Saturday, August 10, 2013

Butterfly Dream: A Haiku about Her Brother’s Hug by Ignatius Fay

English Original

her brother’s hug
the arm he didn’t leave
in Afghanistan

Breccia

Ignatius Fay


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

她哥哥的擁抱
那隻沒有留在阿富汗
的手臂

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

她哥哥的拥抱
那只没有留在阿富汗
的手臂


Bio Sketch

Ignatius Fay is a retired invertebrate paleontologist. His poems have appeared in many of the most respected online and print journals, including The Heron’s Nest, Modern Haiku, Ars Poetica, Gusts, Chrysanthemum and Eucalypt. Books: Breccia (2012), a collaboration with fellow haiku poet, Irene Golas; Points In Between (2011), an anecdotal history of his first 23 years. He is the new editor of the Haiku Society of America Bulletin. Ignatius resides in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

1 comment:

  1. The shift, thematic and emotive, is poignant and provokes the reader to ponder the "cost" of war.




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