English Original
loneliness
after the fireworks
a falling star
Haiku: Ancient and Modern, 2002
Masaoka Shiki
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
煙花之後
的寂寞
一顆流星
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
烟花之后
的寂寞
一颗流星
Bio Sketch
Masaoka Shiki (October 14, 1867 -- September 19, 1902) was a Japanese poet and literary critic in Meiji period Japan. Shiki is regarded as a major figure in the development of modern haiku, and he also published articles on the reform of tanka. Some scholars and poets consider Shiki to be one of the four great haiku masters, the others being Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, and Kobayashi Issa.
Enhanced by the visually and emotionally effective use of a pivot, what's left unsaid is at least as potent as what's stated in this evocative haiku about holiday loneliness.
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