PERSIAN SILK FLOWERS by XiaoXi

PERSIAN SILK FLOWERS

XiaoXi

Opening the windows, vistas of silk trees abound.

Mostly pink flowers, only one tree yields yellow blossoms.

Under the tree a girl stands in her white skirt,

looking all the more striking.

Each breath a sweetness,

bestowed with a greater gift of imagination,

I walk up and embrace its waist. Its hand points into the distance—

Floating on the surface of the ocean a tiny hill,

with a daub of blue-green,

It commands a large sweep of the ocean's depths. 

About the poet:

Xiao Xi is a native of Qingdao, Shandong Province. She started writing poetry in 2007. Her poems have been published in People's Literature, Poetry Periodical, Stars, October and other literary journals, and have been included in various anthologies.

She has won the 3rd China Red Sorghum Poetry Award, the 1st Poetry Exploration · New Poetry Discovery Award, and was selected for the 4th New Wave Poetry Festival sponsored by People's Literature. She has published the poetry collection Blue Salt.