Peeling potatoes --
in the blood of scraped fingers
the spuds become washed
じゃがいもの皮むきスクラップされた指の血で洗礼を受けた
Peeling potatoes and chopping onions today --there's no hot waterじゃがいもを皮をむき、玉ねぎを刻む --今日はお湯がありません
Peeling potatoes --peeling onions and carrots --I'm out of bird seedじゃがいもの皮むき玉ねぎとにんじんの皮むき鳥の種はもうありません
Walking in the rain --
the asphalt turns puddles black
as my sandals squish
雨の中を歩く黒い水が私のサンダルをスキッシュにしますWalking in the rain --
the sad sound of gutter pipes
cheers me up greatly
雨の中を歩く空の排水路は今や陽気に聞こえます
Walking in the rain soggy green bushes huddle --a long winter soon雨の中を歩くねばねばした緑の茂みが集まって、「冬は長くなるだろう」とささやきます
The internet is full of cops/having fun with their black ops/While upon you they do spy/they will nab you by and by/for infractions or much worse/They know already of this verse!
Senate Republicans say they will vote to allow a debt default, leaving Democrats scrambling for plan to avert economic crisis.
Mitch McConnell, standing firm/causes Democrats to squirm/He don't care if we go bust/That other party he don't trust/And so our frail economy/will go 'ker-plop' for all to see.
Fast-food customers are back, but workers are not. It’s triggering major change.
When you're in the fast food aisle/you may have to wait awhile/Understaffed and underpaid/servers are as scarce as jade/Do not tremble with surprise/if a robot serves you fries.
Washing the dishes --
the clatter reflects old bones
and white ivory
食器洗い古い骨と白い象牙のガタガタを思い出させます
Washing the dishes --the foam reaches my elbows --my nose is runny食器洗い私のせっけんの手は私の鼻水を拭くことができません
The dishes are washed --stacked carelessly by the sink --imminent breakage料理は終わりましたそれらは不注意に積み重ねられているため、破損が差し迫っています
When you leave a cushy place/you want to save a lot of face/by keeping perks you don't deserve/which takes a lot of Trumpy nerve/The taxpayers do not get wise/when gouged by Washington wise guys.
Thousands of Haitian migrants wait under bridge in South Texas after mass border crossing.
Uncle Sam has got a bridge/although there isn't any fridge/where you can stay as refugee/and breathe the sewage air for free/This Texas haven welcomes all/It's Lone Star State's best protocol!
GOP Rep. Gonzalez, who voted to impeach Trump, announces he won’t seek reelection, citing ‘toxic dynamics inside our own party’
Republicans can hold a grudge/like any other hanging judge/When they decide a guy must go/they are not subtle nor too slow/Gonzalez gave old Trump the bird/And more from him will not be heard.
I ain't bought a hardback book/since the last Fort Worth chinook/The price tag is a horrid steal/I'd rather buy a Happy Meal/and a decent red merlot/while reading Kindle nice and slow.
Small green tomatoes
So unripe and unready --
canned and forgotten
小さなグリーントマトとても熟しておらず、準備ができておらず、すでに忘れられています
Small green tomatoesstubbornly clinging on vine --vain hope of harvest小さなグリーントマト収穫が終わった後、頑固にブドウの木にしがみつく
Small green tomatoesrolling around like marbles shoved by black beetles小さなグリーントマト黒いカブトムシがビー玉を押す間、ビー玉のように転がります
What do sparrows feel?
Never-ending pinched hunger --
eating, not singing
スズメは何を感じますか？終わらない、歌わせない飢え
What do sparrows feel?Fear of shadows above them --tiny hopping feetスズメは何を恐れますか？彼らは飛び跳ねるときに彼らの上の影を恐れます
What do sparrows feel?Their fluttering bickeringreveals petty spiteスズメは何を感じますか？彼らは羽ばたき、ちらつき、ささいな嫌悪感を示しています
If you like to take a puff/you will find things mighty tough/as the Democrats inhale/your income like baleen whale/Taxes on Dame Nicotine/will make you switch to coffee bean.
The government helped Tesla conquer electric cars. Now it’s helping Detroit, and Elon Musk isn’t happy.
(WaPo)
You can't have it both ways when dealing with money/that comes from the pockets of Uncle Sam, sonny/He might give you millions but that doesn't mean/he won't stint your rivals, ya know what I mean?/So don't throw a tantrum, dear Elon, I beg/killing the goose laying that golden egg!
As the largest-ever U.S. climate bill inches forward, a lobbying frenzy ensues.
(WaPo)
When in Washington D.C./lobbyists you'll surely see/Frequent as the common flea/they'll invite you out to tea/if their minion you will be/you won't be a bourgeoisie.
So many peaches
in the mild golden sunlight --
piled rotting away
穏やかな日差しの中でたくさんの桃が黄色くなる --腐った山でSo much zucchini
tumbles out of the garden --
let's order pizza
たくさんのズッキーニが庭から来ています-ピザを注文しましょう
Fallen red apples --the old white horse snuffs them up.Wasps are blown aside.落ちた赤いリンゴは古い白い馬に食べられます-いくつかのハチも食べられます
Fly on the ceiling
you cannot be more dizzy
than I am right now
天井を飛ぶあなたは今私よりも目がくらむことはできません
Dogs sniffing each otherto find the ripest odors --neighbors gossiping犬がお互いを嗅ぎまわって、最も熟した匂いを見つける --隣人のうわさ話
Brown spots in a bush --sparrows hiding from a hawk --still as fallen fruit茂みの中の茶色の斑点 --ファルコンから隠れているスズメ --まだ落ちた果物として