Nalini
a lone flower
stands tall
much like my mother
all through her life
a determined bloom !
awake alone to the year’s first morning sun.
in the mirror
this familiar stranger …
a burst of birdsong
THE DIGITAL AGE
No one makes
time to stare
at nothing
these days
we don’t make nothing.
Nothing does.
It is the time
that un-makes us all
Shikha S. Lamba is a jewelry designer and poet living in Hong Kong. Her poems and photography have previously been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart prize.
Chen-ou Liu is the author of five books, including “Following the Moon to the Maple Land” (First Prize, 2011 Haiku Pix Chapbook Contest) and “A Life in Transition and Translation” (Honorable Mention, 2014 Turtle Light Press Biennial Haiku Chapbook Competition). His tanka and haiku have been honored with many awards.
Mark Jackley’s poems have appeared in Frogpond, NOON, Password, and elsewhere. Read more of his poetry at www.markjackley.com
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