Chen-ou Liu's Translation Project: First English-Chinese Haiku and Tanka Blog

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Voice of God Tanka

reading between the lives and writing between the lines, LXIX

the voice of God
commands me to go on
a hunger strike ...
on the edge of his shelter bed 
this man in a three-piece suit




AddedGame Show 2024, XXI

Trump-DeSantis feud
one pitbull jumps at another
in its rival's shadow

FYI: Politico, June 1: Trump-DeSantis feud gets ugly fast 


AddedGame Show 2024, XXII
written in response to this "ridiculously serious" New York Times article (co-written by THREE reporters) about " 'Policy Fights' where DeSantis sees his chance to hit Trump."

"policy" fights
between Trump and DeSantis
a burst of midnight barks


Added:

steel anniversary
their cold war condensed 
into one shot