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

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Christmas Rain Tanka

Christmas rain ...
a girl’s muffled cries follow
wrong number



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the faint smell
of Christmas leftovers ...
snow, ice, rain mixed


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Boxing Day sales
snowprints of a homeless teen 
who slept by the store


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Arctic snap
in a world of white on white
the sound of keystrokes


FYI: Toronto Star, December 30Arctic blast brings snow and wind to the Great Lakes and Northeast

A surge of Arctic air brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreling across the Midwest left tens of thousands of customers without power.