MALAYSIAN HAAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 255: EVIL EYES
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POEM TRANSLATION TANKA 85
POEM TRANSLATION TANKA 85
GHOSTS
（鬼魂）
blurry black figures
模糊的人物
long lived haunted heritages
长命闹鬼的遗產
siphon off billion
虹吸去万亿
tons of blood from toiling sweat
吨血汗从辛流出
dark souls enter the living
黑暗灵魂入人性
POEM TRANSLATION MALAYSIAN TANKA 78 HAIKU 232 -233
POEM TRANSLATION MALAYSIAN TANKA 78 HAIKU 232 -233
SOFT SURVIVAL
（柔和生存）
filling drop again
填滿再下降
like fruits ripen from the trees
如同樹上熟果子
a bumper harvest
一個豐收获
strong with strong decay faster
强与強衰退更速
soft tongue knows the taste of life
柔舌知曉人生味
Claudia McGill responded to echo 230 thus:
Woken at midnight
午夜里醒來
the dream moon enters this world
梦入月亮的世界
walks down the dark street
步進黑暗道
This is my response, given a twist:
DREAMS
（梦想）
walk down dark alley
走進黑暗巷
awakened by midlife dream
覺醒的被中年梦
hope shines path ahead
盼照向前路
ECHOES 233:
DYING REGRETS
（垂死的遗憾）
cesspool of regrets
遗憾污水坑
sediments trap behind rocks
陷阱沉积岩石後
the current moves on
潮流的移動
POEM TRANSLATION HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 228
POEM TRANSLATION HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 228
PARTNERS IN PLANETS
（星球里伙伴）
small designer store
服装師小店
spend timeless hours to explore
花时间缓慢探索
minutes to see all
几分钟看全
landed on Venus
登陸金星上
differences in sexes
差异的在性別上
million copies sold
百萬册售出
more titles to read
閱讀多标题
hard to observe anymore
将来難以再觀察
time, strange bedfellow
時光，陌伙伴
MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 228: PARTNERS IN PLANETS
MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 228: PARTNERS IN PLANETS
small designer store
spend timeless hours to explore
minutes to see all
landed on Venus
differences in sexes
million copies sold
more titles to read
hard to observe anymore
time, strange bedfellow
Note:
While my lady was on her shopping round, my mind was buzzing around. In the end she bought nothing, but I had my run of haiku/senryu.
POEM TRANSLATION TANKA ECHOES 76 & 77
POEM TRANSLATION TANKA ECHOES 76 & 77
CANINE CONDUCT
（犬的品行）
lick, sniff and taste waste
掠過嗅髒味
dogs’ unquestioned loyalty
效忠的犬無置疑
smell dirt to track trail
嗅到髒痕迹
comical canine conduct
滑稽似犬的行為
four footed due to weak spine
四足由于脊柱弱
Kan responded to haiku 226 with a haiku thus:
Fork road to the right
三叉路傾右
Pave with peace, joy and friendship
和平与友善鋪路
Climbing Everest
攀登珠山峰
This is my response in a tanka:
DESPERATE DEMAGOGUE
（绝望的煽動）
trekking Everest
徒步游珠峰
fatal neuroeconomics
毁灭神经经济学
gamblers quirk of fate
赌徒命急转
high stake for senseless rewards
高险奖励無意義
doomed desperate demagogue
煽動者注定绝望
MALAYSIAN TANKA ECHOES 77: DESPERATE DEMAGOGUE
MALAYSIAN TANKA ECHOES 77: DESPERATE DEMAGOGUE
Kan responded to haiku 226 with a haiku thus:
Fork road to the right
Pave with peace, joy and friendship
Climbing Everest
This is my response in a tanka:
trekking Everest
fatal neuroeconomics
gamblers quirk of fate
high stake for senseless rewards
doomed desperate demagogue
MALAYSIAN TANKA ECHOES 74: RUB NOSE IN & TAP
MALAYSIAN TANKA ECHOES 74: RUB NOSE IN & TAP
big biceps to boast
show power of punch with skill
great fist of fury
rub nose in rapid retreat
greet with double tap gesture
Note:
I read about the prevailing peace in the Himalaya regions. Went for my after dinner stroll with thrill. Returned to write this tanka.
India has denied any troop withdrawal on August 5th, and insisted that China be not allowed to build road in its own territory. There is no official Chinese report about Indian troops withdrawal, but on August 4th, Chinese issued ultimatum to India. The report about troop withdrawal were from Chinese netizens overseas. That means war between the two powers are still possible.
MALAYSIAN TANKA ECHOES 73: DIVIDED DREAMS
MALAYSIAN TANKA ECHOES 73: DIVIDED DREAMS
Claudia responded to Echoes 224 in a haiku, thus:
Hands covering face
vain thoughts fade and lose flavor
Layers fall away
This is my response in a tanka:
hands cannot right shame
wash war blemishes in vain
fake images fall
fail to colonize small states
tricky Janusian thinking
SHOW OF Sichuan FAST FACE CHANGE
MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 223: OPPORTUNISTIC HUNTER
MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 223: OPPORTUNISTIC HUNTER
fortune change face fast
monkey put on mask of king
adorns yellow robe
dance of tantric trance
elephantine expansion
naga for dragon
cobra opens hood
intimidate without fangs
spitting on retreat
show face saving farce
no teeth to grind grandeur dream
best win without war
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