fairy tales (haiku)

she wanted so much     for fairy tales to come true     so she kissed a frog

spring (haiku)

the trees grow their leaves
and yellow daffodils bloom
the promise is kept

sonja (haiku)

your eyes reflect pain all the pain you have endured    yet you never cried

bouncing back

i didn't expect
that it'll only take
your smile
to move me back
to writing
poetry again
i haven't written
a single line
for a long time now
as my heart was so
heavily burdened
and bruised
so i set aside
my loving part
and forgot about
writing poems
then one day
oh, that day
you flashed your
redeeming smile
you inspired
my every sinew
and my loving part
was back aglow
burning to see
the world with you
to hear sweet melodies
and to hear my name
sweetly uttered by you
now i can write about
sadness and joy
about loving
and being loved
about being hurt
and bouncing back.

pickpocket

hindi ko namalayang
wala na pala
ang wallet kong
walang laman
kung hindi
isang daan at lima.

bigla kong naalala
nandoon din pala
ang letrato namin
noong kami pang dal'wa;
biglang nagbalik
tatlong taong kay saya
at ang sandaling
lahat ay nag-iba.

ngayon ako'y mag-isa
inang ko po nadukutan pa,
ngunit salamat
at nadukot rin
letratong nagpapa-alala
ngayo'y may dahilan na
upang tuluyang --
tuluyang limutin siya.