resisting
the urge to hug
we giggle
at everything
at nothing
Red Lights, January 2015
Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
我們抑制
擁抱的衝動
對著所有的事
無所謂的事
咯咯地笑
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
我们抑制
拥抱的冲动
对着所有的事
无所谓的事
咯咯地笑
Bio Sketch
Shrikaanth
Krishnamurthy is a psychiatrist from Bengaluru India, living in
England. A trained vocalist and a composer in Indian classical music, he
writes in Kannada, Sankethi, Tamil and English languages. His haikai
writings have been published in reputed journals and anthologies and won
prizes, worldwide. He is currently the Editor of Blithe Spirit, journal of The British Haiku Society.
A lovely and joyful "middle-of-the-story" tanka!
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the following tanka that deal with a similar topic:
we talk
of everything
and nothing
the bowl of persimmons
not one of them ripe
Skylark, 3:1, 2015
James Chessing
sipping wine
with an old friend
we laugh
about nothing
something, everything
GUSTS, 21, spring/summer 2015
Joanne Morcom