One Man's Maple Moon: Desert Campfire Tanka by Jari Thymian

English Original

sitting around
the desert campfire
three teary-eyed men sing
The Wreck
of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Jari Thymian


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

圍圓圈
坐在沙漠營火旁
三位熱淚盈眶的男人高唱
貨輪埃德蒙·菲茨杰拉德
的殘骸

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

围圆圈
坐在沙漠营火旁
叁位热泪盈眶的男人高唱
货轮埃德蒙·菲茨杰拉德
的残骸


Bio Sketch

Jari Thymian volunteers full-time in state and national parks across the United States. She and her husband live and travel in a 20-foot RV trailer with minimal possessions. Her haiku and tanka have appeared in American Tanka, Simply Haiku, Modern Haiku, Matrix Magazine, Prune Juice, and The Christian Science Monitor.

One Man's Maple Moon: Tooth Fairy Tanka by Jari Thymian

English Original

a boy on the bus
finger-wiggles his loose tooth
I watch
as if I were
his tooth fairy

Jari Thymian


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

公車上一個男孩使用手指
搖晃一顆鬆動的牙齒
我注視著他
就好像我是
他的牙齒仙女

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

公车上一个男孩使用手指
摇晃一颗松动的牙齿
我注视著他
就好像我是
他的牙齿仙女 


Bio Sketch

Jari Thymian volunteers full-time in state and national parks across the United States. She and her husband live and travel in a 20-foot RV trailer with minimal possessions. Her haiku and tanka have appeared in American Tanka, Simply Haiku, Modern Haiku, Matrix Magazine, Prune Juice, and The Christian Science Monitor.

One Man's Maple Moon: Clouds and Smoke Tanka by Jari Thymian

English Original

a tail of clouds
skims the Dragoon Mountains
in the river valley,
a plume of smoke rises
from the dynamite factory

Jari Thymian


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一抹雲彩
翩翩地飄過
河谷的龍山，
一縷輕煙
從炸藥廠升起

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一抹云彩
翩翩地飘过
河谷的龙山，
一缕轻烟
从炸药厂升起


Bio Sketch

Jari Thymian volunteers full-time in state and national parks across the United States. She and her husband live and travel in a 20-foot RV trailer with minimal possessions. Her haiku and tanka have appeared in American Tanka, Simply Haiku, Modern Haiku, Matrix Magazine, Prune Juice, and The Christian Science Monitor.