English Original
an old argument
untangling
the christmas lights
Notes from the Gean, 3:4, 2012
Ben Moeller-Gaa
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
舊調重彈 ...
解開
聖誕燈飾
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
旧调重弹 ...
解开
圣诞灯饰
Bio Sketch
Ben Moeller-Gaa lives in St. Louis, MO. His work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. He has two haiku chapbooks forthcoming in 2013, "Wasp Shadows" from Folded Word and "Blowing on a Hot Soup Spoon" from JK Publishing.
The shift in theme and the use of Christmas "lights" are emotionally effective, leaving room for the reader's reflection on the essence/meaning of Christmas/a loving relationship.
ReplyDeleteUntangling an old argument (again) without hope of resolution (apparently) set in an Xmas tragedy of synthetic ritual joy and glad tidings - a neverendingstory of fixed ideas tape looping to the grave of all changes.
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