By Maxine Hong Kingston
I pay.
In dream: Susie’s medical bill.
For real: Moana bar tab.
我付款。
夢中：蘇西的醫療費。
現實：莫阿娜酒吧賬。
Time I write …
In dream: Susie’s medical bill.
For real: Moana bar tab.
我付款。
夢中：蘇西的醫療費。
現實：莫阿娜酒吧賬。
Time I write …
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- By John Whalen-BridgeThe words of children
splash in grandmother’s mind
and ripple to now.
孩子的話兒
在祖母心中濺起
蕩漾至今。 - By Faisal MohyuddinAll night, the somber
Song of chimes. The winter wind
Grieves for Gaza too.
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Rage:
the broken
heart
of … - By John Brandifallen leavesthe abbot sweepsaround them
- By John Brandia partywhere everyone says goodbyethen stays
- By Teresa Mei Chucthis morning
weaving Chi in the garden
invisible ball in my hand
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Halong Bay
battle distant memory… - By Steve SanfieldThe earth shakes
just enough
to remind us. - By Langston HughesThe calm,
Cool face of the river
Asked me for a kiss. - By Jack KerouacUseless! Useless!
—heavy rain driving
into the sea - By Jack KerouacIn my medicine cabinet
the winter fly
Has died of old age - By Jack KerouacThe bottoms of my shoes
are clean
From walking in the rain - By Jennifer WongAmong heart-shaped leaves
the white fish gleams, red tail.
Soft lotuses sleep. - By John AshberyA blue anchor grains of grit in a tall sky sewing
I inch and only sometimes as far as the twisted pole… - By Frank LimaI
The lights are out
The cats are hungry
The room is full of gangsters
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The dishes are dirty
The … - By Kobayashi IssaMosquito at my ear—
does he think
I’m deaf? - By Kobayashi IssaUnder the evening moon
the snail
is stripped to the waist. - By Kobayashi IssaEven with insects—
some can sing,
some can’t. - By Jack PrelutskyIf not for the cat,
And the scarcity of cheese,
I could be content. - By Campbell McGrath5am: the frogs
ask what is it, what is it?
It is what it is. - By Chinaka Hodgewhen you die, i’m told
they only use given names
christopher wallace
no notorious
neither b.i.g. nor smalls…