indian summer
the bright green
of wet paint
The Heron's Nest, 16:3, September 2014
Maria Tomczak
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
秋老虎
濕油漆
的明亮綠色
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
秋老虎
湿油漆
的明亮绿色
Bio Sketch
Maria
Tomczak lives in Opole, Poland. She enjoys writing haiku, poems and
short stories. As a mother she also writes fairy tales for her son. She
is interested in Japanese culture and poetry, especially haiku and
related forms.
The contrasts between the two parts of the poem -- dry vs wet and predominantly red and yellow vs green -- have an immediacy that effectively evokes the reader's emotional response.
ReplyDeleteNote: Indian summer is a period of "unseasonably warm, dry weather" that sometimes occurs in "autumn" in the Northern Hemisphere.