spring morning
i take an extra turn
in the roundabout
Runner Up, 2016 Golden Triangle Haiku Contest
Anna Maris
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
春天的早晨
在環形交叉路口
我多繞了一圈
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
春天的早晨
在环形交叉路口
我多绕了一圈
Bio Sketch
Anna Maris is a Swedish haiku poet. Her bi-lingual poetry collection Lifedeathetc/Livdödetc (2016) is published by Red Moon Press. She also has two collections in Swedish: Transport (2015) and Skiftningar (2013) and appears in over 20 anthologies. Anna is an editor of Blåeld, the journal of the Swedish haiku society. http://annamaris.wordpress.com
A sense of enjoyment is effectively conveyed through the speaker taking extra time to enjoy this lovely spring morning. And the roundabout works well as a symbol of nature's seasons moving in cyclical patterns. And now at this moment (L1) indicates the beginning of new life cycle.
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