tongues of fire …
the things I take
the things it takes
*
drawn-out yawn . . .
morning sunlight tangled
in my old dog’s tail
*
beach sunset
paints her face wine-red
before love after love
*
around a bend
in the wooded trail
giant cliff Buddha
*
ocean breeze
a flotilla
of fishducks
*
garden path
one firefly constellation
then another
Chen-ou Liu is the author of two award-winning books, Following the Moon to the Maple Land and A Life in Transition and Translation. His tanka and haiku have been honored with many awards.