Thread — A Poem

In the wind
grass stands tall
solemn, aligned

Light
shatters,
dazzles into folded spots

Spiders move
limbs touch
then part

Cicadas’ song
ignites,
from fervor to hush —
the summer party
scatters, falls silent

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September,
deliberate,
pushes August away

A fist of red clay
still burning,
chants — passion!
May!

Yi

— written in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

2025.09.03