holding hands
we watch an old movie
imagine living
in a simple
black and white world
more grows in a crooked row, 2016
Joanne Morcom
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
手牽手
我們看一部老電影
想像
生活在一個簡單
的黑白世界
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
手牵手
我们看一部老电影
想像
生活在一个简单
的黑白世界
Bio Sketch
Joanne
Morcom is a social worker and poet who lives in Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, with four poetry collections to her credit. Her work also
appears in poetry anthologies and journals.
Joanne's use of enjambment is thematically and emotionally effective, putting a special emphasis on "black and white world," which has the most weight.
ReplyDeleteThis heartfelt and relatable tanka reminds me of the following "black and white world" tanka written from different angles:
seeking the past
I look through old photos
outside my window
clouds snow bare trees
the world in black and white
Gusts, 11, Spring/Summer 2010
Munira Judith Avinger
a newspaper,
zebra or pair of dice --
some things
just fine as they are
in black and white
NeverEnding Story, June 30, 2015
Susan Constable
in the old photo
beside your pretty wife
you look so happy
in black & white --
the colors of ashes
Atlas Poetica, 21 Spring 2015
Larry Kimmel