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Efim KrishtalHaikuCloud in the sky,with gold edge, like an angel.I say, stay a moment.Telling Tales71efim krishtalEfim Krishtal, originally from Moscow, Russia, has been in the United Statesfor two and a half years. He says, “I am 73. I never wrote verses, even to myfavorite wife, and here I have suddenly published a Japanese poem, written bya Russian writer, in English. It is a fantasy. Most helpful for me are the teachersfrom the Riverside Language Program—Lindsay Pearson and Maria Neuda.”The Riverside Language Program is part of the New York Public Library.