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Cinqku

 

Cinqku

Cristian Mocanu, RO

t's not
warm enough
the promised land:
two homemade quilts cheer the
migrants
 

 

hey, you
winter moon,
care for a chat?
or are you dull, as per
science?

 

 

Crown Cinqku

Munich Airport

Cristian Mocanu, RO

Two girls
bilingual
German's for Batman;
they save Turkish just for
Daddy.

The nun
startled by
being called "Ma'm"
puts her smile back on with
relief.

Snack bar:
the waitress
meeting old friends—
half her face joyful, half
ashamed.

Eating
ciabatta:
the old country
ends here and the new
begins.

The young
journalist
on the cellphone:
how many pages rode
the waves?

 

 

Cinqku # 7

Bran Strand, UK

under
the hedge a
welcome haven—
down my neck raindroplets
trickle
 

 

Cinqku # 21

Brand Strand, UK

roasted
chestnuts on
bonfire embers—
forties recollections
alight

 

 


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