on my back
on a bed
in a bed & breakfast –
my dime destiny
mapped on a cracked ceiling
Modern English Tanka, 12, Summer 2009
Larry Kimmel
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
平躺在
家庭旅館
的床上 --
我的廉價命運反映
在有裂縫的天花板上
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
平躺在
家庭旅馆
的床上 --
我的廉价命运反映
在有裂缝的天花板上
Bio Sketch
Larry
Kimmel is a US poet. He holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and
Pittsburgh University, and has worked at everything from steel mills to
libraries. Recent books are this hunger, tissue-thin, and shards and dust. He lives with his wife in the hills of Western Massachusetts.
The last two lines create an arresting image to emotionally link with the first three. And on a second reading, the last line carries metaphoric significance.
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