English Original
nursing home
rosy-cheeked
in the frame
Presence, 73, 2022
Kelly Sargent
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
養老院
一個相框裡
的紅潤臉頰
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
养老院
一个相框里
的红润脸颊
Bio Sketch
Kelly Sargent is a widely-published poet and the author of Bookmarks (Red Moon Press, 2023), a collection of haiku and senryu. Honors in 2022 and 2023 include: The Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems (nomination),The H. Gene Murtha Memorial Senryu Contest (honorable mention), Golden Haiku Poetry Contest (recognition), and The Mukai Haiku Festival Poetry Competition (winner).
L1 sets the scene and mood while Ls 2&3 effectively evoke the feeling of remembrance of things past, and the implied contrast between old poeple in L1 and the youthful face in L2 adds emotional weight and psychological depth to the poem.
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