Saturday, April 23, 2016

One Man's Maple Moon: Romance Novel Tanka by H. Gene Murtha

English Original

thumbing thru
a romance novel
at a yard sale
i scan the sentences
highlighted in yellow

Biding Time: Selected Poems 2001-2013

H. Gene Murtha


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在庭院舊貨
拍賣的地方  
翻讀一本浪漫小說
我瀏覽以黃色標記
顯示的句子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在庭院旧货
拍卖的地方  
翻读一本浪漫小说
我浏览以黄色标记
显示的句子


Bio Sketch

H. Gene Murtha, a naturalist and poet, sponsored and judged the first haiku contest for the inner city children of Camden, NJ., for the Virgilio Group, of which he was a lifetime member. He was widely published for his work in haikai literature from the USA to Japan.

1 comment:

  1. A common scene in a suburban setting (" browsing a second-hand book at a yard sale) depicted in Ls 1-3 is effectively infused with socioemotional significance through these "sentences / highlighted in yellow" that reveal a stranger's inner thoughts/feelings, which the reader can identify with.

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