English Original
Midlife Crisis Trail
the mountains behind me
the mountains ahead
Jackson Smith
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
中年危機山徑
我身後的山脈
我眼前的山脈
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
中年危机山径
我身后的山脉
我眼前的山脉
Bio Sketch
Jackson Smith is a writer and homemaker from Chicago, Il. He is a grateful heart transplant recipient. He first started writing to cope with isolation during the time in the hospital spent waiting for a new heart to become available.
Visually arresting and symbolically rich L1 , a "8.9 kilometer heavily trafficked loop trail located near Phoenix, Arizona that features beautiful wild flowers," sets the scene and mood while reflective Ls 2&3 work well, visually and emotionally, on two levels, literal and symbolic.
ReplyDeleteA symbolic rich and evocative "midlife crisis haiku" written in a matter-of-the-fact tone.