Chen-ou Liu, CA
Is this a senryu?
what remains of vague stares
into space
steaming bacon
is a calorie just
a calorie?
verse by
verse
his sermon draws me closer
to his wife's shoulder
from the
podium
the first verse line rolls out—
buzz of conversation
bathed in moonlight
my mother-in-law's face turns
to my friend
breezy Sunday
a nun gives her cross
to a beggar
she smiles
a Mona Lisa smile—
the man behind me
Dyke
March
a soft smile on her lips
as her eyes meet his
I Do...
the best man's wife
weeping
New
Year's Eve
he works overtime
with the intern
