English Original
diner's dumpster overfilled ...
a gray-haired man and flies feast
in gathering dusk
A Fly on a Slice of Bread, 2024
Sanja Domenuš
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
餐車的垃圾箱已經滿了 ...
黃昏時分一個白髮男子和蒼蠅
共享豐盛的晚餐
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
餐车的垃圾箱已经满了 ...
黄昏时分一个白发男子和苍蝇
共享丰盛的晚餐
Bio Sketch
Sanja Domenuš was born in 1966 in Sisak, Croatia. She has been writing poetry and poetry since 2017. Her poetry has been awarded and included in many anthologies and magazines. She lives and works in Sisak, where she participates in numerous poetry events and festivals. And she is the author of four poetry books: The Girl Who Ate Stones, Squid Cleaner, Walk with Szymborska and A Fly on a Slice of Bread.
The contrast, "diner's dumpster overfilled" vs a "gray-haired/most likely homeless man and flies feast[ing]," between the two parts of the haiku is sharpened by its sarcastic tone.
ReplyDeleteThis fine haiku is a timely and sociopolitically ironic commentary on the following remark:
Eating is earthly but feasting together is divine.