Duanwu de mayo

Five Friends on the Fifth of May

by Irene Yung

Gather round, raise a glass to spring
Bend down, pen songs of joy
You may ask why we eat sticky rice:
To save me from sorrow by your happy smiles

 Asian Mexican

by Dana Jill Meaux Hatch

Chips & zonza, oil & vinegar, don't mix but still are delicious
Peanut butter & chocolate, bread & butter, do mix and still delicious
We love May 5th now 'cause
Friends hang out & mashup traditions



The Changing World

by Rebekah Anderson

The stunning flowers and glorious sunshine, abolish my winter woes,
My wonderful friends and echoing laughter, realize my summer dreams
All people revel at the world's blossoming
However some remorse at the things never to come

A Feast of Cultures

by Annalise Nordtvedt

The mashing of cultures is a beautiful picture of my life
Like the combining of foods at a bountiful feast with friends
Chips & jong-dzs, soy sauce & salsa, and an icy margarita
The diverse life of Chinese and American cultures...and Mexican

Dog City

by John Keay

Let's run together  fast and free
Please stay close  shorten your thoughts
Painstaking glory; 2 headlights sparse
Cut this young life down; forever depart

In Which There Is No Winner

by Meggie Davidson Green

At last he plays a willing game of chance
In time she waits, long since the buzzer sounded
"When will the laundry be put away?"
Blank staring, tension mounting, awkward silence