English Original
family album
grandfather’s roses
still in bloom
Stardust, 20, August 2018
Tia Haynes
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
家庭相冊
祖父的玫瑰花
仍然盛開
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
家庭相册
祖父的玫瑰花
仍然盛开
Bio Sketch
Tia Haynes is a New Resonance poet whose love of haiku stems from a place of gratitude. Her work has appeared in journals, such as The Heron's Nest, Modern Haiku, and Frogpond. She currently resides in Ohio.
The contrasts, past vs present, collection of frozen moments in time vs time continuum, family vs grandfather (living, absent, or deceased..), between the two parts of this middle-of-the-story relationship haiku are visually and emotionally effective, and the evocative image of still blooming roses adds to the haiku's symbolic significance.
ReplyDeleteWhat's left unsaid is at least as potent as what's said in Tia's heartfelt haiku.
And it might be interesting to do a comparative reading of the following haiku.
snow moon
blank spaces
in family album
otata, 12, December 2016
Debbi Antebi