Chen-ou Liu's Translation Project: First English-Chinese Haiku and Tanka Blog

Friday, June 4, 2010

Heaven and Earth: A Haiku Sequence

he creeps across
the roof in twilight --
hazy minarets

she keeps her senses
on full alert at all time:
CNN War Report

he inhales Dust-Off
to drive demons from his mind:
a handful of dust

homebound geese
carry back the westering sun --
V on her wrist


June, 2010 issue of Taj Mahal Review

Note: Dust-Off cleaning spray is a can of compressed air to blow dust off electronic equipment. But it can also be inhaled as a kind of sedative, which can cause heart and lung damage if repeated.