border
more than two sides to it
crossing
Modern Haiku, 46;1, 2015
Joan Prefontaine
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
穿 越
有兩種以上的說法
邊 界
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
穿 越
有两种以上的说法
边 界
Bio Sketch
Joan Prefontaine lives in the mountains of central Arizona. She has taught creative writing and haiku classes at the high school and college levels. Her haiku have been published in many journals.
In addition to playing with the popular idiom, "there are two sides to every question/story," the visual appearance of this timely, sociopolitically conscious poem effectively enhances its thematic significance, further sparking the reader's reflection.
ReplyDeleteforget-me-nots
along the border fence
refugee children
Modern Haiku, 47:3, Autumn 2016
Chen-ou Liu