Pian Shu, Ph.D.

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New Year Is For Hydration

By Pian Shu


Magenta runs swiftly into a new field of possibilities
Crops hidden,     await new spring’s wake-up breeze 
Time flows through the water polo matches 
        of marked calendars, ticking alarm clocks, and ambitiously-proclaimed new year resolutions


And I say:
        Happy New Year to the sprinting rivers
        Happy New Year to the chewing cows
        Happy New Year to freshly cut flowers
            next to the fir candle that burns with the wooden slabs in the sizzling furnace


Happy new year to warm soups and fresh snow.

(— January 2023)