after ten hours
of flipping hamburgers
bone-tired
I see bare branches
crisscross the dawn sky
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of flipping hamburgers
bone-tired
I see bare branches
crisscross the dawn sky
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colored koi
in the aquarium
on my screen ...
living in the attic
my dream grows pale
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one page of Neruda
after another ...
my cramped attic
dissolving
into a twilight sky
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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/
Great Tanka Chen. I think I seen the first one before. But enjoyed reading it again. Thanks for posting
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Dear Chen,
ReplyDeleteFor those of us still apprenticing in the Asian forms you set a good example--one well worth studying.
Thank you,
Michael
A delightful read. Very much appreciated. Ralph
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid Haikus do nothing for me Chen, that is not to say you don't write them well
ReplyDeleteWrite On. In your own way
Whatever works for you is okay with me!
George
I'm afraid Haikus do nothing for me Chen, that is not to say you don't write them well
ReplyDeleteWrite On. In your own way
Whatever works for you is okay with me!
George
Nice collection, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletevery poignant tanka,love and light,angelee
ReplyDeleteLovely tanka, enjoyed reading them.
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