|Poem| Onomatopoeia

 

Onomatopoeia

-- To “Woman with Mandolin” painted by Matisse (1921-1922)

 

Mandolin held by the hands of two palm trees

The shadow of a woman's back in the window

Small waves chattering

Initial sound, middle sound, final sound

Gourd dipper phonogram Seup sup Seup sup

Chick-a-boom chick-a-boom

Ba-dum-bum-CHING badumbum CHING

 

Note on the Muse:

Korean onomatopoeia "Kung-dada-dak!" cuts off the tail end of the sound.

English onomatopoeia 'Chick-a-boom!' ends with a big resonance. Funny?

 

© Ryang Suh, MD 2023.10.26