One Man's Maple Moon: New Adventure Tanka by H. Gene Murtha

English Original

my finger
traces the edge
of her lips
around the corner
a new adventure

Biding Time: Selected Poems 2001-2013, 2013

H. Gene Murtha  


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我的手指
撫摸
她的上下嘴唇
在嘴角的附近
是一次新的冒險

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我的手指
抚摸
她的上下嘴唇
在嘴角的附近
是一次新的冒险


Bio Sketch

H. Gene Murtha, a naturalist and poet, sponsored and judged the first haiku contest for the inner city children of Camden, NJ., for the Virgilio Group, of which he was a lifetime member. He was widely published for his work in haikai literature from the USA to Japan.