One Man's Maple Moon: Tree Tunnel Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

walking in the shade
of the tree tunnel
a sunbeam cuts my eye
when I least expect it --
that time she played me for a fool

The Tanka Journal, 26, 2005

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

行走在林蔭大道
的樹蔭之中
我萬萬沒想到
一束陽光割傷我的眼睛 --
那次她把我當成一個傻瓜

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

行走在林荫大道
的树荫之中
我万万没想到
一束阳光割伤我的眼睛 --
那次她把我当成一个傻瓜


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.  He lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust and outer edges. The Piercing Blue of Sirius: Selected Poems 1968 - 2008 is free to read online.