over the coffee cup
this April day
all the old demons
march
out
This Tanka World, 1977
Sanford Goldstein
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
我的目光從咖啡杯
轉向這個四月天
所有老惡魔
傾巢
而出
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
我的目光从咖啡杯
转向这个四月天
所有老恶魔
倾巢
而出
Bio Sketch
Sanford
Goldstein has been publishing tanka for more than fifty years. He was
born in 1925 and is now 93 years old. Long ago, he wrote haiku, but
decided to focus on tanka. His latest books, three in the last two
years, have each said this would be his last.
The upper verse sets the tone and mood of the tanka while the shift ( from the objective external world to the internal mindscape) in the lower verse is poignant, adding psychological depth to the tanka. And the last two one-word action-packed lines enhance a sense of urgency.
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