Sunday, November 19, 2023

Butterfly Dream: Empty Bucket Haiku by Djurdja Vukelić-Rožić

English Original

fishing with father --
an empty bucket full of
unforgetfulness

Second Prize, 2013 Sharpening the Green Pencil (Romanian Kukai Group)

Djurdja Vukelić-Rožić 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

和父親一起釣魚 --
一個空桶裝滿了
回憶

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

和父亲一起钓鱼 --
一个空桶装满了
回忆


Bio Sketch

Djurdja Vukelic Rozic  was born on April 6, 1956, and now lives in Ivanić Grad, Croatia.  Editor in chief of bilingual haiku magazine IRIS, and deputy editor for haiku at Diogen pro cultura magazine, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She publishes humorous sketches, short stories, and poetry. For her work she received a number of awards and commendations in Croatia and abroad.

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the theme while a double negative(esque) used in Ls 2&3 enhances the relationshp between father nad child.

    And it could be read as a sequel to her haiku below:

    fishing
    still as a stump
    the heron and I

    Daily Haiga, 6 March, 2022

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