Chen-ou Liu's Translation Project: First English-Chinese Haiku and Tanka Blog

Monday, May 6, 2024

Heart in Exile Tanka

first "leaping tanka" written for Robert Bly

I fill the void
of my heart in exile
with word after word
from a jar of pickles ...
the absence breaks in me



FYI: For more about leaping tanka, see To the Lighthouse: Leaping Tanka
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