living alone
in the blizzard
of forgetfulness …
snowflakes obscure the world
outside the nursing home
Published by
Chen-ou Liu
Chen-ou Liu lives in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. He 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.
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' in the blizzard of forgetfulness' Exactly how it seemed from the outside looking in at my mother's dementia. The entire poem is stunning! Enjoyed it so much.
Beautiful image. As a blizzard obscures all so does forgetfulness. Snowflakes in the physical world, and also as a metaphor for the obscurity that forgetfulness brings.
Beautiful image. As a blizzard obscures all so does forgetfulness. Snowflakes in the physical world, a symbol of the obscuring of memories that forgetfulness brings.
Well written tanka.
Very evocative, especially if one has watched friends and family slide away.
This piece is stunningly poignant.
' in the blizzard of forgetfulness' Exactly how it seemed from the outside looking in at my mother's dementia. The entire poem is stunning! Enjoyed it so much.
Heartful, CHEN-OU LIU
__This tanka, puts us there before we are; potential… amplefies our care for they that are. _m
Very poignant and exactly the way it seemed when my father lost his words with Alzheimer's.
Thank you.
Beautiful and sad. I agree with everyone especially magyar.
Perfectly chosen outward imagery to mirror the inward …
Beautiful image. As a blizzard obscures all so does forgetfulness. Snowflakes in the physical world, and also as a metaphor for the obscurity that forgetfulness brings.
Beautiful image. As a blizzard obscures all so does forgetfulness. Snowflakes in the physical world, a symbol of the obscuring of memories that forgetfulness brings.
A very strong tanka, Chen-ou.
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