English Original
writer's block
first the panic
then the blowflies
Haiku Canada Review, 16:1, February 2022
LeRoy Gorman
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
寫作時大腦閉塞
首先是恐慌
然後一大群蒼蠅集聚
写作时大脑闭塞
首先是恐慌
然后一大群苍蝇集聚
Bio Sketch
LeRoy Gorman lives in Napanee, Ontario. His poetry, much of it minimalist and visual, has appeared in publications and exhibitions worldwide. He is the author of two dozen poetry books and chapbooks. He is also the winner of the 2017 Dwarf Stars Award
LeRoy's haiku effectively builds, line by line, to an unexpected yet thematically significant and visually poignant ending that reveals the theme/belief of "bad luck comes in threes." And the image of blowflies (large and typically metallic-colored flies laying their eggs on meat and "carcasses") adds emotional weight and psychological depth to the haiku.
ReplyDeleteAnd it might be interesting to do a comparative reading of another "writer's block haiku" below:
writer's block
crisscrossing my keyboard
the same ant?
echoes of flight, 2018
Jane Williams
FYI: While it's been difficult to find the origins of "bad luck comes in threes," psychologists argue that this belief persists because people crave certainty. By creating a limit on the events, e.g. three, we feel comforted because we see an end to a run of bad luck or deaths.