One Man's Maple Moon: Grandma Tanka by H. Gene Murtha

English Original

when i was a child
grandma sang to me
in gaelic ...
today i cling to words
i never understood

Biding Time: Selected Poems 2001-2013

H. Gene Murtha


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

小時候
奶奶使用蓋爾語
唱歌給我聽 ...
今天我仍依戀
我不明白的話語

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

小时候
奶奶使用盖尔语
唱歌给我听 ...
今天我仍依恋
我不明白的话语 


Bio Sketch

H. Gene Murtha, a naturalist and poet, sponsored and judged the first haiku contest for the inner city children of Camden, NJ., for the Virgilio Group, of which he was a lifetime member. He was widely published for his work in haikai literature from the USA to Japan.