Saturday, November 14, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Second Wave Haiku by Isabella Mori

English Original

second wave ...
end of a zoom call with my son
three blocks away

Isabella Mori


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

第二波病毒來襲 ...
才與住在三個街區之外我的兒子
結束視頻通話

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

第二波病毒来袭 ...
才与住在三个街区之外我的儿子
结束视频通话


Bio Sketch

Isabella Mori has written two books with and about poetry, including A bagful of haiku – 87 imperfections. Isabella’s poetry, short stories and nonfiction have been published in places such as the anthology, The Group Of Seven Reimagined. Isabella founded “Muriel’s Journey Poetry Prize,” which celebrates loud, edgy, socially engaged poetry.
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1 comment:

  1. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐November 14, 2020 at 9:32 AM

    L1 sets the theme and mood while the surprise ("three blocks" away) of L3 makes this second wave covid19 haiku poignantly effective. And its theme and imagery reminds me of one of my poems written on Mother's Day in the first wave of covid19:

    Fifty-Third Entry, Coronavirus Poetry Diary

    snowflakes swirl
    in the mid-May air
    a bear hug
    from my eighty-year-old mom
    an ocean away

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