you left me
a bouquet of memories
if i could
i would plant yellow roses
by your resting place
Light up a Life, 2017
Mary Gunn
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
你留給我
一束回憶
如果可以的話
我會種植黃玫瑰
在你安息的地方
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
你留给我
一束回忆
如果可以的话
我会种植黄玫瑰
在你安息的地方
Bio Sketch
Mary Gunn writes haiku, tanka and other forms of poetry. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications, both online and print, in her native Ireland and overseas.
The visually evocative and symbolically rich image of "yellow roses" in the lower verse provides an emotionally effective "scent link" (in Basho's sense of the phrase) to the heart-warming phrase, a "bouquet of memories" in the upper verse.
ReplyDeleteNotes:
1 "The symbol of a yellow rose represents friendship, joy and caring. These beautiful sun-colored roses can also convey warmth, delight, gladness and affection..."
2 For more information about the "scent link," see "Poetic Musings: Lip to Lip Haiku by Nick Avis," accessed at http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.com/2016/03/poetic-musings-lip-to-lip-haiku-by-nick.html