more space between us ...
at sunset
I barely hear her
above the ocean’s song
________
I stand still
saying nothing, everything
as she waves goodbye ...
the sound of leaves
falling on leaves
________
I gaze up
at the white contrail
while writing tanka
as if there were magic words
to ground you in my world
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Chen-ou Liu lives in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of five books, including Following the Moon to the Maple Land (First Prize, 2011 Haiku Pix Chapbook Contest) and A Life in Transition and Translation (Honorable Mention, 2014 Turtle Light Press Biennial Haiku Chapbook Competition), His tanka and haiku have been honored with many awards.
oh, i can certainly relate to these - beautiful work
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your wonderful contribution, you are a great writer!
Best wishes,
Inge
Hi Chen-ou Liu. I enjoyed reading your tanka. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!
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(www.creativeinspirationspp.blogspot.com)
Very good tanka Chen-ou Liu. I really like the last stanza.
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I really enjoyed all of these, thanks so much for sharing them with us.
ReplyDeleteYour Tanka are a delight to read, Chen-ou Liu. Thank you for sharing. Regards // paul
ReplyDeleteChen-ou, Thank you for sharing your talent with us on Whispers Your poem is beautifully written and lovely to read
ReplyDeleteSincerely, Charlene