One Man's Maple Moon: Ring Finger Tanka by Barun Saha

English Original

there
but not quite there
the day moon ...
            a lifetime of mirage
clinging to the ring finger

Barun Saha


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在那裡

但又不完全在那裡

白天的月亮 ...

            海市蜃樓的一生

緊貼在無名指上

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在那里

但又不完全在那里

白天的月亮 ...

            海市蜃楼的一生

紧贴在无名指上

Bio Sketch

Barun Saha, PhD, is a Scientist working in Bangalore, India. Barun primarily writes tanka, haiku, and cherita, and  has published in several international journals, such as Atlas Poetica, Ribbons, and the cherita. Barun is a member  of the Tanka Society of America and the United Haiku and Tanka Society. Visit http://barunsaha.me for more information.

One Man's Maple Moon: Small Town Tanka by Barun Saha

English Original

window grilles
fragment the harvest moon
we decide
to escape this small town
on the promised night

Barun Saha


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

窗戶鐵柵欄
將豐收月分割成碎片
在許諾的夜晚
我們決定
逃離這個小鎮生活

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

窗户铁栅栏
将丰收月分割成碎片
在许诺的夜晚
我们决定
逃离这个小镇生活


Bio Sketch

Barun Saha is a researcher and poet from Durgapur, India. He primarily writes tanka and haiku. He is the author of Swapner Kheya, a book of Bengali poems, and co-author of a textbook on Opportunistic Mobile Networks. Visit https://goo.gl/cnTY5y for his poems and http://barunsaha.me for more information about Barun