One Man's Maple Moon: Petit Point Purse Tanka by Kathryn J. Stevens

English Original

mother gave me
her petit point purse
years ago
it began coming apart
like the two of us

Ribbons, 13:2, Spring/Summer 2017

Kathryn J. Stevens 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

媽媽給了我

她的零錢腰包

幾年前

它開始破裂

就像我們之間的關係

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

妈妈给了我

她的零钱腰包

几年前

它开始破裂

就像我们之间的关系

Bio Sketch

Kathryn J. Stevens worked in marketing communications with IBM and before that with one of the divisions of The State University of New York at Albany. Her poems have appeared in a variety of online and print journals. She currently lives with her husband in Cary, North Carolina, USA.

One Man's Maple Moon: Dress Tanka by Kathryn J. Stevens

English Original

the morning

you died

blue as the dress

I wore then

and never again

Skylark, 6:2, Winter 2018

Kathryn J. Stevens

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

你逝世

的早晨

蔚藍如同我當時穿

的裙子顏色

現在我再也不會穿了

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

你逝世

的早晨

蔚蓝如同我当时穿
的裙子颜色
现在我再也不会穿了

Bio Sketch

Kathryn J. Stevens worked in marketing communications with IBM and before that with one of the divisions of The State University of New York at Albany. Her poems have appeared in a variety of online and print journals. She currently lives with her husband in Cary, North Carolina, USA.