Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Haiku--By Chen-ou Liu--Canada

lunar eclipse
can my words map the contour
of a void?
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a trail of scent
paving my way home
Chinese mooncakes
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snow on snow ...
an African migrant
frozen in thought
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rock music fills
the silence between us
smell of winter
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a white butterfly
on a black butterfly...
the weight of silence
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Chen-ou Liu is the author of four books, including Following the Moon to the Maple Land (First Prize Winner of the 2011 Haiku Pix Chapbook Contest). His tanka and haiku have been honored with many awards. To read more of his poems, please go to Poetry in the Moment, http://chenouliu.blogspot.com/

9 comments:

  1. These haiku warm my soul. Each more captivating than the next. I looked at your blog site and had great pleasure reading. A brilliant line: If no one reads my poetry, Death will be the review. Your poetry is beautiful.

    Kathy

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  2. Dear Chen-ou,

    Welcome to Whispers! It's so good to see you already have a wonderful comment on your artistic haiku. It's talented writers like you the make this online journal possible. I hope you enjoy your time spent here.

    Sincerely,
    Karen

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  3. Hello, Chen-ou! Welcome to Whispers! I love your very strong Haiku with impactful imagery and visuals. A joy to read! Sheri

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  4. Loved reading your haiku, Chen, especially the last one. Continued blessings!

    -Maurice J. Reynolds, Owner / Editor
    TGBTG! Publications / Creative Inspirations
    www.tgbtgpublictions.com

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  5. Chen-ou,
    Some lovely haiku you have posted here. Welcome to the site!
    ~David Fox

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  6. Kathryn, Karen, Sheri, Maurice, and David:

    Many thanks for your kind words.

    Chen-ou

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  7. Lovely pieces of writing. Inspired. Ralph.

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  8. Hi1 Ralph:

    Thanks for your kind words.

    Chen-ou

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