One Man's Maple Moon: Tin Box Tanka by Carole MacRury

English Original

in this tin box

of unmatched buttons

one baby tooth --

her lifelong attachment

for things detached

The Tang of Nasturtiums, 2012

Carole MacRury 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在這個錫盒

裝有不匹配的鈕釦中

發現一顆乳牙 --

她對於疏離事物

一生的依戀

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在这个锡盒

装有不匹配的钮扣中

发现一颗乳牙 --

她对于疏离事物

一生的依恋

Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

One Man's Maple Moon: Cloudy Blue Tanka by Carole MacRury

English Original

this beach glass

scoured a cloudy blue

so like your eyes

fading and emptying

to a relentless tide

The Tang of Nasturtiums, 2012

Carole MacRury 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這片海灘玻璃

沖刷後呈現雲霧般的藍色

就像你的眼睛

漸漸退色消失

在波濤洶湧的海浪中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这片海滩玻璃

冲刷后呈现云雾般的蓝色

就像你的眼睛

渐渐退色消失

在波涛汹涌的海浪中

Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

One Man's Maple Moon: Closet Tanka by Carole MacRury

English Original

in my closet

clothes for all occasions

yet the years

it took to be comfortable

in my own skin

The Tang of Nasturtiums, 2012

Carole MacRury 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在我的衣櫥裡

有適合各種場合的衣服

然而花了幾年的時間

才對我的舉止和身份

感到舒適

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在我的衣橱里

有适合各种场合的衣服

然而花了几年的时间

才对我的举止和身份

感到舒适

Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

One Man's Maple Moon: Colourful World Tanka by Carole MacRury

English Original

if I leave

this colorful world

before you ...

look for me in a clear rain,

in the dew on a rose

Editor's Choice, Gusts, 17, Spring/Summer 2013 

Carole MacRury 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

如果在你之前

我離開這個多彩多姿

的世界 ...

你可以在清晰的雨中，

一朵玫瑰的露珠中尋找我

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

如果在你之前

我离开这个多彩多姿

的世界 ...

你可以在清晰的雨中，

一朵玫瑰的露珠中寻找我

Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

One Man's Maple Moon: Leaf Mulch Tanka by Carole MacRury

English Original

a light rain
upon leaf mulch --
an old grief
mingles with the scent
of late autumn

Simply Haiku, 7:2,  Summer 2009

Carole MacRury 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

小雨

落在護根樹葉堆 --

舊的悲傷

與深秋的氣息

交融在一起

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

小雨

落在护根树叶堆 --

旧的悲伤

与深秋的气息

交融在一起

Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

Cool Announcement: A Freebie, The Tang of Nasturtiums by Carole MacRury

My Dear Friends:

The award-winning e-book, The Tang of Nasturtiums, written by NeverEnding Story contributor, Carole MacRury, is available to read free online.

 

Author Bio: Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook.  

 

Selected Tanka:

 

in my closet

clothes for all occasions

yet the years

it took to be comfortable

in my own skin

this beach glass

scoured a cloudy blue

so like your eyes

fading and emptying

to a relentless tide

in this tin box

of unmatched buttons

one baby tooth—

her lifelong attachment

for things detached

 a light rain

upon leaf mulch—

an old grief

mingles with the scent

of late autumn

And Please join NeverEnding Story to expand the readership base for tanka by tweeting at least one tanka a day throughout the month of May. The hashtags for Tanka Poetry Month are #MayTanka and #NaTankaMo.

Help spread the word about this celebration via your poetry blogs, websites, Facebook pages, and Twitter accounts. And NeverEnding Story seeks tanka submissions. 

Happy Reading

Chen-ou

One Man's Maple Moon: Empty Shells Tanka by Carole MacRury

English Original

gulls shriek,
the ocean shrugs over
empty shells
this fine line between
being alone and lonely

Editor’s Choice, Gusts, 25, 2017 

Carole MacRury 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

海鷗尖聲叫喊，

一片海洋聳肩越過

空的貝殼

孤獨和寂寞兩者之間

存在細微的界線

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

海鸥尖声叫喊，

一片海洋耸肩越过

空的贝壳

孤独和寂寞两者之间

存在细微的界线

Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

Butterfly Dream: Empty Shell Haiku by Carole MacRury

English Original

an empty shell
fills with moonlight
winter’s end

Dreams Wander On: Contemporary Poems of Death Awareness, 2011

Carole MacRury 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一個空的貝殼

填滿了月光

冬天的盡頭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一个空的贝壳

填满了月光

冬天的尽头

Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

One Man's Maple Moon: White Roses Tanka by Carole MacRury

English Original

she brings me
a bouquet of white roses
on my 70th --
how to speak to a daughter
of long-lost innocence

Gusts, 21, 2015

Carole MacRury


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在我七十歲生日時
她帶給我
一束白玫瑰 --
怎麼跟失去純真已久的女兒
再度談心

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在我七十岁生日时
她带给我
一束白玫瑰 --
怎么跟失去纯真已久的女儿
再度谈心


Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

One Man's Maple Moon: Heartbreak Tanka by Carole MacRury

English Original

overnight
rain-soaked petals
carpet his grave
so many ways to come
face to face with heartbreak

Gusts, 25, 2017

Carole MacRury


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

經過一夜
他的墳墓鋪滿
被雨淋的花瓣
這麼多的方式
正視心碎的情境

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

经过一夜
他的坟墓铺满
被雨淋的花瓣
这么多的方式
正视心碎的情境


Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

One Man's Maple Moon: Blue Bowl Tanka by Carole MacRury

English Original

sunlight
fills the emptiness
of a blue bowl --
this life of loving,
losing, letting go

The Right Touch of Sun, 2017

Carole MacRury


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一片陽光
填滿一個藍色
的空碗 --
此生的愛，
失落，放手不癡迷

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一片阳光
填满一个蓝色
的空碗 --
此生的爱，
失落，放手不痴迷


Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

Butterfly Dream: Lilac Haiku by Carole MacRury

English Original

lilac in full bloom --
bees bumping
into bees  

Haiku Canada Members' Anthology , 2012

Carole MacRury


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

盛開的丁香花 --
一群蜜蜂碰撞
一群蜜蜂

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

盛开的丁香花 --
一群蜜蜂碰撞
一群蜜蜂


Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

Butterfly Dream: Turtle's Neck Haiku by Carole MacRury

English Original

spring fever --
the turtle’s neck
at full stretch

Second Place, 2013 Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Contest

Carole MacRury


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

春季傷風 --
一隻烏龜的脖子
伸到最長

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

春季伤风 --
一只乌龟的脖子
伸到最长


Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

Butterfly Dream: Sinking Sun Haiku by Carole MacRury

English Original

sinking sun --
the heron stalks what’s left
of the day

Third Place, 2015 Francine Porad Haiku Contest

Carole MacRury


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夕陽西沉 --
一隻蒼鷺尾隨白天
剩下的餘暉

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夕阳西沉 --
一只苍鹭尾随白天
剩下的余晖


Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).