One Man's Maple Moon: Many Years Tanka by Ignatius Fay

English Original

awkward

although I admit

too many years

since a woman groped

around in my pants

Atlas Poetica, 38, 2018

Ignatius Fay

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

感到尷尬

雖然我坦承

已經太多年過去了

自從一個女人的手

在我的褲子裡到處摸索

Chinese Translation (Simplified) 

感到尴尬

虽然我坦承

已经太多年过去了

自从一个女人的手

在我的裤子里到处摸索

Bio Sketch

Ignatius Fay was a retired invertebrate paleontologist. His poems has appeared in many of the most respected online and print journals, including The Heron’s Nest, Modern Haiku, Ars Poetica, Gusts, Chrysanthemum and Eucalypt. Books: Breccia (2012), a collaboration with fellow haiku poet, Irene Golas; Points In Between (2011), an anecdotal history of his first 23 years. He was the editor of the Haiku Society of America Bulletin. Ignatius resided in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.