moon wishes
in the crescent’s curve
a tear
in remembrance
of my grandmother
Marilyn Ashbaugh
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
對月亮許願
蛾眉月曲線上
的一滴眼淚
以紀念
我的祖母
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
对月亮许愿
蛾眉月曲线上
的一滴眼泪
以纪念
我的祖母
Bio Sketch
Marilyn Ashbaugh is a poet, organic master gardener, and nature photographer. Her poems have appeared in regional and national anthologies. She makes her home in a small village near the shores of Lake Michigan, USA.
Through the ancient ritual, Marilyn’s tanka effectively builds, poetic phrase (ku)/line by poetic phrase (ku)/line, to an emotionally powerful ending that has the most weight and reveals the theme of remembrance.
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