the scent
of paperwhite narcissi --
an unfinished dream
Tug of the Current, 2004
Peggy Willis Lyles
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
白水仙
的香味 --
一個未完成的夢想
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
白水仙
的香味 --
一个未完成的梦想
Bio Sketch
Peggy
Willis Lyles was born in Summerville, South Carolina, on September 17,
1939. She died in Tucker, Georgia on September 3, 2010. A former English
professor, she was a leading haiku writer for over 30 years -- helping
bring many readers and writers into the haiku community.
In Peggy's multi-sensory haiku, the juxtaposition of paperwhite narcissi and unfinished dream is fresh and infused with symbolic significance.
ReplyDeleteNarcissus (plural noun: narcissi): "a bulbous Eurasian plant of a genus that includes the daffodil, especially (in gardening) one with flowers that have WHITE or pale outer petals and a shallow ORANGE or YELLOW cup in the center."