fragments from a distant sky

by Ling Yuan

a shard of sunlight

pieces through grey clouds

my shattered thoughts 

flowers in bottle

I dab on skin

to draw lovers 

magpies weep 

even stars in love 

have to part

Ling Yuan lives and writes in Singapore. She is a Chautauqua Janus Prize finalist and a Kinsman Quarterly Iridescence Award semi-finalist. She has attended fiction workshops at the Asia Creative Writing Programme and presented at the Singapore Writers Festival.