English Original
the baby’s mother
takes her breast away，
how young men
start learning about
rejection by women!
M. Kei
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
媽媽把她的乳房
從她的寶寶的嘴中拿走
年輕人
如何開始學習
被女人拒絕！
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
妈妈把她的乳房
从她的宝宝的嘴中拿走
年轻人
如何开始学习
被女人拒绝！
Bio Sketch
M. Kei is a tall ship sailor and award-winning poet who lives on Maryland’s Eastern shore. He is the editor of Atlas Poetica: A Journal of World Tanka. His most recent collection of poetry is January, A Tanka Diary. He is also the author of the award-winning gay Age of Sail adventure novels, Pirates of the Narrow Seas. He can be followed on Twitter @kujakupoet, or visit AtlasPoetica.org.
The contrast/comparison between weaning from breastfeeding and learning about
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M. Kei's challenging tanka provides today's food for thought.