NeverEnding Story First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog by Chen-ou Liu

paved front yard --
a poppy peeps
through a crack



Chinese Translation (Traditional)
鋪磚的前院 --
從裂縫中一朵罌粟花
探頭窺視

 
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
铺砖的前院 --
从裂缝中一朵罂粟花
探头窥视

"This small-scale struggle/war between the man-made construction ("paved front yard," the common neighborhood eyesore [which is mainly built for more parking space] in North American suburbs) and the will/power of Mother Nature (embodied in a poppy) is comically portrayed through this vivid image of a poppy "peeping" through a crack".