VSANA, 2026

evening prayer 

a drifting leaf falls 

in my cupped hands 

receding wave— 

the folded wings

of a migratory bird

Published in VSANA on the stone of May, Cascata. 

https://www.vsana.org/ppp-49-may-1--26

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meandering through 

the village alley 

floodwater

fading all at once

the childhood laughter 

returning home

a labyrinth 

of the old trails

Published in VSANA on the Chinese stone of April, Surging.

https://www.vsana.org/ppp-48-apr-1--26

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thawing mountains

one after another

leave behind 

the lingering cold

of an old war 

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melting ice—

the barren summits

of glaciers

Published in VSANA on the Chinese stone of March, The Great Respiration.

https://www.vsana.org/ppp-47-mar-1--26

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late-night train

through bare trees

in the jungle—

how barren life feels 

after departure

across the foggy lake

the blurred tips

of the city line—

how gloomy life looks

from a distance

Published in VSANA on the stone of February, Dream Stone. 

https://www.vsana.org/copy-of-ppp-46-feb-1--26

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melting down
all the old narratives
summer heat
rippling my shadow
into a passing mirage


finding no place
in my war-ruined homeland
before sunset
I wave goodbye
to the last migratory bird

Published in VSANA on the stone of January, The Great Overhang.
https://www.vsana.org/ppp-44-jan-1--26