galloping horse ...
its gaze on the master
in the wheelchair
2012 Klostranski Haiku Zbornik, Croatia
translated by Djurdja Vukelic-Rožic
Marija Pogorilic
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
馳騁的馬...
它的目光在輪椅上
的主人
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
驰骋的马...
它的目光在轮椅上
的主人
Bio Sketch
In 1948, Marija Pogorilic was born in Rovinjsko Selom, Croatia where she lives today. She has published haiku, senryu, waka and haiga in numerous print and online magazines, and has participated in haiku meetings and competitions in Croatia and abroad, and has received a number of awards and commendations.
The shift in L3, combined with the contrast between movement and immobility, adds emotional weight to the poem.
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