Thursday, December 26, 2024

One Man's Maple Moon: Christmas Season Tanka by Michael Dylan Welch

English Original

Christmas season --
a year later
in the glove compartment
a tissue packet
from the funeral home

Eye to Eye, 2023

Michael Dylan Welch

 
Chinese Translation (Traditional)

聖誕季節 --
一年之久
在汽車手套箱裡
來自殯儀館
的一包紙巾

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

圣诞季节 --
一年之久
在汽车手套箱里
来自殡仪馆
的一包纸巾

 
Bio Sketch

Michael Dylan Welch is the founder of the Tanka Society of America (2000), and co-founder of Haiku North America conference (1991) and the American Haiku Archives (1996). In 2010 he also started National Haiku Writing Month (NaHaiWriMo), which takes place every February, with an active Facebook page. His personal website is www.graceguts.com, which features hundreds of essays, reviews, reports, and other content, including examples of his published poetry.

1 comment:

  1. Unexpected yet visually and emotionlly poignant L5 challenges the festive nature of L1, raising an important issue about how to cope with grief at Christmas while remembering loved ones.

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