Cristina-Monica Moldoveanuഀ
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CUCKOO VOICEഀ
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on the crowded boulevard ഀ
the words ran in opposite directions ഀ
I was weaned off speech ഀ
while others were giving praise ഀ
to colored balloons and fireworks ഀ
only my words were true ഀ
without ribbons or laces ഀ
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I bought a wide brim hat ഀ
to hide my dumbness grimace among others ഀ
it feels so bad when you get into the light ഀ
from a bastard cocoon ഀ
it is so hard to fly ഀ
after crawling shamelessly ഀ
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words are like one day old butterflies ഀ
flying in all directions ഀ
they have even learned to climb up to the moon ഀ
against my will they are strangers to me now ഀ
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and while I try to catch them ഀ
like any other human ഀ
a black bird is at wake ഀ
under the cuckoo nest ഀ
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GLAS DE CUCഀ
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pe bulevardul aglomerat ഀ
cuvintele alergau în direcţii opuse ഀ
am fost înţărcată de vorbire ഀ
în timp ce alţii aduceau omagii ഀ
baloanelor colorate şi artificiilor ഀ
doar cuvintele mele erau adevărate ഀ
fără panglici sau dantele ഀ
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am cumpărat o pălărie cu bor larg ഀ
să-mi ascund grimasa de muţenie printre alţii ഀ
e atât de neplăcut când ieşi la lumină ഀ
dintr-un cocon bastard ഀ
este dificil să zbori ഀ
după ce te-ai târât fără ruşine ഀ
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cuvintele sunt ca fluturii de-o zi ഀ
zboară în toate direcţiile ഀ
au învăţat chiar să urce până la lună ഀ
împotriva voinţei mele îmi sunt acum străine ഀ
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şi în timp ce încerc să le prind ഀ
ca orişicare alt om ഀ
o pasăre neagră stă de priveghi ഀ
sub cuibul de cuc ഀ
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Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu is a Romanian poet who has lived in Bucharest since birth. ഀ
She began writing poems in 2007 and haiku in March 2010. Her poems, haiku and haiga have appeared in a ഀ
variety of publications, most recently in Daily Haiga and Notes from the ഀ
Gean. Her work has also appeared in Ploc!, Asahi Shimbun, Sketchbook, Multiverses,ഀ
the Romanian magazine Haiku and Mainichi Daily News.ഀ
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