One Man's Maple Moon: Dove's Nest Tanka by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

on the sill's edge

rests a dove's flimsy nest

how hard

the rite of passage

to arrive at this new land

 

Eucalypt, 26, 2019

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

脆弱的鴿巢

棲息在窗台邊上

來到這片新土地

的儀式

是多麼難啊

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

脆弱的鸽巢

栖息在窗台边上

来到这片新土地

的仪式

是多么难啊

Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.

One Man's Maple Moon: Glazed Tarts Tanka by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

finally

taking baby steps

to accept myself

I eye those glazed tarts

at the local patisserie

Atlas Poetica, 33, 2018

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

終於

我邁出嬰兒的步伐

接受自己的體型

我瞪著當地糕點店

的那些釉面餡餅

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

终于

我迈出婴儿的步伐

接受自己的体型

我瞪着当地糕点店

的那些釉面馅饼

Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.

One Man's Maple Moon: Cake Slices Tanka by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

sunlight flickers
through lattice
our mother smiles
over uneven cake slices
still dividing and ruling

Atlas Poetica Special Feature, Neon Graffiti: Tanka Poetry of Urban Life, 2016

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

陽光閃爍通過窗櫺
看著大小不等
一片片的蛋糕
我們的母親笑了
她仍然分化和統治我們

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

阳光闪烁通过窗棂
看着大小不等
一片片的蛋糕
我们的母亲笑了
她仍然分化和统治我们 


Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.

One Man's Maple Moon: City Lights Tanka by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

at the temple
the hum of chanting
before meditation,
over the curved veranda
the twinkling of city lights

ATPO Special Feature: Neon Graffiti, 2016

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冥想之前
寺廟傳來誦經
的吟唱聲，
在弧形陽台之上
城市燈光的閃爍

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冥想之前
寺庙传来诵经
的吟唱声，
在弧形阳台之上
城市灯光的闪烁 


Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.

One Man's Maple Moon: Paddy Fields Tanka by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

paddy fields
saturated by the deluge
could you love
someone so much
it overwhelms?

Eucalypt, 21, 2016

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde


Chinese Translation (Traditional)
  
洪水
淹沒一大片稻田
你會用這麼多的愛
來愛人嗎
以至於不堪負荷？

Chinese Translation (Simplified)  

洪水
淹没一大片稻田
你会用这么多的爱
来爱人吗
以至于不堪负荷？


Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.

One Man's Maple Moon: Tropical Heat Tanka by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

back again
in the tropical heat
I grumble ...
an outsider here
an outsider there

Atlas Poetica, 19, 2014

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

再次回來
在熱帶高溫中
我發牢騷 ...
在這裡是一個外人
在那裡也是一個外人

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

再次回来
在热带高温中
我发牢骚 ...
在这里是一个外人
在那里也是一个外人


Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.

Butterfly Dream: Bridal Veil Haiku by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

her bridal veil
too moth-eaten
to recognise

Creatrix, 25, June 2014

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

她的新娘面紗
被蠹魚蛀得
難以辨認
  
Chinese Translation (Simplified)

她的新娘面纱
被蠹鱼蛀得
难以辨认


Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.

One Man's Maple Moon: Accent Tanka by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

in my homeland
a friend is amused
by my accent
a strange place to be
neither here, nor there

Eucalypt, 20, 2016

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

回到家鄉
一個朋友覺得我的口音
很有趣
這是一個奇怪的地方
我不屬於這裡，也不屬於那裡

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

回到家乡
一个朋友觉得我的口音
很有趣
这是一个奇怪的地方
我不属於这里，也不属於那里


Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.

Butterfly Dream: Identity Haiku by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

indian ocean …
I query my identity
yet again

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

印度洋 …
再次質問
我的身份認同

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

印度洋 …
再次质问
我的身份认同


Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.

Butterfly Dream: Pinch of Spice Haiku by Samantha Sirimanne Hyde

English Original

a song from home --
another pinch of spice
into the stir fry

Chrysanthemum, 18, October 2015

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

來自家鄉的一首歌 --
另一少把香料
放到所炒的菜中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

来自家乡的一首歌 --
另一少把香料
放到所炒的菜中


Bio Sketch

Samantha Sirimanne Hyde was born in Sri Lanka and now lives in Australia. She enjoys dabbling in short fiction, free verse, haiku, tanka and other Japanese poetry forms.