alone tonight
dusting old cobwebs
from our bookshelf
even the house spider
has abandoned me
Moonstruck, 2005
an'ya
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
今晚獨自一人
清除我們書架上
的舊蜘蛛網
沒想到連家裡的蜘蛛
都拋棄了我
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
今晚独自一人
清除我们书架上
的旧蜘蛛网
没想到连家里的蜘蛛
都抛弃了我
Bio Sketch
an'ya
is a haiku and tanka poet who has been published in over 60 foreign
languages, and appeared in places and publications worldwide. If you
would like to read more of her works and a complete biography, please
visit http://tankaanya.com/
The upper verse depicts a lone image of the speaker doing chores while the statement in the lower verse enhances the tone and mood of the tanka by emphasizing the sense of dull loneness/loneliness.
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