Tanka
German
Schmetterlinge im Tanz
Sommerreigen am Nachmittag
Mosaik der Natur
Von ferne der Ruf eines Kuckucks
Aus seinem unsichtbaren Versteck
English
The dance of Butterflies
Summer roundelay in the afternoon
A mosaic of Nature
From the distance the cry of a cuckoo
Out of his invisible hiding
Spanish
Baile de mariposas
Corro de verano en la trade
Mosaico de la naturaleza
Desde la distancia el grito de un cuco
Fuera de su escondite invisible
Italian
Farfalle nella danza
Danza estate nel pomeriggio
Mosaico della natura
Da lontano il grido di un cuculo
Dal suo invisibile nascondiglio
Gert W. Knop, born in 1943, studies art and tropical agriculture in Germany and Scotland (University of Edinburgh). He has lived in many different countries and writes mainly in German, English and Spanish. He currently resides in Zittau (Saxony), Germany.
Thank you, Phyllis Babcock for the following comment--
ReplyDeleteI love butterflies they are so delicate. A delightful poem Gert.
I've always enjoyed your descriptive tanka and haiku, Gert and this is no exception-- really missed reading these, especially together with your translation-- I can get the "mariposas"....this is nikko btw ;)
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of nature encaptured and envisged all in one picture. You capture all of this in great tanka form, well done. Kindest thoughts and thanks for sharing, Anna-Marie Docherty.
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