a crow stares
from an ancient oak
snow moon
Cattails, 3, September 2014
Marilyn Humbert
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
來自老橡木
烏鴉的怒視
雪月
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
来自老橡木
乌鸦的怒视
雪月
Bio Sketch
Marilyn
Humbert lives in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney NSW surrounded by bush.
Her pastimes include writing free verse poetry, tanka, tanka prose and
related genre. She is the leader of Bottlebrush Tanka Group and member
of the Huddle and Bowerbird Tanka Groups. Her tanka appears in
Australian and international journals.
Like Simon's atmospheric crow tanka I posted yesterday, Marilyn's haiku conveys the eerie atmosphere of a night scene through the effective juxtaposition of a staring crow and a full moon in winter.
ReplyDeleteThe well-chosen verb, "stare," adds emotional weight and psychological depth to the poem.