English Original
wildfire haze --
I can pray all I want
for emotional rescue
Robert Epstein
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
野火陰霾 --
我可以隨心所欲地祈禱
只為了舒發情感
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
野火阴霾 --
我可以随心所欲地祈祷
只为了舒发情感
Bio Sketch
Robert Epstein, a psychologist and haiku poet/anthologist, lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has edited four anthologies: The Breath of Surrender; Dreams Wander On; The Temple Bell Stops; and Now This. He has written two books of haiku: A Walk Around Spring Lake; and Checkout Time is Noon, as well as a chapbook titled, What My Niece Said in His Head: Haiku and Senryu
L1 sets the theme and mood of this timely haiku while Ls 2&3 (about a state of psychological well-being) reveal the N's ambiguous attitude toward this temporary "way of dealing with stress" caused by L1, opening up an interpretative space for the reader's reflection.
ReplyDeleteAnd my haiku below could be read as a prequel to Robert's:
horns and tire screeches
another sunrise blackening
with wildfires
Plum Tree Tavern, November 23, 2022
And another haiku of mine could be read as a sequel to Robert's:
"No More Fairy Tales," VI
for Greta Thunberg
tongues of forest fires
there's no Plan[et] B, the rest
"blah, blah, blah ..."
NeverEnding Story, November 21 2022
FYI: Global News, June 11: Unprecedented wildfire season “most definitely” linked to climate change: expert, accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oehpBKiOV5s
ReplyDeleteCanada is seeing an “unprecedented” wildfire season so far and summer hasn’t even begun. In almost every province across Canada, crews are working to put out fires that threaten communities. Farah Nasser speaks with Patrick James, a forestry and climate change expert, about what is fuelling the fires and the future of Canadian forests.