One Man's Maple Moon: Gas Fireplace Tanka by Helen E. Herr

English Original

flames lick
at logs that never burn
in the gas fireplace
after our divorce
embers smolder

Gusts, 19, Spring/Summer 2014

Helen E. Herr


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在燃氣壁爐中
熊熊火苗舔著
不會燃燒的仿真木頭
我們離婚之後
感情的餘燼仍在悶燒

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在燃气壁炉中
熊熊火苗舔著
不会燃烧的仿真木头
我们离婚之後
感情的馀烬仍在闷烧


Bio Sketch

Helen E. Herr lives in a town of 2500: Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada, where people grow grain, raise livestock, and produce Potash. Her family support her writing, painting and sculpting soapstone.  She loves writing all the different types of poetry. Her grandchildren keep her young.

One Man's Maple Moon: Ditch Tanka by Helen E. Herr

English Original

cows moon-eye me
through the fence --
writing poetry
cross-legged
in the ditch

Gusts, 11, Spring/Summer 2010

Helen E. Herr


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

通過圍欄
牛群用朦朧的眼神
看著我 --
坐在水溝中
盤著腿寫詩

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

通过围栏
牛群用朦胧的眼神
看著我
坐在水沟中
盘著腿写诗


Bio Sketch

Helen E. Herr lives in a town of 2500: Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada, where people grow grain, raise livestock, and produce Potash. Her family support her writing, painting and sculpting soapstone.  She loves writing all the different types of poetry. Her grandchildren keep her young.