On each sunny Saturday afternoon
The elderly woman would be seen
All dressed up
From head to toe
Sitting all by herself
In her very best
On that park bench
Both her face and clothing shinier
Than the daylight
She would gaze long
Beyond the bay
At the tall trees
On a distant mountain
Like a proud queen
Reviewing her guards or honor
Until at a cloudy moment, her head fell down
On her shrunk shoulder, once and forever
Author Bio:
Changming Yuan, 5-time Pushcart nominee and author of Allen Qing Yuan, holds a PhD in English, tutors, and edits Poetry Pacific in Vancouver (Poetry submissions welcome at [email protected]). Yuan's poetry appears in 709 literary publications across 26 countries, including Asia Literary Review, Barrow Street, Best Canadian Poetry, BestNewPoemsOnline,Exquisite Corpse, London Magazine and Threepenny Review.
The elderly woman would be seen
All dressed up
From head to toe
Sitting all by herself
In her very best
On that park bench
Both her face and clothing shinier
Than the daylight
She would gaze long
Beyond the bay
At the tall trees
On a distant mountain
Like a proud queen
Reviewing her guards or honor
Until at a cloudy moment, her head fell down
On her shrunk shoulder, once and forever
Author Bio:
Changming Yuan, 5-time Pushcart nominee and author of Allen Qing Yuan, holds a PhD in English, tutors, and edits Poetry Pacific in Vancouver (Poetry submissions welcome at [email protected]). Yuan's poetry appears in 709 literary publications across 26 countries, including Asia Literary Review, Barrow Street, Best Canadian Poetry, BestNewPoemsOnline,Exquisite Corpse, London Magazine and Threepenny Review.
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