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

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Blooming Faces Haiku

blooming faces
mother's water sprinkler
spouts a rainbow



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dewdrops on the tip of a leaf
the ballerina holds her pose


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the tattered banner
not one woman less
not one more death
flapping in evening chill ...
a long scream cuts to silence


FYI: For more about poems for International Women's Day, see Special Feature: Selected Poems on Women Navigating Their Multi-Faceted Lives