One Man's Maple Moon: Map Tanka by Rajani Radhakrishnan

English Original

migratory birds
make a note
on their map
a new tent city
shrinking the desert

Rajani Radhakrishnan


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一群候鳥
在它們的地圖上
做個註記
一座新的帳篷城市
正使得沙漠縮小

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一群候鸟
在它们的地图上
做个注记
一座新的帐篷城市
正使得沙漠缩小


Bio Sketch

Rajani Radhakrishnan is from Bangalore, India.  Finding time and renewed enthusiasm for poetry after a long career in Financial Applications, she blogs at thotpurge.wordpress.com . Her poems have recently appeared in The Lake, Quiet Letter, Under the Basho and The Cherita.

One Man's Maple Moon: Recurring Dream Tanka by Rajani Radhakrishnan

English Original

just enough water
for one cup of tea
she murmurs
to the empty chair
about a recurring dream

Rajani Radhakrishnan


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

剛好足夠
一杯茶的水
她喃喃地
對空椅子訴說
一個重複出現的夢

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

刚好足够
一杯茶的水
她喃喃地
对空椅子诉说
一个重複出现的梦


Bio Sketch

Rajani Radhakrishnan is from Bangalore, India.  Finding time and renewed enthusiasm for poetry after a long career in Financial Applications, she blogs at thotpurge.wordpress.com . Her poems have recently appeared in The Lake, Quiet Letter, Under the Basho and The Cherita.