how useless
these hospital gifts
for a stillborn ...
a withered leaf,
a fallen feather
Biding Time: Selected Poems 2001-2013, 2013
H. Gene Murtha
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
這些在醫院買的禮物
給死產胎兒
是多麼無用 ...
一片枯萎的葉子，
一根飄落下的羽毛
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
这些在医院买的礼物
给死产胎儿
是多麽无用 ...
一片枯萎的叶子，
一根飘落下的羽毛
Bio Sketch
H.
Gene Murtha, a naturalist and poet, sponsored and judged the first
haiku contest for the inner city children of Camden, NJ., for the
Virgilio Group, of which he was a lifetime member. He was widely published
for his work in haikai literature from the USA to Japan.
On one hand, the tone and mood of this heartwrenchingly poignant statement in the upper verse is greatly enhanced by the implied similes in the lower verse; on the other hand, these similes spark the reader's reflection on human death in relation to the cyclical progression in the natural world.
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