English Original
homecoming ...
smell of mango pickles
in ma’s hug
Kanchan Chatterjee
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
回鄉之旅 ...
在媽媽的懷抱中
芒果泡菜的味道
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
回乡之旅 ...
在妈妈的怀抱中
芒果泡菜的味道
Bio Sketch
Kanchan Chatterjee writes haiku, tanka and haibun, and has won several international awards. He has been published regularly in various online haiku and other poetry journals. His haiku appeared regularly in NHK’, Japan's "Haiku Masters." His poems were featured in a few Indian poetry anthologies, such as Beyond the Fields. His first book of haiku, Scattered Leaves, was published in January, 2020.
L1 sets the theme and mood while multi-sensorily evocative image of Ls 2&3 makes this homecoming haiku emotionally effective and highly relatable.
ReplyDeleteAnd it might be interesting to do a thematic comparative reading of my haiku below:
first homecoming --
my father's hair silvered
with winter moonlight
Shot Glass Journal, 31, 2020