One Man's Maple Moon: Recipe Tanka by Kristyn Blessing

English Original

this year's green

fades into brown

neither of us

remember

the recipe for red 

Atlas Poetica, 30, 2017

Kristyn Blessing

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

    

今年的綠色

逐漸變成棕色

我們沒有人

記得

紅色的配方

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

今年的绿色

逐渐变成棕色

我们没有人

记得

红色的配方

Bio Sketch

Kristyn Blessing is a writer, artist, and teacher. She has taught English as a Second Language and Composition at universities in Michigan, Wisconsin, and China. These places and other travels influence her writing. Her poetry has been published in Akitsu Quarterly, Ribbons, Atlas Poetica, Failed Haiku, and others. 

One Man's Maple Moon: Footprints Tanka by Kristyn Blessing

English Original

the hills catch fire
tourists wear sunglasses
and place their shoes
in the footprints
of the dead

Modern English Tanka, 3:3, Fall 2009

Kristyn Blessing


Chinese Translation (Traditional)
   
山丘著火
遊客們戴太陽眼鏡
並將他們的鞋子
放在死人所留下的
腳印中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

山丘著火
遊客们戴太阳眼镜
并将他们的鞋子
放在死人所留下的
脚印中


Bio Sketch

Kristyn Blessing has been writing tanka, haiku, and short poetry for 15 years. She teaches English as a Second Language and Composition at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She has had poetry published in various places including Modern English Tanka, American Tanka, and Failed Haiku.