Thursday, December 1, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Hunger Moon by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

hunger moon
the tintinnabulation
of a trash can

Elmedin Kadric


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

飢餓之月
垃圾桶
的鐺鐺聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

饥饿之月
垃圾桶
的铛铛声
 

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. A student of both longer and shorter forms of poetry, and an avid observer of everything else.

1 comment:

  1. The thematically and emotionally resonant juxtaposition of "hunger moon" (February moon named for the challenging hunting conditions) and "trash can" lifts this multi-sensory haiku out of the ordinary.

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