English Original
curtains of darkness
opened by the light of dawn
the horizon sheds
its colors as I make the most
of my second chance
Lorraine Pester
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
黎明的曙光
拉開了黑暗的帷幕
地平線散發出
它的色彩當我充分利用
第二次的機會
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
黎明的曙光
拉开了黑暗的帷幕
地平线散发出
它的色彩当我充分利用
第二次的机会
Bio Sketch
Being curious and staying open to possibility is Lorraine Pester’s way of keeping her haikai fresh. She shies from no topic that presents itself. Her deliberate interactions with birds while dog walking is a frequent theme. She lives with her husband and Abbey schnauzer in south Texas.
Lorraine's imagistic tanka effectively builds, line by line, to an unexpected yet thematically significant and emotionally powerful ending that reveals the theme of "second chance"
ReplyDeleteThis uplifting tanka reminds me of the following remarks on "second chance;"
Don’t think there are no second chances. Life always offers you a second chance…. It’s called "TOROMMOW."
— Nicholas Sparks
And
Second chances are not given to make things right.
But are given to prove that
we could be BETTER even
after we fall
-- Ashley Romero