Haiku
1. Dark
The path is gone;
lost in darkness, no way
out.
Flash light’s dead.
2.Tears
Tears appear,
running down an old
shirt:
it doesn’t stretch.
3.Memory
Dried leaves brown
between old pages
share a colour.
4. Expectations
Caffeinated air:
a promise of
Starbucks.
5. Two roads
Which path to take?
Robert Frost will
elaborate.
6. Waiting
Water drops drip
through cracked metal:
an old bus stop.
7. Heaven
Bare foot brothers;
summoned by the lone
Bilal.
Friday prayers.
8. Childhood
When being wrong
meant a patronizing pat
and candy.
9. Annoyance
Summer nights outside
need bug spray and music:
buzzing mosquitoes.
10. Silence
Still grass,
no wind blows —
quiet summer.
11. Stripes
Urban zebras,
a jay-walker’s foe:
road crossings.
12. Vacation
Scorching sand
with beach bums dancing
towards shade.
13. Night
Moonless night,
the muggy air
chokes.
14. Deep in Thought
Thinker statue’s
pigeon presents cleaned
by melting snow.
15. Flowers
Bloom and bark
how strange
old and new are one.
16. Traps
Spider silk
so fine to men
steel to insects
17. Pen and Paper
Dead mail storage,
a graveyard
love stories left
unwritten.
18. Food
Mother’s alchemy
yesterday’s leftovers
now today’s lunch.
19. Introduction
Uncomfortable—
the silence before you
say
“Hi” to a stranger.
20. Magic
“Abracadabra”
will not make her
reappear,
love’s magic is gone.
21.
summer's dawn
flings brilliant lances
against darkness
22.
Aphrodite's moon-
smooth curves rise
to greet me
23.
a single berry
peeking from the cleft
between smooth stones
24.
earthy scent-
planting tulips
in a fertile garden
25.
lithe and supple
a single root probes
deep into soil
26.
indigo sky-
a solitary spark
nurtures my wish
27.
distant rumblings-
loved ones sought
and found
28.
tingling heat
skin-dancing-
melting the haze
29.
heads hidden
amber shoulders
nudge the clouds
30.
sickbed-
watching the sunrise
through gritty eyes
31.
dew drops-
a flower's gift
on my fingers
32.
busy scissors
hair falls like leaves
sweat trickles
33.
tracing edges-
pink petals
part with a breath
34.
auburn horizon
fading glow-
a missing voice
35.
tails twined-
back to back to back
surveying the realm
36.
in a dream
sucking a summer berry
dipped in cream
37.
distant reach-
trailing moist fingers
across the moon
38.
radiant sky-
moonbeams touch me
and her
39.
tempest passes
vines remain-
still embracing
40.
a convergence of curves-
nature's enticement
41.
fading echo
in darkness-
soft dove call
42.
light into shadow-
a golden finger
touches
vine and tree trunk
rendezvous-
perpetual embrace
43.
blood moon-
I drink in
its magnificence
44.
distant call-
bright eyes seek
to bridge miles
45.
breath
become effort
repeated
46.
heavy air
reposed
on a waking body
47.
heat-
pressing in
seeping out
48.
trimming the hedge-
excitement of discovery
49.
tender breeze
a familiar voice
enfolds me
50.
golden rays
trickling warmly
on bare skin
Contrast poem
I am not a
toy so you couldn’t play me.
I am not a
toy so you couldn’t give me to other.
I am not a
toy so you couldn’t share me.
I am not a
toy so you couldn’t throw me.
I am not a
toy so you couldn’t disregard me.
I am not a
computer so you couldn’t encode me.
I am not a
computer so you couldn’t type me.
I am not a
computer so you couldn’t print me.
I am not a
computer so you couldn’t used me.
I am not a
computer so you couldn’t touch me.
I am not a
facebook so you couldn’t like me.
I am not a
facebook so you couldn’t share me.
I am not a
facebook so you couldn’t post me.
I am not a
facebook so you couldn’t delete me.
I am not a
facebook so you couldn’t accept me.
I am not a
paper so you couldn’t scratch me.
I am not a
paper so you couldn’t throw me.
I am not a
paper so you couldn’t cut me.
I am not a
paper so you couldn’t write on me.
I am not a
paper so you couldn’t sale me.
I am not a
telephone so you couldn’t dial me.
I am not a
telephone so you couldn’t call me.
I am not a
telephone so you couldn’t sale me.
I am not a
telephone so you couldn’t talk to me.
I am not a
telephone so you couldn’t connect me.
I am not a
music so you couldn’t sing me.
I am not a
music so you couldn’t dance me.
I am not a
music so you couldn’t irritate me.
I am not a
music so you couldn’t love me.
I am not a
music so you couldn’t like me.
I am not a
dress so you couldn’t fit me.
I am not a
dress so you couldn’t get me.
I am not a
dress so you couldn’t buy me.
I am not a
dress so you couldn’t display me.
I am not a
dress so you couldn’t use me.
I am not a
book so you cannot open me,
I am not a
book so you cannot close me,
I am not a
book so I cannot inform you,
I am not a
book so I cannot entertain you,
I am not a book
so you cannot fold my page.
I am not a
television so you cannot louder me,
I am not a
television so you cannot turn me off,
I am not a
television so I cannot entertain you,
I am not a
television so I cannot inform you,
I am not a
television so I cannot influence you.
I am not a
book so you cannot open me,
I am not a
book so you cannot close me,
I am not a
book so I cannot inform you,
I am not a
book so I cannot entertain you,
I am not a
book so you cannot fold my page.
I am not a
number so you cannot add me,
I am not a
number so you cannot subtract me,
I am not a
number so you cannot multiply me,
I am not a
number so you cannot divide me,
I am not a
number so you cannot count me.
I am not
clothes so you cannot wear me,
I am not
clothes so you cannot cut me,
I am not
clothes so I cannot protect you,
I am not
clothes so you cannot burn me,
I am not
clothes so you cannot donate me.
I am not an
I.D so you cannot own me,
I am not an
I.D so you cannot wear me,
I am not an
I.D so you cannot hang me,
I am not an
I.D so you cannot keep me,
I am not an
I.D so you cannot laminate me.
I am not an
exam so you cannot have to pass me,
I am not an
exam so you cannot correct me,
I am not an
exam so you cannot check me,
I am not an
exam so you cannot be fear of me,
I am not an
exam so you cannot be nervous.
I am not
chair so you cannot sit on me,
I am not a
chair so you cannot sell me,
I am not so
you cannot sleep on me,
I am not a
chair so you cannot stay on me,
I am not a
chair so I cannot carry you.
I am not a
jewelry so you cannot decorate me,
I am not a
jewelry so you cannot pawn me,
I am not a
jewelry so you cannot use me,
I am not a
jewelry so you cannot borrow me,
I am not a
jewelry so you cannot afford me.
I am not a
facebook status so you cannot share me,
I am not a
facebook status so you cannot just comment on me,
I am not a
facebook status so i cannot tag me you,
I am not a
facebook status so i cannot update you,
I am not a
facebook status so i cannot like you.
I am not a
bank so you couldn’t deposit me.
I am not a
bank so you couldn’t withdraw me.
I am not a
bank so you couldn’t visit me.
I am not a
bank so you couldn’t pay me.
I am not a
bank so you couldn’t save me.
I am not a
dog so you couldn’t feed me.
I am not a
dog so you couldn’t bark me.
I am not a
dog so you couldn’t hit me.
I am not a
dog so you couldn’t hurt me.
I am not a
dog so you couldn’t afraid of me.
I’m a
pillow so you cannot hug me
I’m a
pillow so you cannot sleep with me
I’m a
pillow so you cannot punch me
I’m a
pillow so you cannot put me on bed
I’m a
pillow so you cannot hug me
I’m not a
water so cannot drink me
I’m not a
water so cannot mixed me
I’m not a
water so cannot wash me
I’m not a
water so cannot play me
I’m not a
water so cannot boil me
I’m not a
table so you cannot lain on me
I’m not a
table so you cannot write on me
I’m not a
table so you cannot sleep on me
I’m not a
table so you cannot put things on me
I’m not a
table so you cannot push/pull me
I’m not a
house so you cannot leave me
I’m not a
house so you cannot sell me
I’m not a
house so you cannot demolish me
I’m not a
house so you cannot rent me
I’m not a
house so you cannot use me
I’m not a
money so you cannot change me
I’m not a
money so you cannot keep me
I’m not a
money so you cannot throw me
I’m not a
money so you cannot use me
I’m not a
money so you cannot play/snatch me
I’m not a
car so you cannot buy/sell me
I’m not a
car so you cannot drive on me
I’m not a
car so you cannot repair me
I’m not a
car so you cannot use me
I’m not a
car so you cannot car napped me
Turn-around poems
I used to have toys,
But now I prefer to have pets.
I used to go in school late,
But now I prefer to go in school early.
I used to wear pants,
But now I prefer to wear miniskirts.
I used to be with my friends,
But now I prefer to be alone.
I used to wear accessories,
But now I prefer to wear nothing.
I used to write using pencil,
But now I prefer to write using ballpen.
I used to make an assignment at school,
But now I prefer to make an assignment at home.
I used to research through books,
But now I prefer to research through internet.
I used to brush my teeth twice a week,
But no I prefer to wash my teeth thrice a week.
I used to sing,
But now I prefer to dance.
I used to spend money,
But now I prefer to save money.
I used to drink juice,
But now I prefer to drink water.
I used to like candies,
but now I prefer chocolates.
I used to drink milk,
but now I prefer beer.
I used to exercise daily,
but now I prefer sleeping daily.
I used to zip my mouth everytime people judge me,
but now I prefer to speak-out what I feel inside for them to know
that it hurts being judged by others.
I used to talk with my friends after school,
but now I prefer to help my mother in the house after school.
I used to go with them,
but I prefer not because of my illness.
I used to be lazy,
but now I prefer to be diligent.
I used to eat burger,
but now I prefer cake.
I used to be irresponsible,
but now I prefer to be responsible.
I used to be in a relationship,
but now I prefer to be single.
I used to take board exam,
but now I prefer civil service exam.
I used to clean the backyard,
but now I prefer to clean the kitchen.
I used to pretend,
but now I prefer to be honest.
I used to talk,
but now I prefer to listen.
I used to say goodbye,
but now I prefer to keep holding on.
I used to be talkative,
but now I prefer to be silent.
I used to cry,
but now I prefer to laugh.
I used to eat vegetables
But I prefer to eat more
I used to dream
But now I prefer to stand for my dreams
I used to get away in he
problem
But now I prefer to solve it
I used to be lazy
But now I prefer to work
I used to eat can goods
But now I prefer fruit and
vegetables
I used to sleep whole day
But now I prefer work and do things
I used to play softball,
But now I prefer basketball.
I used to spend more money,
But now I prefer to save some of it.
I used to spend more money,
But now I prefer to cook with her.
I used to drive motorcycle,
But now I prefer to drive car.
I used to walk up with stairs,
But now I prefer to use the elevator.
I used to buy my want and satisfaction
But now I prefer to invest in business
I used to go to Baguio City,
But now I prefer to go to Palawan.
I used to drive bike cycles
But now I prefer motor cycles
I used to spend my day watching Television,
But now I spend my day reading books.
I used to wear shorts,
But know I wear jeans.
