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

Saturday, May 8, 2021

Anywhere ... Until Everywhere Tanka

Two Hundred and Sixth Entry, Coronavirus Poetry Diary

politicians
talk again among themselves 
in gathering dark
Covid won't end anywhere
until it ends everywhere



Added: Two Hundred and Seventh Entry

leafless branches
scratching hospital windows ...
sharp spike in cases