origami skiff --
a piece of my childhood
sails away
Arvinder Kaur
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
摺紙小船 --
我童年的一部分
揚帆遠航
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
折纸小船 --
我童年的一部分
扬帆远航
Bio Sketch
Arvinder
Kaur, an author, translator and poet, has retired as Principal of Govt
College Mohali, India.She has served as an Associate Professor in
English Literature and Media Studies in PGGCG -11,Chandigarh,India and
other Govt Colleges for nearly 35 years. Her published work includes two
books of haiku, Nimolian ( Punjabi Haiku ) and dandelion seeds, and one book of translation Amrita and Imroz (In the Times of Love and Longing). Her haiku have been published in various international journals. She lives in Chandigarh, India with her family.
This juxtaposition of "origami skiff" and a "piece of my childhood" is thematically relatable and emotionally effective, and the phrasal verb in L3 adds emotional weight to the haiku.
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