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(8 September 1933 / Liverpool - UK)
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  1116 LATIN HAIKUS

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  Latin is a very beautiful concise and poetical language. To give a taste I offer some Latin Haikus for your enjoyment. I have translated them into English to indicate their poetic essence!

PUELLAM PRODIT
IN ANGULO LATENTEM
RISUS VENUSTUS

By her sweet laughter
The girl hiding in a corner
Is betrayed

COGITABUNDA
DIU - TANDEM DECIDET
UNICA GUTTA

Taking time to think
The lonely droplet - at last
Falls form the branch

HAC NOCTE SALANT
VIRI MULIERSQUE
SALANT ET UMBRAE

Tonight they all dance
The Men and the Women
Together with their shadows.

OBLITUS EST FUR
IN FENESTRUM MEA
LUNAM SPLENDENTUM

The thief did not remember
What stood high in my window
The glimmering Moon

I would be pleased to recieve any alternative
translations from the PH Classical Scholars!

(John Knight - Colchester - November 2009)


John Knight

Submitted Date Monday, November 16, 2009



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Nivedita Bagchi SPC UK (4/4/2010 2:36:00 PM)
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‘Tonight they all dance/The Men and the Women/Together with their shadows.’

Shadow…is equal to …imaginative? ...beyond cognition? ...or exalted frenzied emotives? ?

Well I’ve to ponder over …as Haiku…bears profound thought…mostly...I trust…

Thanks Sir…for gifting Tran lingual joyride...…
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Ms. Nivedita
UK
Patrick A. Martin (11/30/2009 2:55:00 AM)
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In no matter what language John you are a knight amongst poets Sir-10
Eyan Desir (11/29/2009 3:58:00 PM)
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Latin hmmmm
Anything latin is good....
Fay Slimm (11/19/2009 1:05:00 AM)
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John you are so right - Latin does give itself beautifully to haikus - and some of these need re-reading over and again in order to sink their wisdom - - well done and thank you..... Fay
Patti Masterman (11/16/2009 9:19:00 PM)
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Wow, Latin haikus; have never seen any of those before, for sure. Most impressive Sir Knight. I can see that you are not a time waster; anyone having time to write haikus in Spanish, Italian, Latin..and I feel somehow, that you are only getting warmed up now. (smile)
Janell Cressman (11/16/2009 6:46:00 PM)
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i like this one it's very good,

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