Sunday, May 2, 2021

Butterfly Dream: Funeral Sermon Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

funeral sermon --
the slide show
fades to blue

Wordless, 2017

kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

葬禮講道 --
幻燈片的展示逐漸消失
變成一片藍

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

葬礼讲道 --
幻灯片的展示逐渐消失
变成一片蓝


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada & a member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her debut poetry collection is contractions (Red Moon Press, 2019). 

2 comments:

  1. L1 sets the theme and mood while unexpected yet visually and emotionally evocative L3 adds symbolic significance and psychological depth to the haiku.

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    1. The following two haiku could be read as sequels to kjmunro's:

      funeral speech
      i put down my sorrows
      in a haiku

      Caleb Mutua

      after the funeral ...
      colors of the rainbow
      muted by dusk

      Rebecca Drouilhet


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