shooting star
what's left of their dream
and daughter
Marian Olson
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
一顆流星
他們的夢想和女兒
還剩下什麼
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
一颗流星
他们的梦想和女儿
还剩下什么
Bio Sketch
Marian
Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was
the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in
Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.
The poignantly resonant juxtaposition of a shooting star and what's left of the dream and a daughter makes this middle-of-the-story haiku emotionally effective. And visual and symbolic significance of a shooting star successfully adds emotional weight to the haiku.
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