How contemporary Packer's poem is in a time of Ebola and posited cures
using massive quantities of vitamin C, colloidal (spelling?) silver, etc. Thanks for
the beautiful understatement.
We enter or re-enter a time of quarantine or discussion of global quarantine, so this will be continually topic, which is a power of haiku.
The wonderful last two lines are not just literal, the scent does travel, but shows not tells how contagious modern viruses and diseases can be despite the lack of co-ordinated interest and endeavour by governments around the world.
A very strong haiku showing the power of apparently unrelated topics being anything but in actuality.
It's one that I would love to include in my forthcoming book on haiku called Writing Poetry: the haiku way.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:47 am
How contemporary Packer's poem is in a time of Ebola and posited cures
using massive quantities of vitamin C, colloidal (spelling?) silver, etc. Thanks for
the beautiful understatement.
October 30th, 2014 at 9:51 am
.
quarantine
an orange peel
fills the room
—ROLAND PACKER
We enter or re-enter a time of quarantine or discussion of global quarantine, so this will be continually topic, which is a power of haiku.
The wonderful last two lines are not just literal, the scent does travel, but shows not tells how contagious modern viruses and diseases can be despite the lack of co-ordinated interest and endeavour by governments around the world.
A very strong haiku showing the power of apparently unrelated topics being anything but in actuality.
It's one that I would love to include in my forthcoming book on haiku called Writing Poetry: the haiku way.
Hopefully the author may give me permission.
warm regards,
Alan
November 1st, 2014 at 9:54 am
I love the subtlety in this one and how it leaves plenty of room for interpretation. Very nicely crafted.
November 5th, 2014 at 4:46 pm
No one can stop the scent of an orange once the skin has been broken – inspired!
marion
November 30th, 2014 at 7:43 am
That which plunges us into an infinite abyss.