Saturday, January 6, 2018

One Man's Maple Moon: Loneliness Tanka by Lavana Kray

English Original

loneliness
staring at me ...
your letter
already one year old
still unopened

Lavana Kray


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

孤單
瞪著我 ...
已經一年了
你的信
仍然還沒打開來看

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

孤单
瞪着我...
已经一年了
你的信
仍然还没打开来看


Bio Sketch

Lavana Kray is from Iasi – Romania. She is passionate about writing and photography. Nature and the events of her life provide ideas and inspiration for writing. She has won several awards, including WHA Master Haiga Artist 2015. Her work  has been published in many print and online journals, including Haiku Canada Review, The Mainichi, Ginyu, Daily HaigaFrogpond, Haiga Online, Ribbons, Eucalypt, Acorn, and Ardea. She was chosen for Haiku Euro Top 100, 2015. This is her blog: http://photohaikuforyou.blogspot.ro

1 comment:

  1. The juxtaposition of the personified loneliness and a one-year-old unopened letter is emotionally effective and the use of "staring" adds psychological depth to this "middle-of-the-story" tanka.

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