frozen in one place
roaming thoughts of lives elsewhere:
view from my window
room teeming with life
people eat, laugh, talk at once:
my polaroid wall
need for affection
the warmth of quality time:
pet a virtual cat
Artwork by Hansol Choi
Tag: haiku
Invisible Family
She hands me a plate
of breakfast food she cooked at
dawn, my big sister.
He asks about my
life as he guards houses at
night, my old father.
She hugs me like she
hugs kids she’s paid to care for,
my weary mother.
Artwork by Ikegami Yoriyuki
Utopia: Haiku Series
Through unguarded streets,
curious minds take steady strides—
girl, imagine that!
*
Inside our snow globe,
every child is fast asleep
away from the cold.
*
Their hazy eyes stare
as I wear a content smile
on my warm deathbed.
Artwork by Lee Merrion
Life Ahead
Is it possible
to breathe fresh air through photos?
Asking for my kids.
Colorful ball pit
Children will hate to swim in:
A sea of plastic
A sea canary
And underwater duets
Folktale materials
Mixed media sculpture.
Artwork by Ian Priest
Haiku Series: Body Parts
Mud on my bare back
An open secret I grew
to love: My birthmark
*
Faded permanence
Captured stories, frozen time
A road map of scars
*
Politics aside
Visa apps are hard because
I have sweaty hands
Artwork “Limbs” by Seth Alverson, 2012
Haiku Series: Hearth
My mother’s porridge:
Bowl of memories that heals
Even the un-sick
*
Two melting bodies
Arms that comfort and support
A friend’s hug is home
*
Daily sparks of joy
Tagged Instagram photos of
Funny feline friends
Artwork by Mouni Feddag
Haiku Series: Flow
Weather Forecast
Winter of unrest
Snow fairies falling out of
The hair on my head
Natural Calamity
Solitary souls
Drowning in their burst dams but
A bathroom has ears
Body Language
Trees sway left and right
To the drumming of the rain
I too want to dance
Print by Katsushika Hokusai, “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”
