Friday, August 18, 2017

One Man's Maple Moon: New Life Tanka by Lesley Anne Swanson

English Original

gold coins
sewn in her worn coat
the child
no one notices
bound for a new life

A Hundred Gourds, 1:3, June 2012

Lesley Anne Swanson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一些金幣
縫入她磨損的外套內
這個孩子
沒有人注意
開始新的生活

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一些金币
缝入她磨损的外套内
这个孩子
没有人注意
开始新的生活


Bio Sketch

Lesley Anne Swanson has lived in Northern California, the Southwest, and the Pacific Northwest, but now calls Pennsylvania home.  Always a wordsmith, she discovered tanka in 2011 and has been enthralled ever since.

1 comment:

  1. Within such a short space (of 17 words and 19 syllables), a Dickensian character is well-sketched and the lines that bookend the tanka offer a glimpse of hope.

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