the way she braids
her long gray hair
winter evening
Acorn, 14, Spring 2005
Agnes Eva Savich
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
她編灰色長頭髮
的樣子
冬天夜晚
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
她编灰色长头发
的样子
冬天夜晚
Bio Sketch
Agnes Eva Savich has been writing haiku since 2003. She was a featured Southwestern haijin in Roadrunner in 2006. She has published a collection of early poetry, titled The Watcher: Poems (Cedar Leaf Press, 2009) and hopes to work on her first haiku book soon. She now lives in Austin, TX.
The emotionally and visually resonant juxtaposition of "long gray hair" and "winter evening" effectively conveys the mood of the poem, sparking the reader's emotion and reflection.
ReplyDeleteThank you- it's one of my favorite memories of my grandmother!
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