Thursday, April 4, 2013

One Man's Maple Moon: Relationship Tanka by Ernesto P. Santiago

English Original

believe as you look
deeper, deeper, and yet deeper
into my eyes
your (love) history does
not matter to me

Ernesto P. Santiago


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

相信當你看得
深入,深入,更深入
我的眼睛
你的(愛情)歷史對我
一點也不重要

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

相信当你看得
深入,深入,更深入
我的眼睛
你的(爱情)历史对我
一点也不重要


Bio Sketch

Ernesto P. Santiago enjoys exploring the poetic myth of his senses, and has recently become interested in the study of haiku and its related forms. He lives with his wife Nitz in Athens, Greece. He is Filipino.  

1 comment:

  1. Ernesto's skillful use of repetition and ( ) stirs the reader's emotion and reflection on the ways of seeing.

    "Deeper" is layered with multiple meanings, lexical, emotive, and even metaphoric.

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