Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo is a Filipina poet and author of two self-care books — the twin deLights — titled "Haikuna Matata" (5-7-5 haiku/haiga) and "Hainaku! It's Pundemic!" (humour). Her poetry has been published in various anthologies and journals, most recently in the Haiku Corner, Tanka Society of America, Pan Haiku Review, Haikuniverse, Kokako, and Haiku Dialogue. Her Golden Haiku 2023 competition entry was one of the 200 printed signs displayed along the iconic streets of Washington DC. She is also a medical transcriptionist.

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Origami Microchap

Elements of Hope

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Lorelyn De La Cruz Arevalo BioCVR Elements of Hope 2023 July

Photo of Philippine roadside
taken by author

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English / Filipino poems

little by little
slicing through the fog
morning light

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unti-unting
humihiwa sa hamog
ang liwanag ng umaga

wild flower
the wind
in her hair

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ligaw na bulaklak
ang hangin
sa kanyang buhok

dark skies
even the road puddle
has a rainbow

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madilim na kalangitan
maging ang lubak sa kalsada
may bahaghari

sunny morning
the smell of dried fish
on mother's dress

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maaraw na umaga
ang amoy ng tuyong isda
sa damit ni nanay

yellow bell
shaking
bee butt

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dilaw na kampanilya
umaalog
puwit ng bubuyog

jeepney ride
the driver touches
the hanging rosary

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sakay ng dyip
hinawakan ng tsuper
ang nakasabit na rosaryo

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