One Man's Maple Moon: Day's End Tanka by Debbie Strange

English Original

two deep valleys
in a mountain's shadow
village children
pleading at day's end
for one more shaft of light

Certificate of Merit, 8th International Tanka Festival Competition

Debbie Strange


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

山的陰影
籠罩兩個深谷
村莊孩子
在白天結束時懇求
再多一道陽光

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

山的阴影
笼罩两个深谷
村庄孩子
在白天结束时恳求
再多一道阳光


Bio Sketch

Debbie Strange is an award-winning Canadian short form poet, haiga artist, and photographer. Keibooks released her full-length poetry collection, Warp and Weft: Tanka Threads in 2015, and Folded Word published her haiku chapbook, A Year Unfolding in 2017. An archive of publications may be accessed at www.debbiemstrange.blogspot.ca.