from the kitchen
the snap of a mousetrap
midnight countdown
Ignatius Fay
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
來自廚房
捕鼠器的爆裂聲
午夜倒數計時
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
来自厨房
捕鼠器的爆裂声
午夜倒数计时
Bio Sketch
Ignatius
Fay is a retired invertebrate paleontologist. His poems have appeared
in many of the most respected online and print journals, including The Heron’s Nest, Modern Haiku, Ars Poetica, Gusts, Chrysanthemum and Eucalypt. Books: Breccia (2012), a collaboration with fellow haiku poet, Irene Golas; Points In Between (2011), an anecdotal history of his first 23 years. He is the new editor of the Haiku Society of America Bulletin. Ignatius resides in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
The contrast of sounds between the two parts of the poem effectively enhances the "hai" (comic) aspect of this new year's eve haiku.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy and rat-free new year :-)