblacion, Banga, Aklan.
Gabii
owa ako naayawi’t tan-aw
sa bituon sa eangit—
mainit ring paead sa paead ko
Sa Palangga Nga Tunay
sa bituon sa eangit—
mainit ring paead sa paead ko
Sa Palangga Nga Tunay
mahae...
isakripisyo tanan
sa palangga nga tunay
Humbak
isakripisyo tanan
sa palangga nga tunay
Humbak
Humbak...
nakakalipay sa pamatyag
ro humbak sa siki...
Daeaura
nakakalipay sa pamatyag
ro humbak sa siki...
Daeaura
daeaura.. .
dati hay puti
abuhon eon makaron
Euha
dati hay puti
abuhon eon makaron
Euha
sa Pastrana Park—
sa guya gaduylon
ro kabug-at kang dughan
***
Si CHELY gwapa...
bisan siin mag-adto
abong gabalikid kana.
Si lolo madasig pa
da bakolo ginabalewala na
kung gapinaugtas ka
hinugay ay basi hitapdusan ka nana.
***JANICE M. VILORIA
Janice is a 4th year AB Literature student of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo. She is a beauty from Mandong, Batan, Aklan.
Ang Pagtatagpo
Sa maliit na silid ako'y hindi nag-iisa
Nararamdaman ko sa bawat sulok ng aking mata
Ikaw ay nakakubli sa madilim na bahagi
Marahan kong pinatay ang ilaw
Kasabay ng pagkalat ng dilim
Ang marahan mong paglapit
Naramdaman ko ang iyong pagdampi sa aking pisngi
Sa bawat minutong ako'y malingat
Isang pagkakataong para sa iyo'y
Masipsip ang aking balat
Hindi kita masaway at sa halip
Sa aking tenga ikaw ay bumubulong
Ng mga bagay na kailanma'y di ko maunawaan
Hindi ako gumalaw at ikaw ay hinayaan
At nang maramdaman kong abot-kamay na kita
Isa, dalawa, tatlo—
Pak!
Sa wakas patay kang lamok ka.
(First published in HomeLife Magazine, December 2005)
***
Katapusa't Enero
katapusa't Enero—
igto sa bintana
nagtunod ro adlaw ni Lolo
***
Bisperas It Bag-ong Dag-on
bisperas it Bag-ong Dag-on
ro unga sa kariton
mahamuok ra katueogon
***RENELYN BEGLINGER-VALLEJO
Renelyn stays with her husband and children in Switzerland. Known as Swiss in cyber space, Renelyn was born in Ochando, New Washington, Aklan. She took her elementary and secondary education in Ochando, and took her college education at Aklan National College of Fisheries, now part of Aklan State University.
Trabaho Iya
trabaho iya,
trabaho igto
owa man gihapo’t kwarta
***MA. TERRY MARTE
Terry is a college student at the West Visayas State University, Iloilo City. Born in Poblacion, Lezo, Aklan, Terry loves cooking, stitching, and playing chess, badminton and reading books.
Adlaw It Minatay
pag-uli naton
sobrang kasadya
ku mga patay
***NITA B. PAYBA
Nita is a public school teacher in Altavas High School, Altavas, Aklan. She is one of the editors of Altavas Balita.
Lunes hasta Biyernes
Si Nonoy
Sa suba
Nagapamunit.
Bolahan kon may hidawi
Bisan gurami.
Aba! Kon utroadlaw ag orasyon
May sang-saga nga ginauli.
Samtang, Kunes hasta Sabado
O Dominggo pa gid
Si Toto sa suba
Nagapanikop.
Ahay, kon utroadlaw ag orasyon
Maswerte kon may sangsampi
Para sa kaugalinngon.
Busay, June 1992.
***ELLAMAE FERNANDEZ
A native of Lezo, Aklan, Ellamae or Cincerella now studies at the University Alaska Anchorage, Kodiak College taking up Certified Nursing Assistant/Health Care Assistant and majoring in AAS in Nursing.
Dominggo’t hapon—
Nasa binggohan
Nagasi-einggitan
sa guya gaduylon
ro kabug-at kang dughan
***
Si CHELY gwapa...
bisan siin mag-adto
abong gabalikid kana.
Si lolo madasig pa
da bakolo ginabalewala na
kung gapinaugtas ka
hinugay ay basi hitapdusan ka nana.
***JANICE M. VILORIA
Janice is a 4th year AB Literature student of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo. She is a beauty from Mandong, Batan, Aklan.
Ang Pagtatagpo
Sa maliit na silid ako'y hindi nag-iisa
Nararamdaman ko sa bawat sulok ng aking mata
Ikaw ay nakakubli sa madilim na bahagi
Marahan kong pinatay ang ilaw
Kasabay ng pagkalat ng dilim
Ang marahan mong paglapit
Naramdaman ko ang iyong pagdampi sa aking pisngi
Sa bawat minutong ako'y malingat
Isang pagkakataong para sa iyo'y
Masipsip ang aking balat
Hindi kita masaway at sa halip
Sa aking tenga ikaw ay bumubulong
Ng mga bagay na kailanma'y di ko maunawaan
Hindi ako gumalaw at ikaw ay hinayaan
At nang maramdaman kong abot-kamay na kita
Isa, dalawa, tatlo—
Pak!
Sa wakas patay kang lamok ka.
(First published in HomeLife Magazine, December 2005)
***
Katapusa't Enero
katapusa't Enero—
igto sa bintana
nagtunod ro adlaw ni Lolo
***
Bisperas It Bag-ong Dag-on
bisperas it Bag-ong Dag-on
ro unga sa kariton
mahamuok ra katueogon
***RENELYN BEGLINGER-VALLEJO
Renelyn stays with her husband and children in Switzerland. Known as Swiss in cyber space, Renelyn was born in Ochando, New Washington, Aklan. She took her elementary and secondary education in Ochando, and took her college education at Aklan National College of Fisheries, now part of Aklan State University.
Trabaho Iya
trabaho iya,
trabaho igto
owa man gihapo’t kwarta
***MA. TERRY MARTE
Terry is a college student at the West Visayas State University, Iloilo City. Born in Poblacion, Lezo, Aklan, Terry loves cooking, stitching, and playing chess, badminton and reading books.
Adlaw It Minatay
pag-uli naton
sobrang kasadya
ku mga patay
***NITA B. PAYBA
Nita is a public school teacher in Altavas High School, Altavas, Aklan. She is one of the editors of Altavas Balita.
Lunes hasta Biyernes
Si Nonoy
Sa suba
Nagapamunit.
Bolahan kon may hidawi
Bisan gurami.
Aba! Kon utroadlaw ag orasyon
May sang-saga nga ginauli.
Samtang, Kunes hasta Sabado
O Dominggo pa gid
Si Toto sa suba
Nagapanikop.
Ahay, kon utroadlaw ag orasyon
Maswerte kon may sangsampi
Para sa kaugalinngon.
Busay, June 1992.
***ELLAMAE FERNANDEZ
A native of Lezo, Aklan, Ellamae or Cincerella now studies at the University Alaska Anchorage, Kodiak College taking up Certified Nursing Assistant/Health Care Assistant and majoring in AAS in Nursing.
Dominggo’t hapon—
Nasa binggohan
Nagasi-einggitan
***
gabut-eak ro adlaw—
galingkod sa saeog
bukas ro paead
***ROSELA S. IGNACIO
Born in Balete, Aklan, Rosela was a former literary/feature editor of the Aklan Collegian of the Aklan Catholic College.
BAEOD
Anay! Hueat baea ay may ginapangutana pa ngani ako kimo.
Ano gid a ro imong ginasakuan?
Ham-at gadali ka gid ing?
Piniinuha anay baea ro imong ubrahon.
Indi it dali,
Indi it silinangag.
Owa ka baea nahadlok nga basi maduea ka,
Kapares it imong kaibahan
Nga owa kasayod kon siin sanda maagto?
Owa it pahuway nga gabinalik-balik kakon.
Kunsabagay, ano pa ro akong mahimo.
Owa ka man gapamati.
Mangan-angan, hakuton eo’t-ang it trak,
Igahalo nanda ako sa semento.
Kunta, makaron ka man,
Kasayod ku pagaagtunan.
Ano pa ro akon nga maubra?
Makaron ka gid man.
Ani Aklanon, 1993.
***LIEZEL MACAM
Liezel is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Education , cum laude, from Northern Visayan Colleges,
Sa akong pagtikang
Si Nene akong hakit-an
Mahaba ra buhok, sadya ra aritos
Paglingot na, may ana nga bungot!
Nagtan-aw ako sa akon nga kilid
Si Toto akong hakit-an, miniron ra bueog,
Levis ra saewae, Adidas ra sapatos.
Pag-atubang na, may eyeliner ra mata
AG ra dughan gabukoe pa!
Ani Aklanon, 1993.
***MILAGROS IBANEZ
A native of Lezo, Aklan, Miles as she is known is a nurse in the USA.
toddler...
he learns to walk
to win a marathon
***
Tag-aeani
tag-aeani
napuno
ro taeagbasan nga madaeom
***
The Lone Traveler
dusk-
the lone traveler
hurries home
***
Pain
a thin line
that divides comfort
to kiss me goodnight
gabut-eak ro adlaw—
galingkod sa saeog
bukas ro paead
***ROSELA S. IGNACIO
Born in Balete, Aklan, Rosela was a former literary/feature editor of the Aklan Collegian of the Aklan Catholic College.
BAEOD
Anay! Hueat baea ay may ginapangutana pa ngani ako kimo.
Ano gid a ro imong ginasakuan?
Ham-at gadali ka gid ing?
Piniinuha anay baea ro imong ubrahon.
Indi it dali,
Indi it silinangag.
Owa ka baea nahadlok nga basi maduea ka,
Kapares it imong kaibahan
Nga owa kasayod kon siin sanda maagto?
Owa it pahuway nga gabinalik-balik kakon.
Kunsabagay, ano pa ro akong mahimo.
Owa ka man gapamati.
Mangan-angan, hakuton eo’t-ang it trak,
Igahalo nanda ako sa semento.
Kunta, makaron ka man,
Kasayod ku pagaagtunan.
Ano pa ro akon nga maubra?
Makaron ka gid man.
Ani Aklanon, 1993.
***LIEZEL MACAM
Liezel is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Education , cum laude, from Northern Visayan Colleges,
Sa akong pagtikang
Si Nene akong hakit-an
Mahaba ra buhok, sadya ra aritos
Paglingot na, may ana nga bungot!
Nagtan-aw ako sa akon nga kilid
Si Toto akong hakit-an, miniron ra bueog,
Levis ra saewae, Adidas ra sapatos.
Pag-atubang na, may eyeliner ra mata
AG ra dughan gabukoe pa!
Ani Aklanon, 1993.
***MILAGROS IBANEZ
A native of Lezo, Aklan, Miles as she is known is a nurse in the USA.
toddler...
he learns to walk
to win a marathon
***
Tag-aeani
tag-aeani
napuno
ro taeagbasan nga madaeom
***
The Lone Traveler
dusk-
the lone traveler
hurries home
***
Pain
a thin line
that divides comfort
to kiss me goodnight
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