English Original
what’s left
of the village stream ...
a barbie doll
Not So Pretty Haiku, 2022
Isabella Mori
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
村莊的小溪
如今還剩下什麼呢 ...
一個芭比娃娃
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
村庄的小溪
如今还剩下什么呢 ...
一个芭比娃娃
Bio Sketch
Isabella Mori lives on Coast Salish Lands (aka Vancouver, Canada) and has authored three books of and about poetry, including A bagful of haiku – 87 imperfections. Isabella’s work has appeared in publications such as the anthology, The Group Of Seven Reimagined, and is the founder of Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize.
This thematically significant and emotionally poignant haiku, written in the form of Q &A, is timely and environmentally conscious. And juxtaposed with the dried up village stream in Ls 1&2, a barbie doll in L3, functions like a synecdoche for [grieving] a lost childhood.
ReplyDeleteOn the eve of Earth Day, Isabella' haiku reminds attentive readers of the following "existential crisis:"
CNN, August 20, 2022: "The world’s rivers are drying up from extreme weather," accessed at https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/20/world/rivers-lakes-drying-up-drought-climate-cmd-intl/index.html