Friday, December 29, 2023

One Man's Maple Moon: Love and Peace Tanka by Lorraine Pester

English Original

sketched in the air
and brought alive
with Christmas lights ...
wire line-drawings
shape love and peace

Lorraine Pester


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

素描在天空中
並且被聖誕彩燈
賦予了生命 ...
這些電線圖畫
形塑愛與和平

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

素描在天空中
并且被圣诞彩灯
赋予了生命 ...
这些电线图画
形塑爱与和平


Bio Sketch

Being curious and staying open to possibility is Lorraine Pester’s way of keeping her haikai fresh. She shies from no topic that presents itself. Her deliberate interactions with birds while dog walking is a frequent theme. She lives with her husband and  Abbey schnauzer in south Texas. 

1 comment:

  1. Lorraine's imagistic tanka effectively builds, line by line, to a thematically significant and emotionally powerful ending that reveals the "theme/spirit of Christmas: love and peace."

    I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
    – Charles Dickens

    A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
    – Benjamin Franklin

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