I run with the horse
toward sunlight through storm clouds
new year's dream, yet lives
FYI: Today, the 2026 Lunar New Year welcomes the Year of the Fire Horse—a rare, high-energy convergence in the 60-year zodiac cycle, uniting the dynamic Yang Fire element with the Horse’s innate qualities of speed, independence, and fierce passion. It is a year charged with momentum and transformation, opening wide the door to bold, self-directed action. Yet such intensity carries its own cautions: the risk of burnout, volatility, and sudden upheaval.
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Bloody New Year
war news on mute ...
I scream into the dark
yet the night
swallows my fury
in snow-shrouded stillness
No blue sky, no green field — only snow falling. This sound of white on white. The day goes on ...
It is the best of years; it is the worst of years; it is the age of wisdom; it is the age of foolishness; it is the epoch of belief; it is the epoch of incredulity; it is the season of light; it is the season of darkness; it is the spring of hope; it is the winter of despair. We have everything before us, and we have nothing before us. — Paraphrased from Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
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New Year noodles
slip off my chopsticks ...
eating alone,
this bittersweet taste
of hometown memories
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I color-code
my New Year's to-do-list
snow on snow ...
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at China Gala
robot after robot lunges
backflips, spins around
jumps, dances to Happy New Year ...
my silence, cold as steel
Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can do
Developed by several Chinese robotics firms, the robots performed a range of intricate stunts, including kung fu, comedy sketches and choreographed dance moves alongside human performers.
