an egret
then a gull
then a butterfly
these are the wings
of the river
Time Haiku, 44, 2016
A A Marcoff
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
首先是一隻白鷺
然後一隻海鷗
再來是一隻蝴蝶
這些是河流
的翅膀
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
首先是一只白鹭
然后一只海鸥
再来是一只蝴蝶
这些是河流
的翅膀
Bio Sketch
A
A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet who was born in Iran and has lived
in Africa, Iran, France and Japan, where he taught at a high school in
Tokyo. He has settled in England and lives near the beautiful River
Mole.
The shift, thematic and visual (and imaginative), in the last line makes this minimalist tanka emotionally effective.
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