Summer Salts

Celebrating summer through HAIKU



I. The sultry weather:
It wets my temples and cheeks.
Life drips to the ground.


II. Windows seek cool air.
While kitchen sets off dried fish,
Buzzing diablos thrive.


III. Pop music blazes.
Topless men wore caps then doze
on rooftops with mats.


IV. Summer classes start:
Coke and hankies pile backpacks
along with textbooks.


V. Shiny sunglasses
Makes a collage of black sea
of fashionistas;


VI. Pinks and yellows drape
over their arms and torsos
as they lick ice cream.


VII. Sitting on benches,
lovers await the sunset.
Twilight forms shadows.


VIII. The sultry weather:
It wets my temples and cheeks--
Splash of a warm bath.



[March 20, 2010]

A Saga of Kittens

Our pet, ginger cat Midnight, just gave birth to four cuddly and petite kittens the other day. They were so cute I almost squeeze them. Two are soft brown and orange like Midnight, and the other two have black spots. Hmm. Maybe ginger cats have stronger genes after all.


Midnight was a gift from our Uncle jose before he left for Saudi last year. We named her Midnight after Prudence Phillip's (Catwoman) cat. It was a coincidence that the book I read online (which never made it to print) that I love was entitled Midnight Sun.


So I think Stephenie Meyer would be happy to know that I named Midnight's cubs as
Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.

My family likes it anyway, and they don't really care what name we give our cats actually.
They just care that they're cuddly and don't smell. :)