Butterfly Dream: Pilgrim's Bag Haiku by Carmela Marino

English Original

a line of ants

in the pilgrim’s bag

his son's ashes

Second Place, 5th Radmila Bogojević International Haiku Contest, 2021

Carmela Marino

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一排螞蟻

在朝聖者的袋子裡

他兒子的骨灰

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一排蚂蚁

在朝圣者的袋子里

他儿子的骨灰

 

Bio Sketch

Born in Sacco, a town and comune in the province of Salerno, Italy, Carmela Marino now lives in Rome with her husband, and she is the mother of a son. She began writing haiku during her son Daniele's hospitalizations, discovering in the form a path toward awareness and personal growth. Her work is featured in The Haiku Foundation archive and has received numerous Italian and international honors, including recognition in the European Top 100.

Butterfly Dream: Mammography Haiku by Carmela Marino

English Original

mammography ...

the blackened core

of an apple

Chrysanthemum, 27, 2020 

Carmela Marino

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

乳房攝影術 ...

變黑

的蘋果核

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

乳房摄影术 ...

变黑

的苹果核

Bio Sketch

Carmela Marino was born in 1980 in Sacco Salerno, and has been living in Rome since 2005. She is married and a full-time mother. She started writing during frequent hospitalizations of her second-child Daniele with Down's syndrome. Writing haiku is a therapy for her. Her haiku have been published in Akita International Haiku Network,  Bones, Chrysanthemum, Failed haiku, and many other online journals and blogs.