Tuesday, September 1, 2015

One Man's Maple Moon: First Cry Tanka by Joyce S. Greene

English Original

listening
to his first cry
how could I know
years later he'd forget
to return my calls?

Moonbathing,  10, January 2014

Joyce S. Greene


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

傾聽
他的第一次哭聲
我怎麼會知道
許多年後,他會忘記
回我的電話

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

倾听
他的第一次哭声
我怎麽会知道
许多年後,他会忘记
回我的电话


Bio Sketch

Joyce S. Greene lives with her husband in Poughkeepsie, New York.  A number of her poems have been published in various tanka journals and tanka anthologies.  She works as a Senior Accountant for an insurance company.

1 comment:

  1. The contrast of two kinds of voices in the opening and closing lines is poignantly explored in this "middle-of-the-story" tanka.

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