One Man's Maple Moon: Journey Tanka by Marilyn Humbert

English Original

her face
framed in a halo
of winter light --
on her journey
now with angels
(for Mary)

Gusts, 22, fall/winter 2015

Marilyn Humbert


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

她的臉的輪廓
框架在冬光
的光環內 --
如今在旅途中
她與天使同在
(為瑪麗而寫)

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

她的脸的轮廓
框架在冬光
的光环内 --
如今在旅途中
她与天使同在
（为玛丽而写）


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.