Monday, August 11, 2014

One Man's Maple Moon: Beggar Tanka by Angelo B. Ancheta

English Original

trickling rain
at high noon
in the busy district
a barefoot beggar
counting spare coins

Bright Stars, 1, 2014

Angelo B. Ancheta


Chinese Translation (Traditional)
  
正午
繁忙的商業區
在下毛毛雨
一個赤腳乞丐
在計數零錢

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

正午
繁忙的商业区
在下毛毛雨
一个赤脚乞丐
在计数零钱


Bio Sketch

Angelo B. Ancheta lives in Rizal, Philippines. His haiku and other poems have appeared in various journals and anthologies both in print and online. He also writes fiction, some of which have won prizes in contests. He believes that writing complements object-oriented programming, which he does in daytime.

1 comment:

  1. On the first reading, the opening image of trickling rain helps set the scene and mood; on the second reading, it takes on added poignancy, reminding readers of one of the biggest lies propagated by neoliberal politicians and economists -- "trickle-down" economics.


    Note:

    "Trickle-down economics" and the "trickle-down theory" are terms in United States politics to refer to the idea that tax breaks or other economic benefits provided to businesses and upper income levels will benefit poorer members of society by improving the economy as a whole --excerpted from the Wikipedia entry, Trickle-down economics

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