the first night
after my landing paper
is date-stamped
my tongue trips
on my own name
new immigrant
to this snow-covered land...
lost in sleep
I awake at three
under another moon
week-long sunlight
melting snowbanks between me
and my neighbors ...
we barricade ourselves
behind different languages
after my landing paper
is date-stamped
my tongue trips
on my own name
new immigrant
to this snow-covered land...
lost in sleep
I awake at three
under another moon
week-long sunlight
melting snowbanks between me
and my neighbors ...
we barricade ourselves
behind different languages
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/
Thank you for sharing, really great work!
ReplyDeleteGood work indeed. Feel very motivated to write after reading your wonderful tankas. Ralph
ReplyDeleteYes, these are wonderful. I will share them with my students.
ReplyDeleteSuch fine work. Elated to read these.
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