Monday, January 28, 2013

Tuesday Poem - Death like a shy doorframe by De Er He



Death like a shy doorframe


Death is like a shy doorframe

All Mother ever did was put her hand on it for support a little while

Before it, becoming lower and lower

Turned into a photo frame -

In tight support of Mother.



Translated by Ouyang Yu

http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/ouyang-yu

This poignant little apercu first appeared in the Weekend Australian Review and then in The Best Australian Poems 2012.
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2 comments:

  1. EmmaJanuary 28, 2013 at 3:16 PM

    <3 this Jen!

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  2. Mary McCallumJanuary 29, 2013 at 1:50 AM

    Oh! That's literally what I said when I finished the poem - a drawn out amazed 'oh' like a sigh. So simple and without obvious sentiment and yet so FULL. Perfect. Thanks Jen

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