JAPANESE GARDEN
by Clara Hsu
arched
sky water
bridge
half moon
June
slips
by
in a pair of geta
koi in red kimonos
things to wear
under
shades
a
bell
IMAGE: “Water Lilies and Koi Pond” by Elaine Plesser. Prints available at fineartamerica.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Clara Hsu practices the art of multi-dimensional being: mother, musician, purveyor of Clarion Music Center (1982-2005), traveler, translator and poet. Since 2009, she has co-hosted the monthly San Francisco Open Mic Poetry Podcast TV Show with John Rhodes. In 2013, she co-founded Poetry Hotel Press with Jack Foley. Clara has been published internationally. Her book of poetry, The First to Escape, is due to be released in the summer of 2014.
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