pearls spill
from my jewellery box
so many regrets
Paper Wasp, 19:2, Winter 2013
Marilyn Humbert
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
珍珠從我的首飾盒
滾出來
這麼多的遺憾
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
珍珠从我的首饰盒
滚出来
这麽多的遗憾
Bio Sketch
Marilyn Humbert lives in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney NSW surrounded by bush. Her pastimes include writing free verse poetry, tanka, tanka prose and related genre. She is the leader of Bottlebrush Tanka Group and member of the Huddle and Bowerbird Tanka Groups. Her tanka appears in Australian and International Journals.
Marilyn's effective use of a haikai twist at the end of the poem reshapes the reader's perception of the opening image, especially of the opening word, pearls.
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