Friday, February 19, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Bird's Song Haiku by Rita Odeh

English Original

cancer survivor --
the path ahead taken by
a bird's song

seize the poem, December 16 2014

Rita Odeh


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

癌症倖存者 --
鳥聲彌漫
前面的道路

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

癌症倖存者 --
鸟声弥漫
前面的道路


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.

1 comment:

  1. The heartwarming image of Ls 2&3 greatly enhances the thematic meaning of L1, and on the second reading, "the path" in L2 takes on a metaphorical meaning.

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