Thanksgiving Poem
Thanksgiving There’s something serene in the welling of tears A calm in the heaviness that starts in my throat And is anchored in my gut Peace of mind comes from my furrowed brow Inhaling the cold, still loneliness Exhaling their distant warmth Eyes closed, I give thanks Knowing that somewhere, An […]
Fried Cabbage in the Kyomushil: A Poem
a poem written and read by Victoria Su, ETA ’15-’16 I wrote a poem on the eve of Thanksgiving. That morning I was still suffering from the hurricane of homesickness that had struck me all of a sudden the night before. My host family’s extended family had been visiting, and while they were friendly […]
Sea and Clouds
This week’s Web Feature is a meditative poem from Andrew Cheng, ETA ’12-14. “We’re not here forever, say the castles to the sky / And our beauty will not last no matter how much you may try…”