“La Du Fratinoj” Paŭline Johnson (10/03/1861 – 07.03 1913) Paŭline Johnson (10 March 1861 – 7 March 1913) Pauline Johnson ( Tekahionwake ) estis la plej juna el la kvar infanoj de la grandĉefo de Ses-Naciaj indiĝenoj kaj lia edzino Emily S. Howells, denaska anglino el Bristol, Granda Britio. Ĉefo Johnson apartenis al la fama […]
Birda Lulkanto Paŭline Johnson : Tradukis Hilda Dresen Birda Lulkanto Paŭline Johnson : Tradukis Hilda Dresen —————————————- Cedroj ekkantu; krepusko ŝteliras en ombra vualo, ekestas mallum’; ni tage triladis, nun dormi deziras, la himnojn reeĥu la branĉoj per zum’; sonas dum lul’ la foli-murmur’. Ekdormante ni zumon aŭdas nur. Cedroj ekkantu; ĝemadas la vento, […]
La Heridaĵo —Traduko de Bruce Arthur. ‘Ringuet’ by (Philippe Panneton, 1895–1960) Philippe Panneton naskiĝis en 1895 en Tri-Rivero, Kebekio. Li studis medicinon ĉe Universitato Laval kaj en Montrealo, kie li ricevis sian diplomon en 1920. Li vojaĝis por postdiploma studado al Parizo, kie li estis libera de la literaturaj limoj de la Katolika indekso, kiu […]
Rotarian Donut A Rotarian wanting to raise money for a good cause, said, Let’s sell junk food as street venders Like donuts glazed . Then I was amazed What they did with the money! Buy a defibrillator that’s what! To save lives of those with blocked arteries Caused by the grease And cholesterol of addictive […]
My Lonely Child I heard a mother poet say My fertile fragile thought today Is like my baby born too soon Naked under electric moon Word maternal it’s under glass So my poem has had to pass. And I must stand by a window And I must look calmly somehow As others touch my […]
The H. Daniel Hayes is a moulded fiberglass cat-rigged sloop built to a good standard from a classic design by famous marine architect, Bill Garden. Built in 1980 by Boyds Boats, in Sidney,B.C.. She is 23 feet water length and 26 overall with a ten foot beam. Dispacement 6,000 lbs, ballast 1,400 lbs. Centreboard […]
“I opened this shocking ‘death letter, outlined in black’ sometime after the 15th of November 1970. I was about to send an invitation, and love letter to Gisela Braun. The poem written about it and the sad news was not written until 2017. My love and my sadness persists.” Wally George Du Temple ” Concerning […]
Oni Fermiŝ Monaĥinejon Apud muro, vindrinkantoj Sidas, ebrie parolemaj. Parolas la unua, “Ĉu vi aŭdiŝ tion?” Respondas la dua, “Ĉu mi audiŝ kion?” “Pro manko oni fermiŝ la monaĥinejon” “Pro manko de kio?” “Pro manko de monaĥoj, idioto!” “Sed vi diriŝ oni fermiŝ monaĥinejon.” “Monaĥoj fifine alportiŝ pomojn de la Fruktoĝardeno,- monaĥinejon.” “Kio […]
“I wrote this after the death of my dear friend David Smethurst. It was written for his wife Joyce, also my dearest friend from university days at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.” _______________________________________________________________ On the rare occasion of two sail boats sailing without their captains or crew! At A Chance Meeting Of […]
The view Over bare skin of tourist shoulders, On a ship deck behind Nuku Hiva, The wonders of the soft ruby glow, Sun descending into an azure sea, In the Marquesas Islands, Of French Polynesia, Burnt sienna backs, Open cans of beer.
QUESTIONING BITCH A golden feral bitch sits Showing swollen milky tits On a tourist trail in Tahiti, Ears down, tail still, nose quivering, I see questions in her mother’s eyes What’s in his pack sack? “Should I flee or beg”?
ODDITY OUR CANINE LADY I kissed good night to my cocker spaniel, Our black and white lady with shiny long hair. I caressed her soft long ears in her stately chair. Carved, teak legs curved upward around her throne And swept around a shell shaped back where prone On top, sat that fat cat […]
Trench Warfare Trench warfare. Blue moon In fetid puddle. Red poppy In no mans’ land Trench warfare. Springs and summers Endless. Lovely bride Where are you? Trench warfare. Stars above Barbed wire. I’ll be home By Christmas Trench warfare Snow in hair. Sunrise Naked bodies. Decomposing Trench warfare. Incoming shells. […]
Fragrances Sitting on a jet plane Flying to Tahiti on Tahiti Nui To cruise on Aranui I read Enroute Of fragrances. Mascara eyelashes that wink me in. ‘Angel Stars of The Skies’ ‘Rudy Lips’ ‘Lady Million’ ‘Lola’ ‘Fahrenheit Absolute’ ‘Trésor in Love’ ‘La nuit de l’ homme’ ‘One Summer’. Tell me Yves St. Laurent […]
MOTHER VENDOR The red flowering and leafing sari Blossomed on her Tahitian thighs Mirrored on blue water reflecting skies. Bronze toes beckoned on her blankets of business Carvings and jewelry she had laid By her blond haired boy by another trade A ‘tiare’ blossom beckons to the rear Is she asking for more than […]
The Fresco Says It All! From the mountain, From the forest, From the river, From the wild, We came. Naked. Not tamed In their eyes. Depicted by cathedral fresco At Mission BC Our faces are empty In their eyes. No clothes, No nose, No eyes, No ears, No mouth, No expression, No emotions. No individuals. […]
Ĉi-poeme mi celebros venkon De ne atingebla sonĝo resaniĝa. Mia frato rompis sian kolon Kiam li plonĝis en lagon Kapo trafante ankron de naĝflosaĵo. Senkonsia subakve li dronis. (daŭrigata ) poemo
George Martin April 02, 1936 – October 02, 2017 This is a poem for George Of his life in form and time Like rivers that tell stories to the sea George Martin was a story teller On The Salish Sea. From Canoe Cove to Echo Bay From ‘Coast to Coast Radio’, from ‘Great Northern […]
Mi vidis La novan lunon En delikata La nove aperanta Ungeto De mia Nepeto ——————————– Traduko: I saw the new moon In the delicate Newly appearing Little fingernailet Of my Wee grandson.
Sixty Percent Chance of Caribou Survival Two caribous meet in the Cariboo One asks the other “Where you going to live?” “Don’t know.” “Where is the 65% undisturbed habitat They promised?” What bureaucratic gobble-dee-gooks call The “disturbance management threshold” “Yea, like fences, pavements, ghettos of mall “But what side of the freeway?” “Will they […]