thin twilight
along the shoreline
leaving behind
the silent reflections
of scattered seashells
Cattails, September 2015
Pravat Kumar Padhy
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
薄暮
沿著海岸線
留下來
是散落貝殼
的無聲映影
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
薄暮
沿著海岸线
留下来
是散落贝壳
的无声映
Bio Sketch
Pravat
Kumar Padhy hails from Odisha, India. He holds Masters in Science and
Technology and a Ph.D from IIT- Dhanbad. His literary work cited in Spectrum History of Indian Literature in English, Alienation in Contemporary Indian English Poetry, Cultural and Philosophical Reflections in Indian Poetry in English, etc.
His Japanese short forms of poetry appeared in various international
journals and anthologies. His tanka, ‘I mingle’ is featured in the “Kudo
Resource Guide”, Cal Performances, University of California, Berkeley,
2014/2015 Season.His haiku won Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Honourable Mention Award, Canada, UNESCO International Year of Water
Co-operation, The Kloštar Ivanić International Haiku Contest, Creatrix
Haiku Commendation Award, IAFOR Vladimir Devide Haiku Award and 7th
Setouchi Matsuyama International Photo Haiku Award.
The cumulative effects of these evocative phrases, "thin twilight," "silent reflections," and "scattered seashells," add symbolic significance and emotional weight to this sea tanka, which could be read as a sequel to the following poem:
ReplyDeletethe ocean
roars relentlessly
in an empty conch
I never understood
my father’s rage
Kokako, 18, April 2013
Luminita Suse