Saturday, November 19, 2016

One Man's Maple Moon: River Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

a world
beyond thought
the river flows
into light
like a swan

Presence, 56, 2016

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

超越思維
的一個世界
一條河流
像是天鵝
流向明亮之處

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

超越思维
的一个世界
一条河流
像是天鹅
流向明亮之处


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet who was born in Iran and has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan, where he taught at a high school in Tokyo. He has settled in England and lives near the beautiful River Mole.

1 comment:

  1. Philosophical musings and evocative imagery make this tanka effective and affecting, and the symbolically rich simile in the lower verse opens up an interpretative space for the reader's imagination.

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