English Original
cloudburst
the animal in me
shaking itself
Marilyn Fleming
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
傾盆大雨
在我心裡的野獸
自我顫動
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
倾盆大雨
在我心里的野兽
自我颤动
Bio Sketch
Marilyn Fleming was born and
raised on a farm in Wisconsin USA. She won her first prize in the
Hildegarde Janzen Oriental Forms Award in 1988. Samples of her poetry
can be read on her website
The visually and emotionally resonant juxtaposition of "cloudburst" and "the animal" in me/"shaking itself" adds emotional weight and psychological depth to the poem. Within such a short space of seven words (12 syllables in total), Marilyn skillfully explores the connection between one's pre-social primal self and the fierceful force of nature.
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