Under the Barren Fig Tree is a collection and combination of English and Filipino poems which seek to inspire readers to continue traversing the path of life and to lightly but sincerely fall in love. Just like its predecessors, the Statements of the Soul and the Vitae: mga tula at maikling kwento, this piece strives to accompany the readers in passing through the struggles and glories that they are experiencing and enjoying.
The book title was taken from the account of the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree of the Holy Bible. The said story represents God's patience for His people. This, in one way or another, has highly enlightened the poems of this collection, for the spirit of this literature aspires to tell its readers to travel in the journey of life and enjoy the encounter with love with patience, despite its uncertainties. The name of the book is an imagination that its maker while scribbling its parts and parcel was under the barren fig tree, thinking, feeling and enjoying the thoughts and depth of his experiences and that of the people he met and knew.