Translated into Chinese by Chen-ou Liu
grandmother's
tarnished teaspoon
stirs memories
in bittersweet cups
I swallow her tears
cattails, September 2014
Chen-ou Liu's comments:
Through well-chosen phrases/images, Debbie's tanka effectively builds, line by line, to an emotionally powerful ending that has the most weight and reveals the theme of "co-suffering love."
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