MALAYSIAN TANKA ECHOES 54: LANGUISHING IN LANGUAGES
dead tired and drained out
cremate or bury if died
knackered is too crude
corpses are not carcasses
bodies are sacred temples
Note:
This tanka is in response to Michelle W, The Daily Post prompt: KNACKERED
MALAYSIAN TANKA ECHOES 53: BLANKET
bleak blanket of smog
beat pollution, puff more smoke
idle emission
blurt green for security
blanket for warm reception
NOTE:
This is in response to The Daily Post prompt by Michelle W.
POEM TRANSLATION HAIKU RUN ECHOES 193: MIXED MELTING POT
MIXED MELTING POT
（ 混合的大熔炉 ）
fiery fuming fire
火焰冒烟火
my doom blame on your boom
我的亡咎你的轟
inflame, choke or act
激，窒息或動
open your windows
打開你的窗
fresh air to ventilate rooms
新鲜空氣通室内
gush of hope hanging
湧起的悬望
neither charred nor burn
不焦也不燃
potpourri to suit palate
杂烩以适合口感
dominance kills taste
优势杀味道
chef concur spices
厨師同香料
enriched cuisine or stale food
菜肴豐或食品劣
cater all clients
满足所有客
Note:
Word Press has just reminded me that I have spent five years with them. Thanks for the memorable years. Many thanks to all my readers, and to those who interact with me.
POEM TRANSLATION TANKA 52
HUMBLE HORIZON
（低微视天边）
steep slope to hill top
陡坡到山峰
whimpering whisper in woods
嗚咽喁喁在林中
humble horizon
低微视天边
many monkeys on summit
許多猴子山峰上
retro walking to descend
向後步行山坡降
MALAYSIAN HAIKU ECHOES 193: MIXED MELTING POT
fiery fuming fire
my doom blame on your boom
inflame, choke or act
open your windows
fresh air to ventilate rooms
gush of hope hanging
neither charred nor burn
potpourri to suit palate
dominance kills taste
chef concur spices
enriched cuisine or stale food
cater all clients
Note:
I wrote this on the bus, while travelling back home from Singapore. The nostalgia of food prompted the long run of haiku. There is hope that my enriched cuisine will not turn stale by the fire of envy.
POEM TRANSLATION TANKA 51 & HAIKU 192
HOT AIR
（废话）
turkeys and ducks fight
火雞和鸭斗
gobble and quack at pen edge
咯咯嘎嘎在欄边
a first class wild cock
首级野公雞
fly across yalu river
飛行跨越鸭绿江
roast poultry for sad christmas
烤雞為悲傷聖誕
MALAYSIAN HAIKU ECHOES 192:
Y.C. Kan responds to tanka 51 in a haiku:
Noise and blown feathers
噪音吹羽毛
Missiles and torpedoes clash
導弹与鱼雷冲突
Hot air and warm pee
氣熱和尿温
This is my response in haiku:
ALPHA COCK
（首公雞 ）
rant pecking order
咆和啄命令
alpha cock phallic power
首级公雞斗陰力
hot headed shooting
热头激射击
MALAYSIAN TANKA ECHOES 52: HUMBLE HORIZON
steep slope to hill top
whimpering whisper in woods
humble horizon
many monkeys on summit
retro walking to descend
Note:
Today the family went to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. The hill was the highest peak in Singapore, but stood at a humble height of 164 m. This tanka came during the walk.
