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John Zheng

A Stay Against Confusion

Sipping a cup of oolong to relax awhile, I stretch my legs and accidentally knock a stack of books off the tea table. I guess they need a break as well, so I decide not to stack them back up. They are listless on the floor, one’s head on the other’s chest, the other two leaning back to back with lowered heads, the rest like toppled dominoes, and the one I’ve paged the whole afternoon snoring gently.

     spiritless wind
     sunlight swings slightly
     with sheer curtains
     my Russian Blue
     twitches its tail

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About the Author

John Zheng has authored Enforced Rustication in the Chinese Cultural Revolution and published haibun in Arkansas Review, CHO, Haibun Today, Southern Quarterly, and Spillway.