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

Saturday, September 19, 2026

First Summer Since She's Gone

Moths batter the porch’s yellow bulb, a dry, restless tapping against the casing. Below, a glass of melting ice sweats into the wicker table.

The humidity lies over us like a heavy blanket, but the old beagle and I can't kick it off.

a hazy crescent
the rhythm of crickets
stitching our silence