One Man's Maple Moon: Oak-Gripped Bank Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

I've come again
to this oak-gripped bank,
who knows why?—
recalling our last time here,
I watch a red leaf drift out of sight

American Tanka, 8, Spring 2000

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我再次來到
這條橡樹林立的河岸，
誰知道為什麼？-
回顧我們最後一次在這裡，
我看到一片紅葉飄移出我的視線

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我再次来到
这条橡树林立的河岸，
谁知道为什麽？-
回顾我们最後一次在这里，
我看到一片红叶飘移出我的视线


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel is a US poet. He holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Pittsburgh University, and has worked at everything from steel mills to libraries. Recent books are Blue Night & the inadequacy of long-stemmed roses, this hunger, tissue-thin, and The Piercing Blue of Sirius. He lives with his wife in the hills of Western Massachusetts.