English Original
Thoreau’s gravesite:
the smell of woodsmoke
on the cold spring air
Among Floating Duckweed, 1994
Bruce Ross
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
梭羅的墓園：
寒冷的春風中瀰漫
木煙的氣味
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
梭罗的墓园：
寒冷的春风中弥漫
木烟的气味
Bio Sketch
Bruce Ross, Ph.D., former president of the HSA, was the editor of anthologies such as the seminal Haiku Moment and, more recently, co-editor of A Vast Sky. He was the founding editor of the online Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, and he authored many collections of haiku and haibun.
This haiku captures a vivid, reflective moment in a concise, multi-sensory way: sight (“Thoreau’s gravesite”), smell (“the smell of woodsmoke”), and touch/temperature (“cold spring air”).
ReplyDeleteAnd the mix of death/memorial (grave) with life and renewal (spring air, woodsmoke from human activity) creates a subtle tension, leaving dreaming room for the reader's imagination and reflection.