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Chen-ou Liu

 

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.

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