Magnapoets Japanese Form

starry night the darkness between fireflies

(Published in Acorn #20)

the redness
of the robin's breast –
April snow

crvenilo
crvendaćevih grudi --
aprilski sneg

Translation: Saša Važić

business district -

a paper plane

in a puddle -

***

quartier des affaires -

un avion de papier

dans une flaque

days later . . .

the quarrel

where we left it

(Published in Chrysanthemum)

a strand of honey
a squirt of lemon
for my tea
even in beverages
I seek balance

first published in Ribbons
photo taken and copyrighted by Chris Rod

more than once
I've ended up lost
in this maze of a town,
on my way to
nowhere in particular

"Tanka Cafe," Ribbons, spring 2008

memories--
the smell of matches
fills the kitchen

April morning -

I choose the bowl

with the wild flowers

***

matin d'avril -

je choisis le bol

aux fleurs des champs

in hospital sheets
tangled white and frail
my roommate
stares back at me
with my own mortality

first published in MET

those young years
I spent trying
not to be him;
now, in photos, me
with the same stern jaw

Simply Haiku, spring 2008.