Feb 2021
Young palm fronds peer over the fairy-glass waves of the turtle tarn
Parallel golden strips lowers themselves into the mirror pond
Not a ripple in sight- a mask-draped chelonia sleeps inside
Parallel golden strips lowers themselves into the mirror pond
Not a ripple in sight- a mask-draped chelonia sleeps inside
This is a sijo (similar to a haiku).
*Explanation: The first stanza's palm fronds are probably not actual palm fronds, but the plants looked a lot like one!
The second stanza depicts a real, but odd phenomenon in which the sun's rays move vertically downward.
The third stanza is about a turtle, or more specifically, an endangered sea turtle (which is a type of chelonia), that had died after eating a littered mask. Fun fact: the sea turtle's scientific name is chelonia mydas. The mask is "draped" over the turtle like a makeshift shroud. The carcass would have polluted the waters, which explains why there are no other turtles or any other living creatures.
*Explanation: The first stanza's palm fronds are probably not actual palm fronds, but the plants looked a lot like one!
The second stanza depicts a real, but odd phenomenon in which the sun's rays move vertically downward.
The third stanza is about a turtle, or more specifically, an endangered sea turtle (which is a type of chelonia), that had died after eating a littered mask. Fun fact: the sea turtle's scientific name is chelonia mydas. The mask is "draped" over the turtle like a makeshift shroud. The carcass would have polluted the waters, which explains why there are no other turtles or any other living creatures.
