Our fifth spring
again in my dream
the sapling maple
Canada Project Collected Essays & Poems, 8, 2013
David McMurray
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
我們的第五個春天
又出現在我的夢中
幼小修長的楓樹
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
我们的第五个春天
又出现在我的梦中
幼小修长的枫树
Bio Sketch
David McMurray, professor of haiku in the graduate school at The International University of Kagoshima in Japan, editor of the Asahi Haikuist Network since 1995, and winner of The R.H. Blyth Award 2013.
David effectively uses a pivotal line (again in my dream) to establish a metaphoric relationship between the two parts of the poem. Furthermore, combined with the "fifth" spring, the pivot reveals the speaker's longing and the use of "again" adds emotional weight to the poem.
ReplyDeleteI like this Haiku very much.It makes me remember my childhoood.At that year, I was 5 years old. I could smile wherever I was in . It's really comfortable and free what I can just feel in my dream now.
ReplyDeleteI indulges in reminiscence of my childhood.
ReplyDeleteHi Li Xi
DeleteMaple makes me think about Canada immediately and a beautiful scene appeared in my head. Maybe it is a story about puppy love.
ReplyDeleteagain in my dream
ReplyDeleteI think it must be a beautiful memory of your life .So it came to you dream again.
李偉, Xi Li, Xue Bai, Xui Yu:
ReplyDeleteThanks for the read and for sharing your thoughts.
Xue Bai:
"Maple makes me think about Canada immediately"
Read in the biographical context, L3 gives the poem added poignancy.
Well, "DUCK" is an image for me about Canada
ReplyDeleteThis poem reminds me of my hometown because I can feel a strong sentimental attachment between these lines. While maple stands for Canada, I'd consider litchi fruit as the symbol of my hometown for people living there are hugh fans for litchi, specially in summer.
ReplyDeleteJunye Zhou
it's strange when you dream about your hometown aftrer such long time living away from it, you dream about the most ordinary thing. The tree that growing in front of your house, how the sky looks like, stars, the summer breeze. And it all feels like it came into reality in your dream, like you could even smell the air, or feel the texture of the wood. That is probably the best part of dreaming.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I`ve always been one of those stereotypical people that thinks about winter when I think of Canada....but maple trees are a nice change of scenery. ;)
ReplyDeleteCanada iscalled "The maple country". The maple tree can be seen everywhere.
ReplyDeletethe peom makes me think about Canada because the maple is the symbol of Canada.And it always remind me of my childhood,because my former house always appears in my dream,the tv,the table and many things which were really familiar to me.the house contains lots of my memories.But when i wake up,i was so sad because i can never go back any more. I miss my childhood so much!!!
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