POEM - HUMAN MIDNIGHT, Poet- Taro Hokkyo (Japan)

 

HUMAN MIDNIGHT 

Taro Hokkyo

 Japan

A decaying rope, woven from the dark abyss of the ancient sky, hangs from the ground. The rope hangs over the earth today as tree roots bypass the rocks to extend their tentacles into the water vein. A deep, white vessel lies beneath this rotting rope. Water drips from the rotting rope, perhaps absorbing the moisture of secret anguish. The sound of shooting light splashes against the thick wall of darkness.
At midnight, a fish leaps from the depths of the watery vessel. The fish is quickly carved into the wall of darkness. The carved fish resembles the figure of a thing that has finally fallen asleep. Each carver watches over the deep vessel beside the sleeping object, carving the leaping fish.
The fish carved into the dark wall trembles and then begins to swim slowly in the darkness. Its scales reflect the light of the water.



Biography of  Taro Hokkyo:
The poet Taro Hokkyo lives in Japan. He got Rekitei Shinei Award in Japan in 1998,  Arab Golden Planet Award in 2021,  the title of Doctor of Letters from the Arabic-speaking world in 2023. His poems were published in Orfew.al magazine in Albania. His poems were  translated into Italian in 2024. His  poems have been published in the Daily  Global Nation in Bangladesh,  in Samantaral Bhabna, India. His interview with an Algerian newspaper was published. His poems have  been published in Greek Police Magazine, in a Korean magazine,  in Koltaka jishu International Poetry Magazine, India,  in the Barcelona Literary Magazine,  in Poetry Planetariat, a Nepalese poetry magazine etc. He received a certificate of honor from English poets.