Words: Jumping Tracks
For National Poetry Month #21
Do you know
the word in Russian for white is “bela?”
And the word in Japanese for snow is “yuki?”
And in my convoluted mind
the track for Russian and Japanese
often converge
And I get bela yuki.
Do you know
the word “ona”
is present in both languages?
In Russian it means “she.”
In Japanese, when coupled with
“(ona) no hito,” it means “woman.”
How amazing is that?
Do you know that
The word in Russian
For tea is “chai?”
And the Japanese word for tea is “cha.”
When we order chai tea
Are we asking for tea tea?
copyright/all rights reserved April 21, 2012 Audrey Howitt. Do not use or copy without the express written permission of the author.
