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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Rang Unga ag Ako

rang ungang eaki ag ako--
gahuyap it aninipot
gahuyap it mga bituon
***—Roberta Beary

my son and i
counting fireflies
counting stars
***—Roberta Beary
Publication credit: the thin curve: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 1999 (Red Moon Press, 2000)

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Sa Tunga't Mga Bintana

sa tunga't mga bintana
ro lugar kon siin
ro damang nabuhi ag namatay
***Tom Clausen
Source:
http://www.theheronsnest.com/haiku/1001y1539/readers_choice_2007.html
Retrieved: June 2, 2008

between windows
the space the spider
lived and died
***Tom Clausen

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Hinaruan Nana

hinaruan nana
ro mga buean
sa anang mga mata
***Johnette Downing
Source:http://www.geocities.com/bottlerockets_99/highlights.html#issue9

he kisses
the moons
from her eyes

--Johnette Downing

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Owa't Ungang Mag-asawa

mag-asawang owa't unga
cake para sa kaadlawan
it ayam
***Melissa Spurr

childless couple
a birthday cake
for the dog

—Melissa Spurr
Source:http://www.tinywords.com/
Retrieved: May 28, 2008

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Bukid sa Tag-ilinit

bukid sa tag-ilinit--
sa kada eak-ang
mas abu nga dagat
***Kobayashi Issa (David Lanoue, translator)


summer mountain--
with each step more
of the sea

***Kobayashi Issa (David Lanoue, translator)
Source:http://www.simplyhaiku.com/

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Halin sa Ilong


halin sa ilong
ku dungganong bronsi ni Buddha...
sangka swallow

from the great bronze
Buddha’s nose...
a swallow!
***Issa
Source: http://www.worldhaikureview.org/1-1/lanoue1.shtml

Monday, May 12, 2008

Ligum Dueom

ligum dueom
mas abu nga makit-an
samtang nagadaeum
***Jim Kacian
Source: From his forthcoming book, Long After

moonless night
seeing more into it
as it deepens
***Jim Kacian