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.
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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