Friday, December 4, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Granite Headstone Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

granite headstone
the remains
of her stubbornness

Modern Haiku,  39:2, Summer 2008

Marian Olson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

花崗岩墓碑
她的
殘留的固執

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

花岗岩墓碑
她的
残留的固执


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.

1 comment:

  1. The contrasts, visual and emotional, between L1 and L3 are poignantly effective, and symbolically rich L2 works effectively/subtly as (authorial) commentary.

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