My haiku translated into Chinese

on the other
side of the prison...
dry thistles



Editor's Comment:
Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐July 7, 2014 at 8:55 PM

This well-crafted haiku with a philosophical bent is parodically allusive to the well-known idiom: grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
The unexpected yet powerful L3 sparks the reader's emotion and reflection on why we don't see thistles' "purple flowers," but their prickly, dry stems. On a second reading, the prison takes on a metaphorical meaning.



Never Ending Story

My haiku translated into Chinese

a fly stuck
in the spider’s web --
refugee tent

Haiku News, 2:5, January 28th, 2013
Rita Odeh



Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一隻蒼蠅
粘在蜘蛛網上 --
難民營

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一只苍蝇
粘在蜘蛛网上 --
难民营

The opening scene depicted in Ls 1&2 is not uncommon in some households; however, L3 reshapes the reader's perception of it, adding poignant agonies to the poem.



Never Ending Story



Below is another haiku about a refugee camp:

refugee camp --
sculpting the tree trunk
into a cross

Simply Haiku, 5:2, Summer 2007

Rita Odeh

For more information, see Butterfly Dream: Refugee Camp Haiku by Rita Odeh, which can be accessed at: Never Ending Story

My haiku translated into Chinese

My haiku translated into Chinese:

peace talk-
the third crow
of a rooster

Haiku News, 1:41, October 22nd, 2012



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Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐November 26, 2013 at 2:21 PM

L1 sets the theme for the poem while the religiously allusive Ls 2&3 diminish the significance/validity of the thematic concern.
Note : Below are the opening paragraphs from the Wikipedia entry, titled The Denial of Peter:
The Denial of Peter (or Peter's Denial) refers to three acts of denial of Jesus by the Apostle Peter as described in all four Gospels of the New Testament.[1]
All four Canonical Gospels state that during Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples, he predicted that Peter would deny knowledge of him, stating that Peter would disown him before the rooster crowed the next morning. Following the arrest of Jesus Peter denied knowing him thrice, but after the third denial, heard the rooster crow and recalled the prediction as Jesus turned to look at him. Peter then began to cry bitterly.[2] This final incident is known as the Repentance of Peter.[3] Both the denial and repentance incidents have been the subject of major works of art for centuries.

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seaviewwarrenpointNovember 28, 2013 at 4:43 PM
Wow! As a Catholic from Northern Ireland, this had such an impact.
Thank you for sharing.
marion



NeverEnding Story(translation here)

My poem translated into Chinese

refugee camp-
sculpting the tree trunk
into a cross

Rita Odeh, Simply Haiku, 5:2, Summer 2007



Translated and Published in:
Never Ending Story

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

難民營 --
將一個樹幹雕刻
成十字架



Chinese Translation (Simplified)

难民营 --
将一个树幹雕刻
成十字架




Interpretation by Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐June 3, 2013 at 1:51 PM

Unexpected and yet powerful ending.
The juxtaposed images (of "refugee camp" and "a cross") reveal the implied speaker's Jobian faith in the divinely transformative power.