English Original
slow day ...
yet on this hillside
a rush of blossoms
Ambrosia, 4, Summer 2009
Laryalee Fraser
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
時間緩慢的一天 ...
然而在這山坡上
花朵盛開
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
时间缓慢的一天 ...
然而在这山坡上
花朵盛开
Bio Sketch
A resident of British Columbia, Canada, Laryalee Fraser was actively engaged in online poetry forums from the mid-1990’s until her death in 2013. Her poetry has been widely published in haiku and tanka journals, and in 2006, she compiled an online anthology of haiku, "a procession of ripples."
L1 sets the theme and tone while unexpected yet visually and emotionally evocative L3 makes this haiku up-lifting.
ReplyDeleteAnd a fine choice of words, "slow" day and a "rush" of blossoms, makes the contrast between the two parts of the haiku emotionally effective.
It might be interesting to do a thematic comparison reading of the following haiku:
In this world
we walk on the roof of Hell
gazing at flowers
Issa