One Man's Maple Moon: Rutted Road Tanka by Sergio A. Ortiz

English Original

who cares

where we go 

on this rutted road

... touching you 

is enough

Bright Stars 2, 2014

 

Sergio A. Ortiz

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在這條充滿車輪壓痕的路上

誰在乎

我們去哪裡

... 撫摸你

就已經足夠

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在这条充满车轮压痕的路上

谁在乎

我们去哪里

... 抚摸你

就已经足够

Bio Sketch

Sergio A. Ortiz is a Puerto Rican poet and the founding editor of Undertow Tanka Review. He is a two time Pushcart nominee, a four time Best of the Web nominee, and a 2016 Best of the Net nominee. He is currently working on his first full length collection of poems, Elephant Graveyard.