last day of school
boulders in the stream
sheltering crayfish
Modern Haiku, 45.2, Summer 2014
Ignatius Fay
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
最後一天上學
溪流中的巨石
庇護小龍蝦
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
最後一天上学
溪流中的巨石
庇护小龙虾
Bio Sketch
Ignatius
Fay is a retired invertebrate paleontologist. His poems have appeared
in many of the most respected online and print journals, including The Heron’s Nest, Modern Haiku, Ars Poetica, Gusts, Chrysanthemum and Eucalypt. Books: Breccia (2012), a collaboration with fellow haiku poet, Irene Golas; Points In Between (2011), an anecdotal history of his first 23 years. He is the new editor of the Haiku Society of America Bulletin. Ignatius resides in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
L1 establishes the thematic context of the poem while the visually appealing and emotionally evocative image in Ls 2&3 is layered with multiple meanings, opening up an interpretative space for the reader's imagination.
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