Rafael Jesús González

Born in the bicultural/bilingual setting of El Paso, Texas/Juárez, Chihuahua, attended the University of Texas El Paso, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, & the University of Oregon. Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing & Literature, taught at the University of Oregon, Western State College of Colorado, Central Washington State University, the University of Texas El Paso, and Laney College, Oakland where he founded the Mexican and Latin American Studies Dept.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Full moon of the Dragon Year 4710

Tani Buncho 1763-1840

Tanka for the Full Moon of the Dragon Year

The full moon rises
over the dragon parade —
a Chinese lantern.
The brave dragons reach for it,
lustrous pearl of their desire.

--------------© Rafael Jesús González 2012

Tanka para la luna plena del año del dragón

La luna plena se eleva
sobre el desfile de dragones —
linterna china.
Los dragones bravos tratan de cogerla,
lustrosa perla de sus anhelos.

-------------------© Rafael Jesús González 2012

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Kano Tan'yu 1671

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Rafael Jesús González

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Full moon of the Dragon Year 4710

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