Winter Wait

By Yuan Changming

With their most tender touches, snowflakes

Have painted the whole night white

Including the darkest corner in sight

Even within a forgotten dream

Except the plum tree, standing alone there

Under the eastern sky, whose

Flowers are blooming boldly against

The entire season, more vibrant than blood

Yuan Changming edits Poetry Pacific with Allen Yuan in Vancouver. Credits include 12 Pushcart nominations for poetry and 2 for fiction besides appearances in Best of the Best Canadian Poetry (2008-17), BestNewPoemsOnline and 2109 other publications across 51 countries. A poetry judge for Canada’s 44th National Magazine Awards, Yuan began writing and publishing fiction in 2022.