Friday, March 8, 2013

Butterfly Dream: Solitude Haiku by Rita Odeh

English Original

winter solitude --
behind the door,
another door

Multiverses, 1.1, 2012

Rita Odeh


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬天獨處 --
在一扇門後,
的另一扇門

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬天独处 --
在一扇门後,
的另一扇门


Bio Sketch

Rita Odeh is from Nazareth, Israel. She comes from a christian Palestinian family. She has B.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Haifa University. She has published 6 books of poetry,one book of short stories, three electronic novels, one e-book of haiku. Her poetry has been published in several international publications. Rita is Co-Editor of International Haiku. Her haiku and haiga artwork are featured in her "Catching The Moment" blog.

3 comments:

  1. L1 successfully sets the tone and mood while the use of repetition in Ls 2&3 adds emotional weight to the poem.

    The image of " one door after another" works effectively on at least two levels, literal and metaphoric, stirring the reader's reflection on the existential significance of the opening line, especially of "solitude."

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  2. I am honoured to be translated into Chinese and own a cloud on your creative vast sky, Chen-ou Liu.
    Your interpretation of the poem is more important than the poem itself. Thank you.

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  3. Rita:

    I enjoy reading your haiku very much. There is spiritual depth expressed in them ("winter solitude" and "5oth birthday")

    Thanks for your fine work.

    Chen-ou

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