loneliness
grabs me
by the balls
my mind
begins to tremble
a poem
is thrown out
of my shadow
Honorable Mention, 2013 Ultra Short Poem Competition
held by The Ontario Poetry Society
Butterfly Dream: Court Summons Haiku by John Richard Stephens
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*English Original*
court summons—
I carefully fold it
into a crane
*The Heron’s Nest*, 28:2, June 2026
John Richard Stephens
*Chinese Translation (Tradi...
