Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Advancing Age Haiku by Charlotte Digregorio

English Original

advancing age ...
pine needles in the forest
soften the path

First Place (Haiku Category), 2013 Illinois State Poetry Society Contest

Charlotte Digregorio


Chinese Translation (Traditional)


進入晚年 ...
在森林裡散落的松針
使得小道好走些
   
Chinese Translation (Simplified)


进入晚年...
在森林里散落的松针
使得小道好走些


Bio Sketch

Charlotte Digregorio has authored five reference books including Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All, and a haiku collection. Her haiku exhibit travels nationally. Winner of 41 poetry awards, Pushcart Prize nominee, former radio poetry program host and Haiku Society of America officer, she runs The Daily Haiku.

1 comment:

  1. Combined with the emotionally resonant and symbolically rich juxtaposition of "advancing age" and "pine needles," the evocative verb, "soften," enhances the emotional and visual aspects of the image of this forest path in Ls 2&3, a path that effectively carries thematic and symbolic significance.

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