Monday, November 29, 2021

Cool Announcement: A Freebie, I Am by Vandana Parashar​

My Dear Readers:

NeverEnding Story contributor, Vandana Parashar​, published a collection of haiku as a salute to the spirt of womanhood, titled I Am (Title IX Press, 2019), and she shared her fine work as a free download available at Title IX Press website.

Selected Haiku:

ultrasound probe
my mother’s longing
hangs in the air

family picnic
an uncle shows me
his hidden snake

nightfall
a splash of red
between the doll's legs

arranged marriage
an aunt hands me
fairness cream

post-partum
the sky finally clears
of last night’s storm

first day of school
I cry louder
than my daughter

soldier’s home
days on the calendar crossed
with crayons

cousin’s wedding
mother frowns
at my backless gown

Happy Reading

Chen-ou

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