One Man's Maple Moon: Firelight Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

in welcome

he smears red ochre

on my forehead —

black and white faces

glisten in the firelight

red lights, 17:2

Keitha Keyes 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

以示歡迎

他將紅色赭石塗抹

在我的額頭上—

黑白相間的臉龐

在火光中閃爍

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

以示欢迎

他将红色赭石涂抹

在我的额头上—

黑白相间的脸庞

在火光中闪烁

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing  tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

Butterfly Dream: Rainbow Lorikeets Haiku by Keitha Keyes

English Original

a flash

of rainbow lorikeets --

sunset fire

Echidna Tracks,  8, 2022

Keitha Keyes 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一閃而逝

的彩虹吸蜜鸚鵡 --

日落之火

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一闪而逝

的彩虹吸蜜鹦鹉 --

日落之火

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing  tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Body Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

no use now

for see-through gowns

or lacy undies --

the floor mirror tells 

the story of my body

Moonbathing, 25, 2021

Keitha Keyes 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

現在穿透視裝

或是蕾絲內衣

已經沒用了 --

一面落地鏡訴說

我身體的故事

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

现在穿透视装

或是蕾丝内衣

已经没用了 --

一面落地镜诉说

我身体的故事

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing  tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

Butterfly Dream: Twilight Campfire Haiku by Keitha Keyes

English Original

twilight campfire

spirits of the past

envelop us

Echidna Tracks, 11, 2023

Keitha Keyes 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

暮色營火

過去的幽魂

籠罩著我們

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

暮色营火

过去的幽魂

笼罩着我们

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in a tiny house in Sydney, filled with her husband’s model ships and her many antique irons and trivets. She enjoys writing haiku, senryu, gembun, tanka, cherita, sequences and tanka prose. Her work is published in many print and online journals in Australia and overseas.

Butterfly Dream: Winter Romance Haiku by Keitha Keyes

English Original

winter romance --

eyes meet in the dancing

of firelight

Kokako, 35, 2021

Keitha Keyes 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬天的浪漫 --

情侶的眼神交會

在舞動的火光

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬天的浪漫 --

情侣的眼神交会

在舞动的火光

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in a tiny house in Sydney, filled with her husband’s model ships and her many antique irons and trivets. She enjoys writing haiku, senryu, gembun, tanka, cherita, sequences and tanka prose. Her work is published in many print and online journals in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Raindrop Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

a raindrop glistens

on the tip of a leaf

choosing

its moment to fall ...

I wait for your story

Gusts, 26, Fall/Winter 2017

Keitha Keyes 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在一片葉子的尖端

一滴雨滴閃閃發光

選擇

它自己墜落的時刻 ...

我等待你的故事

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在一片叶子的尖端

一滴雨滴闪闪发光

选择

它自己坠落的时刻 ...

我等待你的故事

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing  tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Chemo Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

each day

driving to and from

chemo

a chance to talk --

we turn up the radio

Cattails, April, 2019

Keitha Keyes 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

每天

開車往返

接受化療

有談話的機會 --

我們打開收音機

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

每天

开车往返

接受化疗

有谈话的机会 --

我们打开收音机

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

Butterfly Dream: Tumbleweed Haiku by Keitha Keyes

English Original

tumbleweed

along the dingo fence --

two drifters

Windfall,  9

Keitha Keyes 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

沿著防野狗圍欄

一大片風滾草 --

兩個流浪漢

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

沿着防野狗围栏

一大片风滚草 --

两个流浪汉

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, in a small house decorated with ship models, antique irons and trivets. And a cocker spaniel. Her retirement would be very empty without the lure of writing tanka, haiku, cherita and other poetry.

One Man's Maple Moon: Breast Cancer Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

each day now

I think about myself

in the third person

… that woman

with breast cancer

Cattails, October,  2019

Keitha Keyes 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

現在開始的每一天

當我想到我自己

都是以第三人稱

… 那個女人

患有乳癌

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

现在开始的每一天

当我想到我自己

都是以第三人称

… 那个女人

患有乳癌

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Rainbow Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

on this day

we share a rainbow ...

can we hold on

to the memory

in darker days to come

Gusts, 29, Spring/Summer 2019 

Keitha Keyes

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這一天

我們共享一道彩虹 ...

在未來更黑暗的日子裡

我們能夠保住

這段記憶嗎

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这一天

我们共享一道彩虹 ...

在未来更黑暗的日子里

我们能够保住

这段记忆吗

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

Butterfly Dream: Galleon and Pelicans Haiku by Keitha Keyes

English Original

Spanish galleon --

a squadron of pelicans

on the lake

Windfall, 8, 2020

Keitha Keyes 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

西班牙大帆船 --

湖面上一個中隊

的鵜鶘

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

西班牙大帆船 --

湖面上一个中队

的鹈鹕

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Privileged Few and Polar Bears Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

the cameras
of a privileged few
focus
on the polar bears
stepping towards extinction

Skylark, 6:2, Winter 2018

Keitha Keyes 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

少數特權之人

的相機

聚焦在

走向滅絕

的一群北極熊

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

少数特权之人

的相机

聚焦在

走向灭绝

的一群北极熊

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Autograph Book Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

roses are red
violets are blue ...
your words
in my autograph book
as hollow then as now

Cattails, April 2018

Keitha Keyes 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

玫瑰是紅色的

紫羅蘭是藍色的 ...

你的這些話

在我的簽名簿中

當時是空洞就像現在一樣

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

玫瑰是红色的

紫罗兰是蓝色的 ...

你的这些话

在我的签名簿中

当时是空洞就像现在一样

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Summit Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

breathless
on the summit
with you …
no looking back
now my life is complete

Gusts,  27, Spring/Summer 2018

Keitha Keyes 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

與你一起

站在山頂上

喘不過氣來 …

不再回顧過往

現在我的生活已經完滿

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

与你一起

站在山顶上

喘不过气来 …

不再回顾过往

现在我的生活已经完满

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Private Grief Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

visitors gone
after the wake
we sink
into the vacuum
of our private grief

Cattails, October 2017

Keitha Keyes


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

祈禱守夜過後
所有訪客都走了
我們陷入
私人悲傷
的一片真空

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

祈祷守夜过后
所有访客都走了
我们陷入
私人悲伤
的一片真空


Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Campfire Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

pouring water
on our campfire
... the hiss
of steam rises
with your anger

Gusts, 26, 2017

Keitha Keyes


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

將水倒在
我們的營火堆上
... 蒸汽上升
的嘶嘶聲
以及你的怒火

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

将水倒在
我们的营火堆上
...蒸汽上升
的嘶嘶声
以及你的怒火

Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Dust Storm Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

a dust storm
gathering momentum
on the horizon ...
each word you say
makes everything worse

Ribbons,  13:3, Fall 2017

Keitha Keyes


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

地平線上
的沙塵暴
氣勢大增 ...
你說的每句話
使一切變得更糟

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

地平线上
的沙尘暴
气势大增...
你说的每句话
使一切变得更糟 


Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing  tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

Butterfly Dream: Rooster Haiku by Keitha Keyes

English Original

a rooster
with its head chopped off
still on the run

Failed Haiku, 3:35, November 2018

Keitha Keyes


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一隻公雞
它的頭部被砍掉
仍四處奔跑

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一只公鸡
它的头部被砍掉
仍四处奔跑


Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, surrounded by antique irons and ship models. She enjoys writing  tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and related genres. Her work is published in many journals and anthologies in Australia and overseas.

One Man's Maple Moon: Cosmetics Counter Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

a young thing
at the cosmetics counter
gives me advice ...
I need cream for my wrinkles
she needs age for her wisdom

The Right Touch of Sun: TSA Anthology, 2017

Keitha Keyes


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

化妝品櫃檯
的一位年輕女子
給我建議 ...
我需要面霜來撫平皺紋
她需要歲月才能獲得智慧

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在化妆品柜台
的一位年轻女子
给我建议 ...
我需要面霜来抚平皱纹
她需要岁月才能获得智慧 


Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, Australia in a small house decorated with ship models, antique irons and trivets. And a cocker spaniel. Her retirement would be very empty without the lure of writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and other poetry.

One Man's Maple Moon: Nicknacks and Things Tanka by Keitha Keyes

English Original

clearing out
our parents’ house
we discard
nicknacks and things
none of us can place   

red lights, June 2017

Keitha Keyes


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

清理
父母的家
我們丟棄
裝飾品和一些東西
我們沒地方可以存放

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

清理
父母的家
我们丢弃
装饰品和一些东西
我们没地方可以存放 


Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney, Australia in a small house decorated with ship models, antique irons and trivets. And a cocker spaniel. Her retirement would be very empty without the lure of writing tanka, haiku, senryu, cherita and other poetry.