Thursday, March 9, 2017

One Man's Maple Moon: Turtle Tanka by Michele L. Harvey

English Original

no matter how much
I simplify my life …
a turtle
slides off the sun-warmed rock
with all he owns on his back

Tanka Poets On Site, October 8, 2015

Michele L. Harvey


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

無論我多麼努力
簡化我的生活 ...
一隻烏龜
從一塊日曬的岩石滑下
他所有的家當都在他的背上

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

无论我多么努力
简化我的生活 ...
一只乌龟
从一块日晒的岩石滑下
他所有的家当都在他的背上


Bio Sketch

Michele L. Harvey is a professional landscape painter living in New York. Her year is divided between homes in rural central NY and New York City. Her poetry has been  accepted by most of the current short form poetry publications and she has won  numerous national and international Japanese short form poetry contests, both in  haiku and tanka. You may view both her paintings and examples of her poetry online 

1 comment:

  1. The closing image of a turtle sliding off the sun-warmed rock helps to lead readers to further thoughts on the opening statement, which is timely and highly relevant to contemporary life

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