Deep into winter
writing poems I can share
with no one
First Prize, Key West Robert Frost Haiku Contest
Sylvia Forges-Ryan
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
進入深冬
寫些沒有人可以
分享的詩
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
进入深冬
写些没有人可以
分享的诗
Bio Sketch
Sylvia Forges-Ryan recently won Third Prize in the 2014 Robert Frost Poetry Contest for her poem, "On a Berkshire Hill". Her book, Take a Deep Breath: The Haiku Way to Inner Peace, which won an R. H. Blyth Honorable Mention for Outstanding Books in Haiku Literature from the World Haiku Review in 2013, was selected for permanent inclusion in the American Literature Collection of the Beinecke Library at Yale University.
On first reading, L1 sets the seasonal context while Ls 2&3 enhance the tone and mood of the poem. On second reading, L1 works well on two levels, literal and metaphoric, and the opening word adds emotional weight and psychological depth to the poem.
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