Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Butterfly Dream: Death News Haiku by Angie Werren

English Original

news of your death
when I open my eyes
green leaves

tinywords, issue 12.1

Angie Werren


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

你過世的消息
當我睜開眼睛時
一片綠葉

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

你过世的消息
当我睁开眼睛时
一片绿叶


Bio Sketch

Angie Werren lives and writes poetry in a small house in Ohio.  You can read more of her tiny poems on Feathers.

1 comment:

  1. Angie's skillful use of a thematically contrastive juxtaposition challenges the reader to ponder over the connotations of life and death.

    Structurally and thematically speaking, L2 is well-placed and works effectively at least on two levels, literal and symbolic.

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