One Man's Maple Moon: Drum and Rifles Tanka by Hazel Hall

English Original

drum roll
rifles at the ready
at the march out
she can't distinguish
her son from the others

Ribbons,  13:1, Winter 2017

Hazel Hall


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

擊鼓前進
步槍準備好了
在行軍中
她無法分辨出她的兒子
以及其他的人

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

击鼓前进
步枪准备好了
在行军中
她无法分辨出她的儿子
以及其他的人


Bio Sketch

Hazel Hall is a Canberra poet, musicologist and convenor of the School of Music Poets. She has published in a wide range of local and overseas journals and anthologies. Her publications include Sugar Loaf and Humming Birds with John Collard (2013), Eggshell Sky (2017) and Moonlight Over the Siding (forthcoming).