Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Butterfly Dream: Ma's Hug Haiku by Kanchan Chatterjee

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.

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the theme and mood while multi-sensorily evocative image of Ls 2&3 makes this homecoming haiku emotionally effective and highly relatable.

    And 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

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