Saturday, February 17, 2018

One Man's Maple Moon: Daydreaming Tanka by Simon Hanson

English Original

daydreaming
during geometry class
a straight line lifted
and twirled into a spiral
like something from the sea

Eucalypt, 19, 2015

Simon Hanson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我在幾何學課中
做白日夢
一條直線上升
並扭轉成螺旋狀的東西
像是來自海洋

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我在几何学课中
做白日梦
一条直线上升
并扭转成螺旋状的东西
像是来自海洋


Bio Sketch

Simon Hanson lives in sub-tropical Queensland, Australia where he enjoys his proximity to the Pacific Ocean and areas of rainforest.  He is a committee member of the Australian Haiku Society and is published in various journals and anthologies. https://australianhaikusociety.org/

1 comment:

  1. Simon's visually and emotionally evocative tanka takes the reader on a journey from the four walls of a classroom to a boundless sea, leaving dreaming room for the reader's imagination.

    What's left unsaid is as potent as what's said in the tanka.

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