a duet response to Time
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words by Claudia Yang / illustrations by Wandy Cheng
你今日點呀 ?
remembering time is infinitely timeless:
a trajectory of ancestral
oracles, awaiting to
be unshelled nesting dolls. as
i sling my body over restless tides to
find raindrops trembling beneath
my skin. coming
& going
how strange
our lines have crossed
many earthly burrows,
heavy kiln, worldwide heartbreak.
find raindrops trembling beneath
my skin. coming
& going
how strange
our lines have crossed
many earthly burrows,
heavy kiln, worldwide heartbreak.
spiralling methodically twist sweet clementine,
unfurl into a spherical dress, to
know bitter rind sleets
onto my mother
tongue. may we collect
our fallen transfigured bodies to new prayers.
but i will always find bellies laughter
in ruptured bruises of
departing hope.
as stardust shimmers
with words they don’t have, i am
in ruptured bruises of
departing hope.
as stardust shimmers
with words they don’t have, i am
speaking in sound and tinkering strings;
lift head up towards the
acuteness of the
moon,
its buoys hung low to
fish familiarity in warm
broth over imploding onomatopoeia,
to say if tomorrow was setting,
at least we had
a brief interlude of Time,
a sun-danced moment.
順其自然 .
at least we had
a brief interlude of Time,
a sun-danced moment.
順其自然 .
Claudia Yang (楊彥藍) is a poet, performer + student of Traditional Chinese Medicine, currently rooted in Tkarón:to/Toronto. She processes Life Cycles through reconnecting with lineage and storytelling through reverence. Their published works can be found in Red Pocket Press, petrichor, Bitter Melon Poetry, Scum Mag, and more. Stories on @bonesettergrandchild
Wandy Cheng (鄭婉婷) is a Hong Kong- born illustrator and artist working and exhibiting in Toronto, Canada. She explores concepts of juxtaposition through contrasting textures and repeated patterns, both on paper and with clay.
wandycheng.com