Today China Doll

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beijing, China, creative writing, girl, photography, poetry

girl in Beijing, 2007

Today
I see the sun rise over the fence and set behind the house.
I see my brother chase after his kite.
I see the dog bark at the cars passing by.
I see the man cook pig’s liver on a grill at the corner.
I see the woman take my photo.
I imagine I am going to be on the cover of a fashion magazine.
I want her to see me.

Reverberations

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creative writing, energy, photography, poetry, ripples, water

The surface is placid.
Drop in one tiny pebble
And it begins.
Ripples, moving outward,
Energy building, cresting, swirling
While the pebble sinks deep.
Slowly
The surface is calm again.
Subtle reverberations
Echoing in the distance.
A weight on the bottom.
Presume the energy fades away,
It resounds for miles.