酷我-北美枫

[anna]

We cannot paint it --
words grow dark.
Waves upon waves,
far from the shore,
drown our silence.

Winds arise
through haunting dreams;
chanting among glinting stars,
they enclose a pearl.

Beyond the ocean,
sorrow cloaks our face.
We let shadows
lean long . . .
_________________
---------------------

Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[[星子安娜]]

We cannot paint it --
words grow dark.
Waves upon waves,
far from the shore,
drown our silence.

Winds arise
through haunting dreams;
chanting among glinting stars,
they enclose a pearl.

Beyond the ocean,
sorrow cloaks our face.
We let shadows
lean long . . .
_________________
---------------------

Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[ericcoliu]

Haunting images of a relationship(?) slipping into the dark night.

[[ericcoliu]]

Haunting images of a relationship(?) slipping into the dark night.

[星子]

Hi Eric,

Good suggestions.


Thanks.

Anna
_________________

[[ANNA]]

Hi Eric,

Good suggestions.


Thanks.

Anna
_________________

[anna]

A few other friends suggested me to drop off the last line.

Now I remove

Blue surrounds the night.

Before I add it to echo the beginning... ( We cannot paint it... )
with ending implying "blue is painted)
_________________
---------------------

Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[[星子安娜]]

A few other friends suggested me to drop off the last line.

Now I remove

Blue surrounds the night.

Before I add it to echo the beginning... ( We cannot paint it... )
with ending implying "blue is painted)
_________________
---------------------

Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[ericcoliu]

[[ericcoliu]]

[anna]

The pearl is implying Vancouver.


At night, Vancouver is like a pearl in the night ocean.
_________________
---------------------

Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[[星子安娜]]

The pearl is implying Vancouver.


At night, Vancouver is like a pearl in the night ocean.
_________________
---------------------

Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[星子]

From Penshell...

Much Asian poetry is written in what, to a western reader, can appear as a list of statements. Very definite in character. It adds clarity, and I like that of the genre. But I also feel it stems flow. English, and many other European languages, allow for gentler connections.

Since I've been in Asia for 2 years now, and have visited this part of the world for almost 20 years, on and off, I appreciate much more the mindset that promulgates such a view of the world. It is somewhat paradoxical, though. Asian culture promotes oneness above separation. The west promotes individuality and investigation through analysis of constituant parts. Yet western writers seem to adapt the physical world to a oneness of words, while Asian writers, largely, tend to fuse statements. Of course, I'm talking about those I can read. And that means they're not writing in their first language, which is bound to have a bearing on the final written work.

This is an observation, not a criticism. I feel comfortable with both approaches for their own positives.

best wishes

michael ...
_________________

[[ANNA]]

From Penshell...

Much Asian poetry is written in what, to a western reader, can appear as a list of statements. Very definite in character. It adds clarity, and I like that of the genre. But I also feel it stems flow. English, and many other European languages, allow for gentler connections.

Since I've been in Asia for 2 years now, and have visited this part of the world for almost 20 years, on and off, I appreciate much more the mindset that promulgates such a view of the world. It is somewhat paradoxical, though. Asian culture promotes oneness above separation. The west promotes individuality and investigation through analysis of constituant parts. Yet western writers seem to adapt the physical world to a oneness of words, while Asian writers, largely, tend to fuse statements. Of course, I'm talking about those I can read. And that means they're not writing in their first language, which is bound to have a bearing on the final written work.

This is an observation, not a criticism. I feel comfortable with both approaches for their own positives.

best wishes

michael ...
_________________