charity race
competing against
cherry petals
Honourable Mention, 2014 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Sidney Bending
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
慈善比賽
與飄落的櫻花瓣
一起競爭
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
慈善比赛
与飘落的樱花瓣
一起竞争
Bio Sketch
Sidney Bending is a retired graphic artist living on the west coast of Canada. Her haiku have appeared in Frogpond, tinywords, and in the anthology Lifting the Sky. Work is upcoming with Modern Haiku and Haiku Canada Review. She won several awards with the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival haiku contest.
L1 establishes the theme of the poem while the unexpected yet powerful image in L3 lifts the poem up a notch and sparks the reader's emotions and reflection on a "race with time."
ReplyDeleteReally lovely - a simple, yet powerful haiku.
ReplyDeletemarion