One Man's Maple Moon: Mid-May Snow Tanka by Ignatius Fay

English Original

the flag
waving at something
in the distance
rocky hills obscured
by mid-May snow

Ignatius Fay


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

國旗
向遠處不知名的東西
揮舞
五月中旬的雪
遮蔽岩石山丘

Chinese Translation (Simplified) 

国旗
向远处不知名的东西
挥舞
五月中旬的雪
遮蔽岩石山丘


Bio Sketch

Ignatius Fay is a retired invertebrate paleontologist. His poems have appeared in many of the most respected online and print journals, including The Heron’s Nest, Modern Haiku, Ars Poetica, Gusts, Chrysanthemum and Eucalypt. Books: Breccia (2012), a collaboration with fellow haiku poet, Irene Golas; Points In Between (2011), an anecdotal history of his first 23 years. He is the new editor of the Haiku Society of America Bulletin. Ignatius resides in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.