I
Lust --
he sips on
a bottle of hot milk.
Hurt --
she spits out
black watermelon seeds.
II
Reading The Kamasutra
she is alone --
rain on the blossoms.
Engaging business partners
he is busy --
pants around the ankles.
III
alone in bed --
she hears her cat's
piercing cry.
awkward moment --
he forgets where
his blue pills are.
IV
Career woman,
devoted wife --
short day into lone night.
Struggling writer
staying at home --
day and night are the same.
Inscribed: A Magazine For Writers, Vol., I4
Butterfly Dream: Pregnant Buffalo Haiku by Angelee Deodhar
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*English Original*
late afternoon
up to its belly in hyacinths
a pregnant buffalo
*The Heron’s Nest,* 7:1, 2005
Angelee Deodhar
*Chinese Translation (Tr...