THE ACTRESS / WAITRESS (original version)
She will take any role
To become someone else
for a few days… a few weeks…
a few months…
Or if she’s lucky
The length of time it takes
to shoot an ambitious movie
THE ACTRESS / WAITRESS (Tanka version)
She lives for her roles
Forgets herself for a day
a week…a month…or
With some luck, the time it takes
to make a movie, perhaps?
© 2009 Sonya Florentino
Acting is such a passion for so many, and like most of the arts, sometimes difficult to find work. I particularly like the Tanka version for its intuition and empathy. 10 Karin
Very touching and expressive, Sonya. Especially the line, 'She will take any role to become someone else'. Your insight is 20/20. I prefer the original version. Love, SandraX
she in the first piece -an 'act'or she in the second piece- a 'wait'ress both are cute! 10X10
You reminded me of a saying which i heard a long back....acting is too close to meditation.....(whenever i'm sick of myself, i want to be someone else, immaterial is the time period...)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Now that you have written a successful Tanka, I will look for others that you have written.