Winter sunshine
The smell of sprouted potatoes
in the cellar
Second Prize, Mainichi Haiku Contest 2005
Rajna Begović
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
冬天的陽光
在地窖裡
發芽馬鈴薯的味道
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
冬天的阳光
在地窖里
发芽马铃薯的味道
Bio Sketch
Rajna Begović, October 4, 1939 - August 15, 2011
Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Rajna Begović was a retired physician at the time of her death. She was a member of the Haiku Society of Serbia and Montenegro. Her work has been included in a number of haiku collections, journals, and anthologies, and she was the recipient of many awards for haiku, waka, and haibun. She also wrote aphorisms, short stories, and classical poems. She lived in Belgrade, Serbia
Rajna's use of synesthesia is emotionally effective: the image of warmness portrayed in L1 is enhanced by the smell of early spring coming in Ls 2&3.
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