Remembrance Day speech..
young girls stretch a banner
that reads 'Peace Is the Way'

haiku by Chenou Liu
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sultry dusk...
the nape of her neck
draws me in
as a streetlamp
beckons to the moth

tanka by Chenou Liu (2012)
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my car breaks down
in the middle of nowhere
the moon
leads the way
toward the morning sun

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emasculated
by her 'ABC, follow me'
the first time
he shouts out
the F-words in Chinglish

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the shining moon
that used to perch
on my childhood dreams
now hovers over
a rooming house

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Political Kyoka

back from shopping...
the reflection in the glass
of my car
a Chinese guy
with a dark hoodie

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the CN Tower
illuminated in orange
under its shadow
two homeless men
lean against each other

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hazy winter morning...
nostalgia like the girl
next door
with a great body
who looks innocent

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'a sweet dream
or a beautiful nightmare? '
the echoes
of her lullaby
linger through the night

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her pale face
and a ragged Barbie's...
framed by the window
of a group home
in Easter sunlight

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