Sunday, February 12, 2017

Butterfly Dream: Colored Carp Haiku by Ben Moeller-Gaa

English Original

reading the stock report
the open mouths
of colored carp

Modern Haiku, 46:1, Winter/Spring 2015

Ben Moeller-Gaa


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

閱讀股票報告
各種色彩鯉魚
張開的嘴巴

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

阅读股票报告
各种色彩鲤鱼
张开的嘴巴


Bio Sketch

Ben Moeller-Gaa is a haiku poet and a contributing poetry editor to River Styx literary magazine. He is the author of two haiku chapbooks, Wasp Shadows (Folded Word 2014) and Blowing on a Hot Soup Spoon (poor metaphor design 2014). You can find more on Ben online at www.benmoellergaa.com
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1 comment:

  1. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐February 12, 2017 at 9:49 AM

    The thematically and visually resonant juxtaposition of the "stock report" and "colored carp" (a symbol of luck, prosperity, and good fortune) lifts the poem out of the ordinary, and the image of colored carp opening their mouths enhances the "hai" aspect of the poem.

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