red camellias --
the assurance
of my breasts
Chrysanthemum Love, 2003
Fay Aoyagi
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
紅色山茶花 --
我的乳房
堅挺
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
红色山茶花 --
我的乳房
坚挺
Bio Sketch
Fay
Aoyagi （青柳飛）was born in Tokyo and immigrated to the U.S. in 1982. She
is currently a member of Haiku Society of America and Haiku Poets of
Northern California. She serves as an associate editor of The Heron's Nest.
She also writes in Japanese and belongs to two Japanese haiku groups;
Ten'I (天為) and "Aki"（秋), and she is a member of Haijin Kyokai (俳人協会).
The juxtaposition of the visually appealing and symbolically rich "red camellias" (symbol of love, passion, and deep desire)and a positive female body image ("assurance/of my breasts") makes this sensual haiku emotionally effective.
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