Two Poems by Changming Yuan

The Two in the Grove

she is a willow
gorgeous and graceful
his whispers are breeze
gentle and generous
blowing through her branches
slim and sunlight-glazed
constantly making her tremble like a chuckling tree

 

 

 

Chronometry

           

I kissed your morning

With mine, and held

Your night closely with mine too

 

Between your spring and autumn

I lay my summer

Deep in winter

 

From your January through February

To your March, I wrap your April and May

With my June and July

 

Within your August

I use my September or October

To caress both your November and December

 

And right from your moment

I suck my whole year

 

 

 

 

Changming Yuan, an 8-time Pushcart nominee, grew up in rural China and currently tutors in Vancouver, where he co-edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Qing Yuan. Since mid-2005, Changming's poetry has appeared in 839 literary publications worldwide, including Best Canadian Poetry, BestNewPoemsOnline and Threepenny Review.