He can write in English, states the dog-eared Chinese-English dictionary on the coffee-stained desk. A German Shepherd lives with him, says the attic wall with an old map of Taiwan on it. But he can't stand Canadian food, observes a line of jars of salted bamboo shoots. Except food, everything looks OK, they say in unison.
the stillness
of this morning …
tenth winter
Haibun Today, 7:3, September 2013
Contemporary Haibun, 15, 2014
Under the oppressive gaze of the shasei regime, my haibun above has been rejected time and time again for its unrealistic or fanciful characterization. This raises an important question: are you willing to be an obedient subject of this totalitarian regime?
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