Saturday, March 16, 2019

One Man's Maple Moon: Atomic Dream Tanka by A A Marcoff

English Original

I saw
a kingfisher
last night
burning in
a blue atomic dream

Blithe Spirit, 21:1, 2011

A A Marcoff


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

昨晚
我看見
一隻翠鳥
在藍色的原子夢中
激烈地燃燒

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

昨晚
我看见
一只翠鸟
在蓝色的原子梦中
激烈地燃烧


Bio Sketch

A A Marcoff is an Anglo-Russian poet, born in Iran, who has lived in Africa, Iran, France and Japan. He is a much-published mainstream poet as well as a writer of tanka. He lives near the beautiful River Mole in Surrey, England.
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1 comment:

  1. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐March 16, 2019 at 5:49 PM

    A sense of yugen is effectively conveyed through the striking image of this brightly colored (mainly blue) bird, kingfisher, burning in a blue atomic dream.

    Note: "A kingfisher, said to be the first bird to fly from Noah's ark after the deluge, supposedly received the orange of the setting sun on its breast and the blue of the sky on its back. It was considered a symbol of peace, promising prosperity and love."

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