A Desert Year: 12 July

Saturday, 24 July 2010 08:11
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    A slow june beetle
buzzes past my head, wings spread --
    a full long inch of
iridescent green and gold
brightens my muggy morning.


---L.

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As language practice, I like to translate poetry. My current project is Chinese, with practice focused on Tang Dynasty poetry. Previously this was classical Japanese, most recently working through the Kokinshu anthology (archived here). Suggestions, corrections, and questions always welcome.

There's also original pomes in the journal archives.

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