Friday, June 7, 2019

One Man's Maple Moon: Mountain Trail Tanka by Laurence Stacey

English Original

mountain trail
from rock to rock
we step deeper
into stories
of childhood

American Tanka, 19, June 2011

Laurence Stacey


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

深山步道
從一塊岩石到另一塊
我們更進一步地
進入童年
的諸多故事

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

深山步道
从一块岩石到另一块
我们更进一步地
进入童年
的诸多故事


Bio Sketch

Laurence Stacey is a PhD student in Kennesaw State University's International Conflict Management program. His dissertation focuses on representations of conflict in visual media. Laurence also teaches literature at both Chattahoochee Technical College and Reinhardt University.

1 comment:

  1. The upper verse sketches a concrete mountain trail scene while the shift, thematic, visual and mental, in the lower verse is reflective and emotionally effective.

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