(Blank) space is a bystander
Published in Sketchbook, 6:6, November/December 2011
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Christmas Haiku
Christmas Eve …
a wooden Jesus
and its shadow
Published in Modern Haiku, 43:1, Feb., 2012
a wooden Jesus
and its shadow
Published in Modern Haiku, 43:1, Feb., 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
A Senryu
spicy chicken …
this impulse to ask
if she's married
Published in Modern Haiku, 43:1, Feb., 2012
this impulse to ask
if she's married
Published in Modern Haiku, 43:1, Feb., 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Snow Tanka
my heart
weighted by the desire
to be young
and live at night . . .
snow falling upon snow
Published in Haiku Canada Review, Winter/Spring 2012
weighted by the desire
to be young
and live at night . . .
snow falling upon snow
Published in Haiku Canada Review, Winter/Spring 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Award-Winning Haiku
In memory of my friend and teacher, Paul Crudden
The Editors and Web Master of The Heron's Nest just announced "the results of the Readers' Choice Awards for favorite poems and poets featured in Volume XIII, 2011...We published poems by 250 poets during 2011 and the average total points for combined works this year was 15."
I received the following two awards:
Grand Prize: POEM OF THE YEAR (13 nominations, totaling 89 points)
a deceased friend
taps me on the shoulder -
plum blossoms falling
First Runner-up as Poet of the Year
(17 nominations, naming 3 of 3 poems published = 110 points)
The Editors and Web Master of The Heron's Nest just announced "the results of the Readers' Choice Awards for favorite poems and poets featured in Volume XIII, 2011...We published poems by 250 poets during 2011 and the average total points for combined works this year was 15."
I received the following two awards:
Grand Prize: POEM OF THE YEAR (13 nominations, totaling 89 points)
a deceased friend
taps me on the shoulder -
plum blossoms falling
First Runner-up as Poet of the Year
(17 nominations, naming 3 of 3 poems published = 110 points)
Note:
My poem was dedicated to my Canadian friend, Paul Crudden.
I was told by my editor, Fay Aoyagi, that The Heron's Nest doesn't print “dedication" except for the special section; therefore "for Paul Crudden" was omitted.
Eight years ago, I met Paul at a long-term care center as a Friendly Visitor. His illness made him speak with difficulty, but it didn’t stop him from conversing. He constantly told me that “Chen-ou, don’t worry about your English. Both of us have speaking problems, but many people around us have listening problems.”
Paul's acceptance and encouragement made the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms relevant to me. He passed away on Oct., 30, 2005. Two years later, I received my Canadian citizenship.
I was told by my editor, Fay Aoyagi, that The Heron's Nest doesn't print “dedication" except for the special section; therefore "for Paul Crudden" was omitted.
Eight years ago, I met Paul at a long-term care center as a Friendly Visitor. His illness made him speak with difficulty, but it didn’t stop him from conversing. He constantly told me that “Chen-ou, don’t worry about your English. Both of us have speaking problems, but many people around us have listening problems.”
Paul's acceptance and encouragement made the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms relevant to me. He passed away on Oct., 30, 2005. Two years later, I received my Canadian citizenship.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Nostalgia Tanka
young tourists
strolling along Queen’s Quay
in spring sunlight
a Chinese man plays
The Song of Nostalgia
Published in Haiku News, 1:5, Feb. 2012
strolling along Queen’s Quay
in spring sunlight
a Chinese man plays
The Song of Nostalgia
Published in Haiku News, 1:5, Feb. 2012
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