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Thursday, August 28, 2014

One Man's Maple Moon: Mockingbird Tanka by Hap Rochelle

English Original

a mockingbird
on my porch railing
singing his desire ...
Put a spell on you
lingered in the summer air

Hap Rochelle


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

知更鳥
在我的門廊欄杆
高唱他的想望 ...
對你施法術   
縈繞在夏天的空氣中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

知更鸟
在我的门廊栏杆
高唱他的想望 ...
对你施法术   
萦绕在夏天的空气中


Bio Sketch

Hap Rochelle is a Vietnam veteran ~ Marines - Goodnight Chesty, wherever you are ~ Retired carpenter, handyman ~ Hook 'Em Horns! ~ Leap Year baby ~ trying to be a poet at this late age