One Man's Maple Moon: Last Leaf Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

wind tortured,
a last leaf
clings
to the dry stalk
of an April dream

Bright Stars, 5, 2014

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

被風折磨，
最後一片葉子
攀附
在一個四月夢想
的乾枯樹莖

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

被风折磨，
最后一片叶子
攀附
在一个四月梦想
的干枯树茎


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).