the wind whispers to me
Chinese words
that offer me a home
in the shape of a moon
Tanka First Place
2011 San Francisco International Competition Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and Rengay
Reprinted in Mariposa
Anthologized in Take Five : Best Contemporary Tanka, 4, 2012
Judge's Comment: The originality of the images coupled with the evocative sense of ‘stranger in a strange land’ merited a 1st Place award. The first two lines appear to lead to a traditional path. The third line is the turning point that brings this tanka to the next level. The fourth and fifth lines complete the journey. After reading this tanka I found myself looking at the moon with new eyes and listening to the language of the wind.
2011 San Francisco International Competition Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and Rengay
Reprinted in Mariposa
Anthologized in Take Five : Best Contemporary Tanka, 4, 2012
Judge's Comment: The originality of the images coupled with the evocative sense of ‘stranger in a strange land’ merited a 1st Place award. The first two lines appear to lead to a traditional path. The third line is the turning point that brings this tanka to the next level. The fourth and fifth lines complete the journey. After reading this tanka I found myself looking at the moon with new eyes and listening to the language of the wind.
