New Year's Eve
the dragon's mouth
full of light
Bruce Ross
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
除夕
龍的嘴
閃閃發光
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
除夕
龙的嘴
闪闪发光
Bio Sketch
Bruce Ross is editor of Haiku Moment, An Anthology of Contemporary North American Haiku and main editor of the forthcoming A Vast Sky, An Anthology of Contemporary World Haiku.
L1 sets the thematic context of the poem while Ls 2&3 enhance the tone and mood, indicating that people are preparing for the arrival of the Chinese lunar new year (the year of the dragon).
ReplyDeleteThis haiku could be read as a counter story to the Western legend of New Year's Eve (known as Saint Sylvester's Day), a legend about Pope Sylvester I slaying a dragon and resurrecting its victims.