Thursday, October 8, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Tin Ceiling Haiku by Ben Moeller-Gaa

English Original

tin ceiling
grandma talks of a world
before the war

Blithe Spirit, 28:3, 2018

Ben Moeller-Gaa

 
Chinese Translation (Traditional)

錫箔天花板
奶奶談論一個
戰前的世界

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

锡箔天花板
奶奶谈论一个
战前的世界

 
Bio Sketch

Ben Moeller-Gaa is a haiku poet from St. Louis, MO. He is the author of Wishbones (Folded Word 2018) as well of three haiku chapbooks, Fiddle in the Floorboards (Yavanika Press 2018),  Wasp Shadows (Folded Word 2014) and Blowing on a Hot Soup  Spoon (poor metaphor 2014). You can find more on Ben online at www.benmoellergaa.com

1 comment:

  1. L1 depicts a scene of poverty (caused by war in L3) while Ls 2&3 effectively convey a feeling of nostalgia that is filled with longing for the past.

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