Sunday, February 9, 2014

Butterfly Dream: Rest Home Haiku by Erik Linzbach

English Original

rest home garden
tomatoes rotting
on the vine

Modern Haiku, 44:2, Summer 2013

Erik Linzbach


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

安養院的花園
藤蔓上
腐爛的蕃茄

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

安养院的花园
藤蔓上
腐烂的蕃茄


Bio Sketch

Erik Linzbach's poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Besides writing, he enjoys cooking, reading and playing chess.

1 comment:

  1. L1 succinctly describes the setting while the unpleasant image in Ls 2&3 is mainly used to spark the reader's emotions and reflection on the current state of the rest home depicted in L1.

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