--- In kigohotline@yahoogroups.com, "tequilas_sunrise11"
<tequilas_sunrise11@...> wrote:
>
> In April 26 & 27 of this year, our group went to Coral View Beach
> Resort in Morong, Bataan. This place is very near the Subic Bay
> Metropolitan Authority Area (SBMA). Bataan is one of the northern
> provinces of the Philippines. We arrived there by 1:00 P.M., so the
> day was really, really hot.
>
> And as we while away time under the hot summer day by the seashore,
> I penned the following haiku to catch the event:
>
> by the sandy shore
> people don't move much -
> lazy day
>
> by the sandy shore
> a tyke contemplates -
> life jacket
>
> swimmers dive
> from a floating raft -
> fun day
>
> by the sandy shore
> solitary lad on foot
> crossing hot sand
>
> by the sandy shore
> motor bancas hurry
> towards the sea
>
> by the sandy shore
> a bevy of beauties
> frolic in the sun
>
> coral
> atop the hot sand -
> bare
>
> a party
> of newly-arrived guests -
> guffaws and laughter
>
> pineapples lay bare
> on a floating raft
> for boat relay
>
> by the sandy shore
> coral view
> come and go
>
> by the sandy shore
> a game of beach volleyball -
> the champion's round
>
> happy faces
> on the sandy beach -
> a party
>
> by the sandy shore
> hotdogs on grill
> and bottles of beer
>
> - Willie R. Bongcaron
> Manila

Willie san,

It's weird for me, as an American, to read such happy haiku about a
resort area in Bataan. As someone who has read about WWII, and seen
American-made war movies of that conflict, Bataan is forever
associated in my mind with the phrase, "Bataan Death March."

"In Japanese, it is known as Bat¨¡n Shi no K¨­shin (¥Ð¥¿©`¥óËÀ¤ÎÐÐßM,
Bat¨¡n Shi no K¨­shin?), with the same meaning."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_March


It is estimated that 5,000 to 10,000 Filipino soldiers died during
that forced march.

For me, it gives extra poignancy to this haiku of yours:

by the sandy shore
solitary lad on foot
crossing hot sand


I apologize for getting so 'heavy'.

Larry