Tuesday, February 13, 2018

One Man's Maple Moon: Summer Breeze Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

all that
we have been through
all that we have been
a twist of wood
a summer breeze

Presence, 45, 2012

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)


所有這一切
我們曾經歷過
我們曾擁有過
一根扭曲的木頭
一陣夏日的微風

Chinese Translation (Simplified)


所有这一切
我们曾经历过
我们曾拥有过
一根扭曲的木头
一阵夏日的微风


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet who was born in Iran and has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan, where he taught at a high school in Tokyo. He has settled in England and lives near the beautiful River Mole.

1 comment:

  1. Combined with the use of syntactic parallelism in the upper verse, the tone and mood of the tanka is effectively conveyed through evocative imagery in the lower verse.

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