One Man's Maple Moon: Wine Tanka by Joyce Wong

English Original

you raise a toast,
a glass of champagne,
the drink of love --
but mine is always
laced with autumn rain

GUSTS, 14, Fall/Winter 2011

Joyce Wong


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

你高舉酒杯，
一杯香檳代表
愛情之酒 --
但是我的酒杯總是
被秋雨蘸染

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

你高举酒杯，
一杯香槟代表
爱情之酒 --
但是我的酒杯总是
被秋雨蘸染


Bio Sketch

Joyce Wong is a quiet artistic soul who loves reading, writing, music, and poetry. She began writing tanka in 2010, inspired by Machi Tawara’s Salad Anniversary. Her tanka have been published in GUSTS, Moonbathing, and Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka, Volume 4. One of her tanka was honored with a Certificate of Merit from the Japan Tanka Poets' Society in the 7th International Tanka Festival Competition, 2012. She lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada.