English Original
autumn gale
whatever direction
I go
World Haiku Series, 2019
Djurdja Vukelić Rožić
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
秋風
無論往哪個方向走
我開始行進
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
秋风
无论往哪个方向走
我开始行进
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.
L1, a strong seasonal anchor, immediately sets the mood while the ambiguity in Ls 2&3 effectively creates a feeling of surrender or disorientation without over-explaining. It seems to imply that the speaker is being blown off course literally, emotionally, or even existentially.
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