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

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Hazy Crescent Haiku

again her smile fades ...
I awaken to the silence
of a hazy crescent



FYI: My haiku below could be read as its prequel and sequel respestively 

her empty bed ...
get-well cards catching
winter sunlight


And

hazy day moon 
alone, awake with the weight
of memory



Added: Politics of Distraction, VI:

Make America Great Again

After the failed peace talks, leaning over the Resolute Desk toward the camera lights, the man vows with a meaty smile, "I'll block ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz."

block the blockade
to break the blockade ...
in the briefing room
silence broken only
by a buzzing fly


FYI: Time Magazine, April 12, 2026: Trump Says U.S. Will Blockade Strait of Hormuz After Iran Peace Talks Fail


Added:

peace talks stalled
I hold onto the long half
of a wishbone


Added:

home from work
the opening door spills
darkness 


Added:

moonlit wave
after wave after wave 
the ocean 
grows louder with her 
gone a year now


Added:

coloring the morning breeze cherry blossom rain


Added: No More Fairy Tales, LII

El Niño pulses ... 
war is peace, peace is war
circled red


FYI: The New York Times, March 12 2026Odds Rise That El Niño Will Soon Bring Weather Extremes

The climate pattern known for intense heat, floods and drought is likely to develop this summer, raising questions about disaster preparedness.

Scientists at the Climate Prediction Center, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, had raised their estimate for an El Niño event this summer from 60% to about 80%.... Forecasters now predict that the coming El Niño -- a warming of the Pacific Ocean that deeply affects global weather patterns -- is likely to be as severe as the one in 2023-2024, which triggered severe flooding and prolonged heatwaves around the world.