Friday, September 20, 2013

One Man's Maple Moon: Dying Dream Tanka by Djurdja Vukelic Rozic

English Original

this night too
a red rose's fragrance
seducing the Moon
my thoughts rush toward you
in the dying dream

25 Croatian Tanka Poets, Atlas Poetica

Djurdja Vukelic Rozic 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這晚也一樣
一朵紅玫瑰的香味
勾引月亮
在垂死的夢中
我的思緒奔向你

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这晚也一样
一朵红玫瑰的香味
勾引月亮
在垂死的梦中
我的思绪奔向你


Bio Sketch

Djurdja Vukelic Rozic  was born on April 6, 1956, and now lives in Ivanić Grad, Croatia.  Editor in chief of bilingual haiku magazine IRIS, and deputy editor for haiku at Diogen pro cultura magazine, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She publishes humorous sketches, short stories, and poetry. For her work she received a number of awards and commendations in Croatia and abroad.

2 comments:

  1. The shift in theme, imagery, and perspective is psychologically effective. The opening and closing lines, especially 'too' and 'dying,' successfully add emotional weight to the poem.

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  2. One more thing about Djurdja's well-crafted tanka:

    The two parts of her tanka form an emotionally dialectical relationship, which sparks the reader's imagination.

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