One Man's Maple Moon: Boy Surfer Tanka by Marilyn Humbert

English Original

in the tube
of a breaking wave
the boy surfer
emerges into sunlight --
a butterfly’s first flight

Gusts, 21, spring/summer 2015

Marilyn Humbert


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在滾動管狀
的破浪內
一個衝浪男孩
湧入陽光中 --
一隻蝴蝶的第一次飛行

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在滚动管状
的破浪内
一个冲浪男孩
涌入阳光中 --
一只蝴蝶的第一次飞行 


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.