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

Friday, February 20, 2026

Jagged Ramadan Moon Haiku

Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLXXXIII": "jagged Ramadan moon"

skeletal houses
jagged Ramadan moon
in each window



Note: My haiku below could be read as its prequel and sequel respectively:

Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, XXX: "Al-Aqsa" 

distant boom, boom, boom ...
the first sliver of the moon 
over Al-Aqsa


FYI: Al-Aqsa is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.


Ramadan moon
behind skeletal houses
the edge of peace

Third Place, The Solitary Daisy Annual Haiku Contest, 2025