the moment between
waking and remembering
a widow’s first morn
On Our Own: Widowhood for Smarties, 2012
June Rose Dowis
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
在清醒和回憶
的時刻
寡婦的第一個早晨
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
在清醒和回忆
的时刻
寡妇的第一个早晨
Bio Sketch
June Rose Dowis reads, writes, and resides in Shreveport, Louisiana. A love of nature, a heart for the underdog, and a slice of everyday life find their way into her haiku. Her work has been published in Ouachita Life, Acorn, A Hundred Gourds and anthologies, On Our Own-Widowhood for Smarties and Harbingers of Hope in Hard Times. She was also a winner of the Highway Haiku Contest in Shreveport with her haiku gracing a billboard.
The unexpected yet powerful last line enhances the inner tension between "waking" and "remembering." And the use of "first" also adds emotional weight to the poem.
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