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

Friday, April 28, 2023

Burden of Silence Haiku

 Three Hundred and Sixty-First Entry, Coronavirus Poetry Diary
written in response to The Independent, April 26: Arcturus: the new Covid variant XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and driving up infection rate in India

covid patients
in room 13, the burden
of silence

NeverEnding Story, April 28 2023

FYI: The Times of India, April 27: India records 9,355 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours 

And Yahoo!News, April 28: ‘Arcturus’ COVID variant shows threat of new wave of death, warns WHO

...The leader of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned coronavirus is still capable of causing mass death....“An estimated one in 10 infections results in post-COVID-19 conditions,” he added, “suggesting hundreds of millions of people will need longer-term care.


AddedThis Brave New World, LXXX

in dim light
every dead person shot 
from the neck up ...
Honduran women lay 
over the little children

FYI: Associated Press, April 29: Man kills 5 in Texas after Honduran family complained about gunfire

A Texas man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside the house, after the family asked him to stop firing rounds in his yard because they were trying to sleep, authorities said Saturday.


Added:

in the workshop
green, focussed and wired
on energy drinks 
salesmen repeat loudly, there's gold
behind each door of distrust!

FYI: For more example, see To the Lighthouse: Character/Persona Tanka