wearing one slipper
my aunt slips
into winter fog
Anna Yin
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
只穿一隻拖鞋
我的阿姨跌入
冬霧之中
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
只穿一只拖鞋
我的阿姨跌入
冬雾之中
Bio Sketch
Anna Yin is Mississauga’s Inaugural Poet Laureate with six poetry books. She won the 2005 Ted Plantos Memorial Award, two MARTY Awards and the 2013 Professional Achievement Award from CPAC. Her poems appear on Arc Poetry, New York Times, China Daily, CBC Radio and World Haiku Review, etc. Her website: annapoetry.com
Anna's emotionally resonant and visually evocative haiku is a good example of how to effectively use a kigo (seasonal word/reference) in the composition of haiku:
ReplyDeleteIn addition to providing a seasonal reference and enhancing the tone and mood of the poem, "winter" connotes both the aunt's state of health, physical and mental, and the last stage of her life.