joi, 24 martie 2022

Results of the BHS Awards 2021

 TANKA SECTION


Runner-up – Mircea Moldovan


hanging from branches 

white ribbons 

in the palliative ward 

grandpa is waiting for me 

to tell him a fairy tale 

**

The first two lines offer a strong visual to welcome us into the scene. White ribbons are symbols of hope to lift the spirits of both patients and front-line medical staff. How deftly, the writer cinematically transports us from the outdoors, into the hospital, and finally to grandpa’s bedside. “In the palliative ward” shows that grandpa has an illness with no cure. Hanging from branches” suggests “hanging on”, which is what grandpa is doing. The matter-of-fact tone belies the experience of being with the dying and is the driving force behind this tanka.


http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/2022/03/results-bhs-awards-2021/

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