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

Thursday, August 27, 2026

On Shifting Ground

With skin creased like winter-worn leather and hands calloused from decades of labor, this gray-haired immigrant bears the map of a hard life across his face. His heart and mind now straddle memories of a sun-drenched homeland and a no-milk-or-honey future.

in wind-blown leaves
go back where you came from ...
he limps along