English Original
the child licks
a candy skull
Day of the Dead
Sketches of Mexico, 2012
Marian Olson
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
一個小孩舔
一顆糖果頭骨
亡靈節
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
一个小孩舔
一颗糖果头骨
亡灵节
Bio Sketch
Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.
Marian's "scarily delicious" haiku effectively builds, line by line, to a culturally significant and emotionally important ending that reveals the theme of the Mexican version of All Souls' Day.
ReplyDeleteAnd it could be read as a sequel to my Halloween haiku below:
night closing in
the gap-toothed smile
of a toddler ghost
NeverEnding Story, October 31, 2024