after the funeral
a family gathering
hatchets buried
Mike Gallagher
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
葬禮後
全家聚集
和解
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
葬礼後
全家聚集
和解
Bio Sketch
Mike Gallagher, an Irish poet, has been published and translated worldwide. He won the Michael Hartnett Viva Voce award in 2010 and 2016, the Desmond O'Grady International award in 2012 and was shortlisted for the Hennessy award in 2011.His collection, Stick on Stone, is published by Revival Press.
The symbolically rich last line lifts the poem out of the ordinary. And this heartfelt haiku reminds me of the following haiku on the same topic with a different ending:
ReplyDeletefuneral home feeling nothing about feeling nothing
Modern Haiku, 43.2, Summer 2012
John McManus