Monday, September 17, 2018

Poetry Pea, Episode 43


episode 43 of the Haiku Chronicle Podcast. 


april rain
i inhale and exhale
petrichor
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pre-monsoon rain
with every sip of the tea
petrichor
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Revised with Nick

with every sip
of green qehwa
petrichor

which she subsequently revised as this:

pre-monsoon rain
the evening tea
with petrichor

Sunday, September 9, 2018

NeveryEnding Story Blog, 2018


NeveryEnding Story Blog, July 2018


the rustling
of fallen leaves
divorce day
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Chinese Translation (Traditional)


落葉
沙沙作響的聲音
離婚日

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Chinese Translation (Simplified)


落叶
沙沙作响的声音
离婚日



Chinese translation by Chen-ou Liu

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NeveryEnding Story Blog, September 2018

summer heat
passing through this hole
in the shelter wall
it reminds us again
the war is not over

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)


夏天的熱氣
穿過避難所牆上
的這個洞
它再次提醒我們
戰爭還沒有結束

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Chinese Translation (Simplified)


夏天的热气
穿过避难所墙上
的这个洞
它再次提醒我们
战争还没有结束

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NeveryEnding Story Blog, January 2018

two monarchs
disappear into the fog
as mysteriously
as they appear ...
will I see my daughter again?


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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

兩隻帝王蝶
神秘地消失在霧中
然後再次
神秘地出現 ...
我會再見到我的女兒嗎?


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Chinese Translation (Simplified)

两只帝王蝶
神秘地消失在雾中
然后再次
神秘地出现...
我会再见到我的女儿吗



Chinese translation by Chen-ou Liu

Saturday, September 8, 2018

The Haiku Foundation Blog, 2018



December 2018

falling leaves
her mobile screen 
at the end of a street

A Sense of Place: CITY SIDEWALK – touch

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beneath food stall
a stray cat chews
the leftover bones

A Sense of Place: CITY SIDEWALK – taste

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inner city street
the dog sniffs
every shadow

A Sense of Place: CITY SIDEWALK – smell



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Black Friday
a beggar tosses
coins in the bowl 


A Sense of Place: CITY SIDEWALK – hearing

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November 2018


the stray cat
stares at me
city sidewalk

A Sense of Place: CITY SIDEWALK – sight


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hillside hiking
the soft touch
of floating clouds


A Sense of Place: HIKING TRAIL – touch

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Margalla hills 
exotic mulberries 
delaying the hike


A Sense of Place: HIKING TRAIL – taste

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solitary walk
smell of fears
in the rainforest


A Sense of Place: HIKING TRAIL – smell

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October 2018

forest hiking
the tree creaks
after each step


A Sense of Place: HIKING TRAIL – hearing

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Himalayan trail
suspended in the mist
the ibex horns


 A Sense of Place: Hiking Trail – sight

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the goddess touch blooming the iris field

 A Sense of Place: MEADOW/FIELD – touch


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 dairy farm
the taste of fresh hay
in the milk


 A Sense of Place: MEADOW/FIELD – taste

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harvest day
a farm dog sniffs
for the invaders


A Sense of Place: MEADOW/FIELD – smell

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September 2018

heatwave
popping in the field
bamboo trees


A Sense of Place: MEADOW/FIELD – hearing

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autumn meadow
all the colors
of my loneliness


A Sense of Place: MEADOW – sight


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mountain top
the taste of snow
with each breath

A Sense of Place: MOUNTAIN – taste


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mountain erosion
i stumble over
the pebbles

A Sense of Place: MOUNTAIN – touch



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August 2018

beach walk the bitter taste of his words

A Sense of Place: THE SHORE – taste


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sea lichen
on my arm
a new tattoo

A Sense of Place: The shore- touch


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clouds of smoke
across the river
a mountain village

A Sense of Place: MOUNTAIN – sight


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wind chimes the cascading waterfall


A Sense of Place: MOUNTAIN – hearing


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remembrance day
the bittersweet smell
of mountain poppies

A Sense of Place: MOUNTAIN – smell


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July 2018


after flood
the bridge
of fallen trees

A Sense of Place: THE SHORE – sight


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beach debris
striking the rock
a rolling can

A Sense of Place: THE SHORE – hearing


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barbeque aroma painting the beach sunset

A Sense of Place: THE SHORE – smell


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June 2018


sun glints
on the spaceship window
summer solstice

spaceship window


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browsing tabs
with countless windows
online shopping

Window-shop


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stained glass window
the image of heaven
in pieces

stained glass window 


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open window
the things I keep
from others

open window


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May 2018


moving the clouds
from window to window
the window cleaner

window cleaner


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surgery day
through the hospital window
distant thunder

hospital window


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gloomy face
even the window seat makes
no difference

window seat


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storm window
deepening
the inner darkness

storm window


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ticket wicket
of the lottery centre
open-and-shut

ticket wicket


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April 2018


bank statement
the envelope window shows
nothing

envelope window


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my dream house
from the outhouse window
out of reach
(special mention)

Outhouse Window


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new intern
his computer’s display screen
totally blank

computer display screen window


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peak hours
through the train window
i face the faces

train/subway window


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March 2018


abandoned tree fort
on both sides of the window
autumn leaves

tree fort window


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visiting hours
peeking through the blinds
the foster child

window shade, window blind


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no demarcation
between sky and sea
through the porthole window

porthole


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hospice window box full of wildflowers

window box






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February 2018

through triple pane window the silent storm

triple pane window


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valentine’s day…
through the sunroof
heart shaped cloud

sunroof window


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extra work
through the office window
the harvest moon

office window 


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January 2018


sharing secrets
through the window
the doll and I

dollhouse window


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glints of sunrise
on airplane window
homecoming

airplane window


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child custody hearing
at the window
his shadow

waiting room window

Friday, September 7, 2018

Failed Haiku, haiga (2017-18)








failed haiku, Volume 3, Issue 36 (haiga) 


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A Journal of English Senryu
Volume 3, Issue 34



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Guest ‘Failed Editor’ Adjei Agyei-Baah
Failed Haiku, Volume 3, Issue 33



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Failed Haiku, Volume 3, Issue 31 



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Failed Haiku, Volume 2, Issue, 24







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Failed Haiku, Volume 2, Issue 22 


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Failed Haiku, Volume 2, Issue 21 




Thursday, August 30, 2018

Daily Haiga, 2018



August 2018

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February 2018



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January 2018

Friday, July 6, 2018

MoonBathing, 2018


this winter
layer after layer
on the bare banyan
carving my dying self
with white snow


MoonBathing, Issue 19

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the love letter
in her gnarled hands . . .
she mourns over
the vows she kept
all these years

MoonBathing, Issue 18