One Man's Maple Moon: Backyard Tanka by Naomi Beth Wakan

English Original

when we're young
the whole world
is ours
as we age the horizon
moves into our backyard

Naomi Beth Wakan


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

年輕時
整個世界都是我們的
隨著老化
我們的視野
框限制在後院

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

年轻时
整个世界都是我们的
随着老化
我们的视野
框限制在后院


Bio Sketch

Naomi Beth Wakan is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Nanaimo (2013). She has published over 50 books. Her poetry books include Sex after 70 and other poems and And After 80… (both from Bevalia Press) and Bent Arm for a Pillow (Pacific-Rim Publishers). Naomi is a member of The League of Canadian Poets, Haiku Canada and Tanka Canada and is the Inaugural Honorary Ambassador for the BC Federation of Writers. She lives on Gabriola Island with her husband, the sculptor, Elias Wakan. www.naomiwakan.com