English Original
door to door
the coin-shaped eyes
of a girl scout
Haiku Pea Podcast, Series 2, Episode 2
Isabel Caves
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
從一家到另一家
一名女童子軍
有錢幣形狀的眼睛
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
从一家到另一家
一名女童子军
有钱币形状的眼睛
Bio Sketch
Isabel Caves is a haiku poet living in Auckland, New Zealand. Her haiku have appeared in several journals including Stardust Haiku, Wales Haiku Journal and Femkumag. She is a regular contributor to the Haiku Pea Podcast.
Thematically (about donation), visually (coin-shaped eyes) and emotionally ( hard work from one house to another) speaking, this is a fine example of shasei (sketch from life) haiku with a senryu spirit.
ReplyDeleteFYI: On Oct 19, 2022, the Girl Scouts of the USA announced a $84.5 million gift from the billionaire, the biggest donation from a single benefactor in the organization's history.