The Last Day
twilight chill ...
fireballs on the glass surface
of a skyscraper
old couple's cellar
beyond the window a world
of smoke and bodies
what ifs ...
under a darkening sky
road to the border
Chen-ou Liu
My Dear Friends:
Today marks the 4-month long Russian invasion of Ukraine. The latest issue, No 16, of Frameless Sky was published yesterday and dedicated to the People of Ukraine. Eighty percent of the proceeds from the DVD and online viewing sale will be donated to Save the Children.
This issue, edited by NeverEnding Story contributor, Christine L.Villa, published a total of 100 plus poems from over 85 poets. Here is its multi-media sneak preview posted on YouTube and the following are haiku and tanka selected for your reading reading.
Selected Haiku and Tanka:
a dialogue
between nations
cannon fires
Teji Sethi
slabs of cement
a Ukrainian village
heavy with silence
Barrie Levine
bloodshed
we step into it again
the same river
Julie Schwerin
a shuffle of cards
during a game of Durak
soldiers plotting rape
Anna Cates
newborn's first lullaby glass-shattering gunshots
Daya Bhat
crossing borders teddy bears
Roberta Beach Jacobson
the line
that divides us
this time
how many lives
will it take
Michelle Brock
To conclude today's post, I would like to share with you my poems below, which are included in this issue:
smoky haze
in his battledress breast pocket
a baby photo
shards of glass
on the living room floor
the pianist
plays Chopin one last time
before fleeing her Kyiv home
Chen-ou
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